As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2013
1933 Act Registration No. 033-19338
1940 Act Registration No. 811-05426
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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Post-Effective Amendment No. 135
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 136
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AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, 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 1000, Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and Address of Agent of Service)
Copy to:
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Stephen R. 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 1000
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2005 Market Street, Suite 2600
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Houston, Texas 77046-1173
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7018
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
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As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Amendment.
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: A (CPNAX), C (CPNCX), R (CPNRX),
Y (CPNYX)
Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide a
positive return over a full market cycle from a broadly
diversified portfolio of stocks while seeking to limit exposure
to the general risks associated with stock market investing.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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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The Adviser(s)
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Sales Charges
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Dividends and Distributions
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Dividends
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Capital Gains Distributions
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Shareholder Account Information
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A-1
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Choosing a Share Class
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A-1
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Share Class Eligibility
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A-2
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
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Purchasing Shares
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A-6
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Redeeming Shares
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A-7
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Exchanging Shares
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A-9
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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A-10
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures
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A-10
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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A-12
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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A
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C
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R
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Y
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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None
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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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None
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1.00
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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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Class:
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Management Fees
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1.25
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Distribution
and/or
Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.25
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1.00
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None
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Other
Expenses
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1.80
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1.80
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Dividend and Interest Expense on Securities Sold
Short
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Total Other
Expenses
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4.29
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4.29
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4.29
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4.29
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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5.79
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6.54
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6.04
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Fee Waiver
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Expense
Reimbursement
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1.68
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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4.11
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4.86
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items, such as
dividends and interest expenses on securities sold short, which
are discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C,
Class R and Class Y shares to 1.62%, 2.37%, 1.87% and
1.37%, respectively, of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco
continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on
December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be
terminated during its term.
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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.
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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Class A
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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1,346
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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Class Y
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general U.S. stock market risk.
The Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long
and short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same market sectors and industries, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will be achieved through
investments in individual stocks, derivative instruments or
both. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests in securities and other investments that have
exposure to U.S. issuers of all capitalization sizes.
The derivatives in which the Fund will principally invest will
include but are not limited to equity-related futures contracts
and swap agreements, such as total return swaps.
Futures contracts and swap contracts will be used to gain or
limit equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the
Fund invests.
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All Cap Market Neutral Fund
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast the highest
returns for a specified level of risk and short positions that
forecast the lowest returns for a specified level of risk, while
attempting to limit the effect of market movements on the
Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio managers do not
consider the composition of the Funds benchmark when
constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general U.S. stock market
risk, sector or industry-specific risk or market capitalization
risk. In addition, the Funds market neutral investment
strategy will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader
U.S. equity market during market rallies. Such underperformance
could be significant during sudden or significant market
rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a positive return,
investors may lose money by investing in the Fund.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited. In order to establish a short
position in a security, the Fund must borrow the security from a
broker. 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. The Fund also may not always be able to close
out the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a
particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund will incur
increased transaction costs associated with selling securities
short. In addition, taking short positions in securities results
in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be 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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Anthony Munchak
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Glen Murphy
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Francis Orlando
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
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All Cap Market Neutral Fund
There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing. A full market cycle would include both a
meaningful slow down and a recession as well as an expansion
phase. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general U.S. stock market risk.
The Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long
and short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same market sectors and industries, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will be achieved through
investments in individual stocks, derivative instruments or
both. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests in securities and other investments that have
exposure to U.S. issuers of all capitalization sizes.
The derivatives in which the Fund will principally invest will
include but are not limited to equity-related futures contracts
and swap agreements, such as total return swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast the highest
returns for a specified level of risk and short positions that
forecast the lowest returns for a specified level of risk, while
attempting to limit the effect of market movements on the
Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio managers do not
consider the composition of the Funds benchmark when
constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio
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managers do so, different factors could affect the Funds
performance and the Fund may not achieve its investment
objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other investments described in this
prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other
investments not described in this prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock
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selection process will produce a market neutral portfolio that
reduces or eliminates the Funds exposure to general U.S.
stock market risk, sector or industry-specific risk or market
capitalization risk. In addition, the Funds market neutral
investment strategy will likely cause the Fund to underperform
the broader U.S. equity market during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a
positive return, investors may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons. The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities
that it does not own by purchasing an equivalent number of
shares of the borrowed security on the open market and
delivering them to the broker. The Fund may not always be able
to complete or close out the short position by
replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an
acceptable price. The Fund may be prematurely forced to close
out a short position if the broker demands the return of the
borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is
required to buy the security at a time when the security has
appreciated in value from the date of the short sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco All Cap Market
Neutral Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average
daily net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
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 Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Anthony Munchak, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000. He served as a Portfolio Manager at
Guaranty Capital Corporation for two years. He also held a
number of finance roles in his five years at Fidelity
Investments. Prior to Fidelity, he was a registered
representative at the investment banking firm of Fechtor,
Detwiler & Co. in Boston.
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Glen Murphy, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1995.
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Francis Orlando, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1987.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco All Cap Market
Neutral 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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge (CDSC). For more information on CDSCs, see the
Shareholder Account InformationContingent Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs) section of this prospectus.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Employer
Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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Initial sales charge which may be waived or reduced
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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CDSC on redemptions within one year
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No CDSC
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No CDSC
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.25%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
fee
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Purchase maximums apply
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
A-1 The
Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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A-2 The
Invesco Funds
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class A2 shares.
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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50,000
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5.50
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%
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5.82
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%
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$50,000 but less than
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$
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100,000
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4.50
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.75
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2.83
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category II Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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4.25
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%
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4.44
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category III Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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1.00
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%
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1.01
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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0.76
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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0.50
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0.50
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Category IV Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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2.50
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%
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2.56
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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1.75
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1.78
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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1.25
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1.27
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Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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A-3 The
Invesco Funds
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
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purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
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purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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1.
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an individual account owner;
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2.
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immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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3.
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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4.
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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a)
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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b)
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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c)
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if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
A-4 The
Invesco Funds
This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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CDSC Category I
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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3.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category II
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category III
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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None
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CDSC Category IV
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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%
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Second
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3.75
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Third
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3.50
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category V
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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2.00
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Second
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1.50
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Third
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1.00
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Fourth
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0.50
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Fifth and following
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None
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CDSC Category VI
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Class B CDSC
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Class B CDSC
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purchased before
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purchased on or after
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Year since purchase made
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June 1, 2005
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June 1, 2005
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First
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3.00
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4.00
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Second
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2.50
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4.00
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Third
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2.00
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3.00
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Fourth
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1.00
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2.50
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Fifth
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None
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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None
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CDSC Category VII
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
A-5 The
Invesco Funds
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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If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
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If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
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If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
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Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Investor Class shares of any Fund.
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Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class Y shares of any Fund.
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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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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Additional
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Initial Investment
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Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$
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25
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$
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25
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser
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Contact your financial adviser.
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Contact your financial adviser.
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By Mail
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Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
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Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
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By Wire
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Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
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Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
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Wire Instructions
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Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
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A-6 The
Invesco Funds
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Automated Investor Line
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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By Mail
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Send a written request to the Funds transfer agent which
includes:
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and
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Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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A-7 The
Invesco Funds
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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Your redemption proceeds are to be mailed to your address on record (and there has been no change in your address of record within the last 15 days) or transferred electronically to a pre-authorized checking account;
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You do not hold physical share certificates;
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You can provide proper identification information;
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege.
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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You do not hold physical share certificates;
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You can provide proper identification information;
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have already provided proper bank information.
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
A-8 The
Invesco Funds
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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Exchange From
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Exchange To
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A, C, R, Investor Class
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Class A
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A2
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class A, AX, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Investor Class
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Class A, Investor Class
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Class P
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Class A, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class S
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Class A, S, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class B
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Class B
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Class BX
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Class B
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Class C
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Class C
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Class CX
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Class C, CX
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Class R
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Class R
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Class RX
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Class R, RX
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Class Y
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Class Y
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A
shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
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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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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Invesco Funds
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Money Market
Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
A-14 The
Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-15 The
Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
ACMN-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (CPNFX), R6 (CPNSX)
Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide a
positive return over a full market cycle from a broadly
diversified portfolio of stocks while seeking to limit exposure
to the general risks associated with stock market investing.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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Shareholder Account Information
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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Exchanging Shares
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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R5
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R6
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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None
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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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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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1.25
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Other
Expenses
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Fee Waiver
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Expense
Reimbursement
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items, such as
dividends and interest expenses on securities sold short, which
are discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and
Class R6 shares to 1.37% of average daily net assets.
Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will
terminate on December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement
cannot be terminated during its term.
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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.
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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general U.S. stock market risk.
The Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long
and short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same market sectors and industries, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will be achieved through
investments in individual stocks, derivative instruments or
both. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests in securities and other investments that have
exposure to U.S. issuers of all capitalization sizes.
The derivatives in which the Fund will principally invest will
include but are not limited to equity-related futures contracts
and swap agreements, such as total return swaps.
Futures contracts and swap contracts will be used to gain or
limit equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the
Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast the highest
returns for a specified level of risk and short positions that
forecast the lowest returns for a specified level of risk, while
attempting to limit the effect of market movements on the
Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio managers do not
consider the composition of the Funds benchmark when
constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The risks
associated with an investment in the Fund
1 Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund
can increase during times of significant market volatility. The
principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general U.S. stock market
risk, sector or industry-specific risk or market capitalization
risk. In addition, the Funds market neutral investment
strategy will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader
U.S. equity market during market rallies. Such underperformance
could be significant during sudden or significant market
rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a positive return,
investors may lose money by investing in the Fund.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. The Fund also may not
always be able to close out the short position by replacing the
borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable
price.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions in
securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the
Fund to be 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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Portfolio Managers
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Anthony Munchak
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Glen Murphy
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Francis Orlando
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson or
financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment.
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your salesperson or financial adviser or visit your financial
intermediarys Web site for more information.
Investment
Objective(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing. A full market cycle would include both a
meaningful slow down and a recession as well as an expansion
phase. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general U.S. stock market risk.
The Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long
and short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same market sectors and industries, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will be achieved through
investments in individual stocks, derivative instruments or
both. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests in securities and other investments that have
exposure to U.S. issuers of all capitalization sizes.
The derivatives in which the Fund will principally invest will
include but are not limited to equity-related futures contracts
and swap agreements, such as total return swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast the highest
returns for a specified level of risk and short positions that
forecast the lowest returns for a specified level of risk, while
attempting to limit the effect of market movements on the
Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio managers do not
consider the composition of the Funds benchmark when
constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other investments described in this
prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other
investments not described in this prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general U.S. stock market
risk, sector or industry-specific risk or market capitalization
risk. In addition, the Funds market neutral investment
strategy will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader
U.S. equity market during market rallies. Such underperformance
could be significant during sudden or significant market
rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a positive return,
investors may lose money by investing in the Fund.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons.
The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities that it does
not own by purchasing an equivalent number of shares of the
borrowed security on the open market and delivering them to the
broker. The Fund may not always be able to complete or
close out the short position by replacing the
borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable
price.
The Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position
if the broker demands the return of the borrowed security. The
Fund incurs a
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loss if the Fund is required to buy the security at a time when
the security has appreciated in value from the date of the short
sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco All Cap Market
Neutral Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average
daily net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
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 Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Anthony Munchak, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000. He served as a Portfolio Manager at
Guaranty Capital Corporation for two years. He also held a
number of finance roles in his five years at Fidelity
Investments. Prior to Fidelity, he was a registered
representative at the investment banking firm of Fechtor,
Detwiler & Co. in Boston.
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Glen Murphy, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1995.
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Francis Orlando, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1987.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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www.invesco.com/us. 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.
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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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Purchase Options
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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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
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. 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 Funds:
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Purchase blocking.
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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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
A-5 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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This discussion of Taxes is for general
information only and not tax advice. All investors should
consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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By Telephone:
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(800) 659-1005
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
ACMN-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: A (MKNAX), C (MKNCX), R
(MKNRX), Y (MKNYX)
Invesco
Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide a
positive return over a full market cycle from a broadly
diversified portfolio of stocks while seeking to limit exposure
to the general risks associated with stock market investing.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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not FDIC insured;
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lose value; and
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Shareholder Account Information
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A-1
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Choosing a Share Class
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A-1
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Share Class Eligibility
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Exchanging Shares
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Global Market Neutral Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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None
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None
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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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1.00
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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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1.25
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1.25
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1.25
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1.25
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and/or
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0.25
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1.00
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Expenses
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1.92
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3.42
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4.17
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3.67
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3.17
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Fee Waiver
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Reimbursement
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
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1.62
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and
Class Y shares to 1.62%, 2.37%, 1.87% and 1.37%,
respectively, of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco
continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on
December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be
terminated during its term.
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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.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs
may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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928
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Class R
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$
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190
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Class Y
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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Class A
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$
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706
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$
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1,215
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Class C
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$
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240
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$
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928
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Class R
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$
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190
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$
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779
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Class Y
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$
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139
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$
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628
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general stock market risk. The
Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long and
short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same countries and market sectors, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will generally be achieved
through investments in equity securities and in derivative
instruments. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying
a derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers located in at
least three different countries, including the U.S. The Fund
will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 40% of its net
assets in securities and other investments that provide exposure
to issuers outside the United States.
The Fund invests primarily in securities and other investments
that have exposure to large-capitalization issuers; however, the
Fund may also invest in securities and other investments that
have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization issuers.
Derivative instruments typically may allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategy more
efficiently than investing directly in or shorting stocks. The
Funds use of derivatives is expected to be significant and
greater than most mutual funds. The derivatives in which the
Fund will principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps.
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Futures contracts and swap contracts will be used to gain or
limit equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the
Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to their industry and country peers. This process
includes evaluating each security in the investment universe
based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management action
and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio construction and
risk management tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these
individual security forecasts to construct what they believe is
an optimal portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast
the highest returns for a specified level of risk and short
positions that forecast the lowest returns for a specified level
of risk, while attempting to limit the effect of market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio
managers do not consider the composition of the Funds
benchmark when constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general stock market risk
in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests, sector or
industry-specific risk or market capitalization risk. In
addition, the Funds market neutral investment strategy
will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a
positive return, investors may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited. In order to establish a short
position in a security, the Fund must borrow the security from a
broker. 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. The Fund also may not always be able to close
out the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a
particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund will incur
increased transaction costs associated with selling securities
short. In addition, taking short positions in securities results
in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
Investment
Sub-Adviser:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Karl Georg Bayer
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Uwe Draeger
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Nils Huter
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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Jens Langewand
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing. A full market cycle would include both a
meaningful slow down and a recession as well as an expansion
phase. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general stock market risk. The
Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long and
short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same countries and market sectors, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will generally be achieved
through investments in equity securities and in derivative
instruments. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying
a derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers located in at
least three different countries, including the U.S. The Fund
will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 40% of its net
assets in securities and other investments that provide exposure
to issuers outside the United States.
The Fund invests primarily in securities and other investments
that have exposure to large-capitalization issuers; however, the
Fund may also invest in securities and other investments that
have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization issuers. The Fund
considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer if it
has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, within the
range of the largest and smallest capitalized companies included
in the MSCI World Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of November 29, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the MSCI World Index ranged from
$284.4 million to $505.2 billion.
Derivative instruments typically may allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategy more
efficiently than investing directly in or shorting stocks. The
Funds use of derivatives is expected to be significant and
greater than most mutual funds. The derivatives in which the
Fund will principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between
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counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations in the
value of the underlying asset to calculate payments between them
through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will be used to
gain or limit equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in
which the Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to their industry and country peers. This process
includes evaluating each security in the investment universe
based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management action
and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio construction and
risk management tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these
individual security forecasts to construct what they believe is
an optimal portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast
the highest returns for a specified level of risk and short
positions that forecast the lowest returns for a specified level
of risk, while attempting to limit the effect of market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio
managers do not consider the composition of the Funds
benchmark when constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other investments described in this
prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other
investments not described in this prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to
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predict fully the effects of current or future regulation.
However, it is possible that developments in government
regulation of various types of derivative instruments may limit
or prevent a Fund from using or limit the Funds use of
these instruments effectively as a part of its investment
strategy, and could adversely affect the Funds ability to
achieve its investment objective. New requirements, even if not
directly applicable to the Fund, may increase the cost of the
Funds investments and cost of doing business.
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Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general stock market risk
in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests, sector or
industry-specific risk or market capitalization risk. In
addition, the Funds market neutral investment strategy
will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a
positive return, investors may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons. The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities
that it does not own by purchasing an equivalent number of
shares of the borrowed security on the open market and
delivering them to the broker. The Fund may not always be able
to complete or close out the short position by
replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an
acceptable price. The Fund may be prematurely forced to close
out a short position if the broker demands the return of the
borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is
required to buy the security at a time when the security has
appreciated in value from the date of the short sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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
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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 Deutschland GmbH, (the
Sub-Adviser
or Invesco Deutschland) serves as the Funds investment
sub-adviser.
Invesco Deutschland, an affiliate of the Adviser, is located at
An der Welle 5, 1st Floor, Frankfurt, Germany. Invesco
Deutschland has been managing assets for institutional and
retail clients since 1998 and is responsible for the Funds
day-to-day
management, including the Funds investment decisions and
research services.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Global Market
Neutral Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average
daily net assets.
The Adviser, not the Fund, pays
sub-advisory
fees, if any.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment
management team at Invesco Deutschland. The following
individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Michael Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Karl Georg Bayer, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 1991.
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Uwe Draeger, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005.
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Nils Huter, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Dr. Jens Langewand, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Global Market
Neutral 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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge (CDSC). For more information on CDSCs, see the
Shareholder Account InformationContingent Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs) section of this prospectus.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Employer
Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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Initial sales charge which may be waived or reduced
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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CDSC on redemptions within one year
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No CDSC
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No CDSC
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.25%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
fee
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Intended for Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
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Purchase maximums apply
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
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Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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Less than
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5.50
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%
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5.82
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%
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$50,000 but less than
|
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$
|
100,000
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4.50
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|
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
|
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$
|
250,000
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|
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3.50
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|
|
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3.63
|
|
|
$250,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
2.75
|
|
|
|
2.83
|
|
|
$500,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
|
2.04
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category II Initial Sales Charges
|
|
|
Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
|
Amount invested
|
|
Offering Price
|
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Investment
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Less than
|
|
$
|
100,000
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|
|
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4.25
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%
|
|
|
4.44
|
%
|
|
$100,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
3.50
|
|
|
|
3.63
|
|
|
$250,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
|
2.56
|
|
|
$500,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
|
2.04
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category III Initial Sales Charges
|
|
|
Investors Sales Charge
|
|
|
|
|
As a % of
|
|
As a % of
|
Amount invested
|
|
Offering Price
|
|
Investment
|
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Less than
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
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1.00
|
%
|
|
|
1.01
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%
|
|
$100,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
0.75
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|
|
|
0.76
|
|
|
$250,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category IV Initial Sales Charges
|
|
|
Investors Sales Charge
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|
|
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As a % of
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|
As a % of
|
Amount invested
|
|
Offering Price
|
|
Investment
|
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Less than
|
|
$
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100,000
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|
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2.50
|
%
|
|
|
2.56
|
%
|
|
$100,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
250,000
|
|
|
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1.75
|
|
|
|
1.78
|
|
|
$250,000 but less than
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
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1.25
|
|
|
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1.27
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|
|
Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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n
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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n
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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n
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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n
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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n
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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n
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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n
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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n
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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n
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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A-3 The
Invesco Funds
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n
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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n
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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n
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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n
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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n
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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n
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
|
n
|
purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
|
n
|
purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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|
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1.
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an individual account owner;
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2.
|
immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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3.
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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4.
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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|
|
|
a)
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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|
|
|
|
b)
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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|
|
|
|
c)
|
if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
A-4 The
Invesco Funds
This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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|
|
|
|
CDSC Category I
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
4.00
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fifth
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
Sixth
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
Seventh and following
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category II
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
4.00
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
Fifth
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
Sixth
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
Seventh and following
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category III
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
4.00
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
Fifth
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
Sixth
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category IV
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
3.75
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
3.50
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
Fifth
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
Sixth
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
Seventh and following
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category V
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
|
2.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
Fifth and following
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category VI
|
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
|
purchased before
|
|
purchased on or after
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
June 1, 2005
|
|
June 1, 2005
|
|
First
|
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
|
4.00
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
Fifth
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
Sixth and following
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category VII
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
|
4.00
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
Fifth
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
Sixth and following
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
A-5 The
Invesco Funds
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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|
n
|
If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
|
n
|
If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
|
n
|
If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
|
There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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|
n
|
Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
|
n
|
Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
|
n
|
Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
|
n
|
Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
|
n
|
Investor Class shares of any Fund.
|
n
|
Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
|
n
|
Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
|
n
|
Class Y shares of any Fund.
|
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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Additional
|
|
|
Initial Investment
|
|
Investments
|
Type of Account
|
|
Per Fund
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|
Per Fund
|
|
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
|
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
All other accounts
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening An Account
|
|
Adding To An Account
|
|
Through a Financial Adviser
|
|
Contact your financial adviser.
|
|
Contact your financial adviser.
|
By Mail
|
|
Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
|
|
Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
|
By Wire
|
|
Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
|
|
Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
|
Wire Instructions
|
|
Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
|
|
Open your account using one of the methods described above.
|
|
Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
|
A-6 The
Invesco Funds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening An Account
|
|
Adding To An Account
|
|
Automated Investor Line
|
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Send a written request to the Funds transfer agent which
includes:
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and
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Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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A-7 The
Invesco Funds
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege.
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have already provided proper bank information.
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
A-8 The
Invesco Funds
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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Exchange From
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Exchange To
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A, C, R, Investor Class
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Class A
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A2
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class A, AX, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Investor Class
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Class P
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Class A, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class S
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Class A, S, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class B
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Class B
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Class BX
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Class B
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Class C
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Class C
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Class CX
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Class C, CX
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Class R
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Class R
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Class RX
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Class R, RX
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Class Y
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Class Y
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A
shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
A-9 The
Invesco Funds
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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
A-10 The
Invesco Funds
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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-15 The
Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Global Market Neutral Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (MKNFX), R6 (MKNSX)
Invesco
Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide a
positive return over a full market cycle from a broadly
diversified portfolio of stocks while seeking to limit exposure
to the general risks associated with stock market investing.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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not FDIC insured;
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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Global Market Neutral Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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R6
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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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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
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the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to
1.37% of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco continues the
fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on December 31,
2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its
term.
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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.
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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general stock market risk. The
Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long and
short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same countries and market sectors, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will generally be achieved
through investments in equity securities and in derivative
instruments. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying
a derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers located in at
least three different countries, including the U.S. The Fund
will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 40% of its net
assets in securities and other investments that provide exposure
to issuers outside the United States.
The Fund invests primarily in securities and other investments
that have exposure to large-capitalization issuers; however, the
Fund may also invest in securities and other investments that
have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization issuers.
Derivative instruments typically may allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategy more
efficiently than investing directly in or shorting stocks. The
Funds use of derivatives is expected to be significant and
greater than most mutual funds. The derivatives in which the
Fund will principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps.
Futures contracts and swap contracts will be used to gain or
limit equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the
Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to their industry and country peers. This process
includes evaluating each security in the investment universe
based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management action
and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio construction and
risk management tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these
individual security forecasts to construct what they believe is
an optimal portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast
the highest returns for a specified level of risk and short
positions that forecast the lowest returns for a specified level
of risk, while attempting to limit the effect of market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio
managers do not consider the composition of the Funds
benchmark when constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
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Global Market Neutral 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 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:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general stock market risk
in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests, sector or
industry-specific risk or market capitalization risk. In
addition, the Funds market neutral investment strategy
will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a
positive return, investors may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. The Fund also may not
always be able to close out the short position by replacing the
borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable
price.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions in
securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the
Fund to be volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
Investment
Sub-Adviser:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Karl Georg Bayer
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Uwe Draeger
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Nils Huter
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Jens Langewand
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
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Global Market Neutral Fund
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Fund seeks to provide a positive return over a full market
cycle from a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks while
seeking to limit exposure to the general risks associated with
stock market investing. A full market cycle would include both a
meaningful slow down and a recession as well as an expansion
phase. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund employs a market
neutral strategy designed to produce an investment portfolio
that is neutral with respect to general stock market risk. The
Fund implements this strategy by seeking to maintain long and
short positions with approximately equal value in different
investments within the same countries and market sectors, which
is intended to limit the effect of general stock market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The Fund
seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the
stock market by buying investments (long positions) with equity
exposure that it believes are undervalued and selling short
investments (short positions) with equity exposure that it
believes are overvalued. The Funds ability to generate
positive returns will therefore depend on whether, in a rising
market, the Funds long positions increase in value more
than the securities underlying the Funds short positions
and, in a declining market, whether the securities underlying
the Funds short positions decrease in value more than the
Funds long positions.
The Funds equity exposure will generally be achieved
through investments in equity securities and in derivative
instruments. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying
a derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset.
The Fund seeks to achieve a return that exceeds the Funds
benchmark, the Citigroup
90-Day
Treasury Bill Index. As a result of its market neutral strategy,
the Fund does not expect that its returns will be closely
correlated with the returns (positive or negative) of the
particular stock markets in which the Fund invests.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers located in at
least three different countries, including the U.S. The Fund
will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 40% of its net
assets in securities and other investments that provide exposure
to issuers outside the United States.
The Fund invests primarily in securities and other investments
that have exposure to large-capitalization issuers; however, the
Fund may also invest in securities and other investments that
have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization issuers. The Fund
considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer if it
has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, within the
range of the largest and smallest capitalized companies included
in the MSCI World Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of November 29, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the MSCI World Index ranged from
$284.4 million to $505.2 billion.
Derivative instruments typically may allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategy more
efficiently than investing directly in or shorting stocks. The
Funds use of derivatives is expected to be significant and
greater than most mutual funds. The derivatives in which the
Fund will principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
be used to gain or limit equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
the security selection process employed by the Funds
portfolio managers whereby, using a proprietary multi-factor
model, the portfolio managers evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to their industry and country peers. This process
includes evaluating each security in the investment universe
based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management action
and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio construction and
risk management tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these
individual security forecasts to construct what they believe is
an optimal portfolio comprised of long positions that forecast
the highest returns for a specified level of risk and short
positions that forecast the lowest returns for a specified level
of risk, while attempting to limit the effect of market
movements on the Funds investment portfolio. The portfolio
managers do not consider the composition of the Funds
benchmark when constructing the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other
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investments described in this prospectus. The Fund may also
invest in securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
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Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a market neutral portfolio that reduces or
eliminates the Funds exposure to general stock market risk
in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests, sector or
industry-specific risk or market capitalization risk. In
addition, the Funds market neutral investment strategy
will likely cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies. Although the Fund seeks to provide a
positive return, investors may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons.
The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities that it does
not own by purchasing an equivalent number of shares of the
borrowed security on the open market and delivering them to the
broker. The Fund may not always be able to complete or
close out the short position by replacing the
borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable
price.
The Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position
if the broker demands the return of the borrowed security. The
Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is required to buy the security
at a time when the security has appreciated in value from the
date of the short sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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 Deutschland GmbH, (the
Sub-Adviser
or Invesco Deutschland) serves as the Funds investment
sub-adviser.
Invesco Deutschland, an affiliate of the Adviser, is located at
An der Welle 5, 1st Floor, Frankfurt, Germany. Invesco
Deutschland has been managing assets for institutional and
retail clients since 1998 and is responsible for the Funds
day-to-day
management, including the Funds investment decisions and
research services.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
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Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Global Market
Neutral Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average
daily net assets.
The Adviser, not the Fund, pays
sub-advisory
fees, if any.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment
management team at Invesco Deutschland. The following
individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Michael Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Karl Georg Bayer, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 1991.
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Uwe Draeger, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005.
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Nils Huter, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Dr. Jens Langewand, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone and Wire
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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By Telephone
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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order.
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redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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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
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. 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 Funds:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
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Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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This discussion of Taxes is for general
information only and not tax advice. All investors should
consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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By Telephone:
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(800) 659-1005
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Global Market Neutral Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
GMN-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: A (GLTAX), C (GLTCX), R (GLTRX), Y (GLTYX)
Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Funds primary
investment objective is to seek a positive total return over the
long term in all market environments.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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not FDIC insured;
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may
lose value; and
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Shareholder Account Information
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Choosing a Share Class
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Share Class Eligibility
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Exchanging Shares
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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Taxes
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive total
return over the long term in all market environments.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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A
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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None
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None
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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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None
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1.00
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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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1.50
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1.50
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1.50
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1.50
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and/or
Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.25
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Expenses
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Acquired Fund Fees and
Expenses
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0.49
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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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1.80
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and
Class Y shares to 1.71%, 2.46%, 1.96% and 1.46%,
respectively, of the Funds average daily net assets.
Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the
Funds management fee in an amount equal to the net
management fee that Invesco earns on the Funds investments
in certain affiliated funds. This waiver will have the effect of
reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses that are
indirectly borne by the Fund. Both waivers are effective through
December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated during their
term except with approval of the Board of Trustees.
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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.
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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Class A
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723
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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928
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158
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund aims to achieve its
objective through an unconstrained approach to generating
investment ideas and through robust risk management. Ideas are
generated from discussion around investment themes, fundamental
economic analysis and valuation/qualitative modeling and may
result in investments across a wide array of asset classes,
geographies, sectors and currencies. Asset classes may include
equities, equity-related derivative instruments, debt securities
(including investment grade and non-investment grade debt
securities issued by companies, governments
and/or
supranational institutions without regard to maturity),
commodities, currencies and money market instruments. The
Funds exposure to these asset classes will be achieved, in
part, through investments in other underlying mutual funds
advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco
and/or
the
Adviser) and exchange-traded funds advised by Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC (PowerShares Capital) (the
underlying funds). Invesco and PowerShares Capital are
affiliates of each other as they both are indirect wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
In addition to investments in other investment companies, the
Funds investment strategies and techniques will make
significant use of financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset. The Fund may invest in
derivatives either directly or, in certain instances, indirectly
through Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of
the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Fund may purchase and sell
(write) various types of derivatives including but not limited
to derivatives on currencies, interest rates, total return
rates, credit, commodity indices and equities, which may be
traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Such derivative
usage can be for the purposes of hedging, speculation or to
allow the portfolio managers to implement the Funds
investment strategies more efficiently than investing directly
in stocks, bonds or currencies. The Funds use of
derivatives and the leveraged investment exposure
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Global Targeted Returns Fund
created by the use of derivatives are expected to be significant
and greater than most mutual funds.
In addition to derivatives, the Fund will hold other funds and
pooled investment vehicles, including but not limited to
exchange-traded funds, as well as equity and debt securities and
currencies. The Fund generally will maintain up to 75% of its
total assets (including assets held by the Subsidiary) in cash
and cash equivalent instruments, including affiliated money
market funds, as margin or collateral for the Funds
obligations under derivative transactions.
The Funds exposure to physical commodities will be
achieved through investments in exchange-traded funds, commodity
futures and swaps, exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and
commodity-linked notes, some or all of which will be owned
through the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by the
Adviser, has the same investment objective as the Fund and
generally employs the same investment strategy. Unlike the Fund,
however, the Subsidiary may invest without limitation in
commodity-linked and other derivatives and other securities that
may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities.
The Subsidiary holds cash and can invest in cash equivalent
instruments, including affiliated money market funds, some or
all of which may serve as margin or collateral for the
Subsidiarys derivative positions. Because the Subsidiary
is wholly-owned by the Fund, the Fund will be subject to the
risks associated with any investment by the Subsidiary.
The Funds investments may include issuers of small-,
medium- or large-sized companies. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in securities and other investments that provide
exposure to issuers located in at least three different
countries, including the U.S. The Fund will invest, under normal
circumstances, at least 40% of its net assets in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers outside the
United States, including securities of issuers located in
emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The Fund targets a gross return of 5% per annum above US
3 month Treasury Bills over a rolling 3 year period
and aims to achieve this with less than half the volatility of
global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World
Index, over the same rolling 3 year period. There is no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve a positive return or its
target return and an investor may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
Investment ideas are analyzed and selected for inclusion based
on expected returns. Each idea is judged against its ability to
outperform the US 3 month Treasury Bill over a rolling
3 year period. Each idea is also reviewed based on the
independent risk of the idea as well as the diversification
benefit to the Fund as a whole. Ideas can result in long or
short positions on a core market or market segment as well as
positions that implement the portfolio managers view on
the attractiveness of one market or market segment over another.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a small group of issuers or
any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
The derivative instruments in which the Fund will principally
invest will include but are not limited to futures contracts,
options, forward foreign currency contracts, and swap
agreements, such as total return swaps, volatility swaps,
interest rate swaps and credit default swaps.
Futures contracts will primarily be used to gain or limit
exposure to equity, debt, commodities or currencies. Options
will principally be used to gain exposure to equity securities
or equity markets.
Swap contracts will be used in a variety of different investment
strategies, including to gain exposure to equity, debt,
commodities and currencies and to seek to expand or limit the
Funds volatility (and risk) to particular markets.
The Fund can use forward foreign currency contracts for
speculative purposes or to hedge against adverse movements in
the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are
denominated.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes or (2) when it no longer represents
an attractive investment relative to other possible investments.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may from time to time have
significant investment exposure to the commodities markets
and/or
a
particular sector of the commodities markets, which may subject
the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional
securities, such as stocks and bonds. The commodities markets
may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including
changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign
political and economic events and policies, war, acts of
terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates
and/or
investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and
foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities of
mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds. Prices of
various commodities may also be affected by factors such as
drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs
and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can
also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in
major producing or consuming regions. Because the Funds
may be linked to the performance of potentially volatile
commodities, investors should be willing to assume the risks of
potentially significant fluctuations in the value of the
Funds shares.
Commodity-Linked Notes Risk.
The Funds investments
in commodity-linked notes may involve substantial risks,
including risk of loss of a significant portion of their
principal value. In addition to risks associated with the
underlying commodities, they may be subject to additional
special risks, such as the lack of a secondary trading market
and temporary price distortions due to speculators
and/or
the
continuous rolling over of futures contracts underlying the
notes. Commodity-linked notes 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.
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.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Debt Securities Risk.
The Fund may invest in debt
securities that are affected by changing interest rates and
changes in their effective maturities and credit quality.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than most other mutual funds because the
Fund will implement its investment strategy primarily through
derivative instruments rather than direct investments in stocks,
bonds and other more traditional investments.
Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by
inflation, devaluation of their
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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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks
as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an
exchange-traded fund may be subject to the following: (1) a
discount of the exchange-traded funds shares to its net
asset value; (2) failure to develop an active trading
market for the exchange-traded funds shares; (3) the
listing exchange halting trading of the exchange-traded
funds shares; (4) failure of the exchange-traded
funds shares to track the reference asset; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index or
basket of investments. Exchange-traded funds may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the exchange-traded funds in which it invests.
Further, certain of the exchange-traded funds in which the Fund
may invest are leveraged. The more the Fund invests in such
leveraged exchange-traded funds, the more this leverage will
magnify any losses on those investments.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk.
Exchange-traded notes are
subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer,
and the value of the exchange-traded note may drop due to a
downgrade in the issuers credit rating, despite the
underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The
value of an exchange-traded note may also be influenced by time
to maturity, level of supply and demand for the exchange-traded
note, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market,
changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the
issuers credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or
geographic events that affect the referenced underlying market
or strategy. Exchange-traded notes are also subject to
counterparty risk.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
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.
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.
Investing in the European Union Risk.
Many countries in
the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks
associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments
in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy
and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European
Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The
European Union faces major issues involving its membership,
structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption,
abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the
European Unions enlargement to the south and east, and
resolution of the European Unions problematic fiscal and
democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to
further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase
the potential for the downward movement of one member
states market to cause a similar effect on other member
states markets. European countries that are part of the
European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly
affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the
union seeks to impose on its members.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the 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 asset or transaction and the Fund could lose more than it
invested. Leverage created from certain types of transactions or
instruments may impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to
liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility
or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. The Funds
significant use of derivatives and leverage could, under certain
market conditions, cause the Funds losses to be more
significant than other mutual funds and, in extreme market
conditions, could cause a complete loss of your investment.
Liquidity Risk.
The Fund 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. The
Funds significant use of derivative instruments may cause
liquidity risk to be greater than other mutual funds that invest
in more traditional assets such as stocks and bonds, which trade
on markets with more market participants.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. Because the Funds investment
process relies heavily on its asset allocation process, market
movements that are counter to the portfolio managers
expectations may have a significant adverse effect on the
Funds net asset value. Further, the portfolio
managers use of short derivative positions and instruments
that provide economic leverage increases the volatility of the
Funds net asset value, which increases the potential of
greater losses that may cause the Fund to liquidate positions
when it may not be advantageous to do so.
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.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified and
can invest a greater portion of its assets in a small number of
issuers or 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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing a loss.
As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can
increase, the Funds exposure is unlimited.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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
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may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at
a desirable price.
Subsidiary Risk.
By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund
is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the
Subsidiarys investments. The Subsidiary is not registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act),
and, except as otherwise noted in this prospectus is not subject
to the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws
of the United States
and/or
the
Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary,
respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of
the Fund
and/or
the
Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could
negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Tax Risk.
The tax treatment of commodity-linked and other
derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in
legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If,
as a result of any such adverse action, the income of the Fund
from certain commodity-linked or other derivatives was treated
as non-qualifying income, the Fund might fail to qualify as a
regulated investment company and be subject to federal income
tax at the Fund level. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a
number of private letter rulings to other mutual funds,
including to another Invesco fund (upon which only the fund that
received the private letter ruling can rely), which indicate
that income from a funds investment in certain commodity
linked notes and a wholly owned foreign subsidiary that invests
in commodity-linked derivatives, such as the Subsidiary,
constitutes qualifying income. However, the Internal Revenue
Service suspended issuance of any further private letter rulings
in July 2011 pending a review of its position. Should the
Internal Revenue Service issue guidance, or Congress enact
legislation, that adversely affects the tax treatment of the
Funds use of commodity-linked notes or the Subsidiary
(which guidance might be applied to the Fund retroactively), it
could limit the Funds ability to pursue its investment
strategy and the Fund might not qualify as a regulated
investment company for one or more years. In this event, the
Funds Board of Trustees (the Board) may authorize a
significant change in investment strategy or Fund liquidation.
The Fund also may incur transaction and other costs to comply
with any new or additional guidance from the Internal Revenue
Service.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
Investment
Sub-Adviser:
Invesco Asset Management Limited
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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David Millar
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Richard Batty
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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David Jubb
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive
return over the long term in all market environments. The
Funds investment objective may be changed by the Board
without shareholder approval.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund aims to achieve its
objective through an unconstrained approach to generating
investment ideas and through robust risk management. Ideas are
generated from discussion around investment themes, fundamental
economic analysis and valuation/qualitative modeling and may
result in investments across a wide array of asset classes,
geographies, sectors and currencies. Asset classes may include
equities, equity-related derivative instruments, debt securities
(including investment grade and non-investment grade debt
securities issued by companies, governments
and/or
supranational institutions without regard to maturity),
commodities, currencies and money market instruments. The
Funds exposure to these asset classes will be achieved, in
part, through investments in other underlying mutual funds
advised by
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Invesco and exchange-traded funds advised by PowerShares Capital
(the underlying funds). Invesco and PowerShares Capital are
affiliates of each other as they both are indirect wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
In addition to investments in other investment companies, the
Funds investment strategies and techniques will make
significant use of financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset. The Fund may invest in
derivatives either directly or, in certain instances, indirectly
through Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of
the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Fund may purchase and sell
(write) various types of derivatives including but not limited
to derivatives on currencies, interest rates, total return
rates, credit, commodity indices and equities, which may be
traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Such derivative
usage can be for the purposes of hedging, speculation or to
allow the portfolio managers to implement the Funds
investment strategies more efficiently than investing directly
in stocks, bonds or currencies. The Funds use of
derivatives and the leveraged investment exposure created by the
use of derivatives are expected to be significant and greater
than most mutual funds.
In addition to derivatives, the Fund will hold other funds and
pooled investment vehicles, including but not limited to
exchange-traded funds as well as equity and debt securities and
currencies. The Fund generally will maintain up to 75% of its
total assets (including assets held by the Subsidiary) in cash
and cash equivalent instruments, including affiliated money
market funds, as margin or collateral for the Funds
obligations under derivative transactions.
The larger the value of the Funds derivative positions the
more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash
equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives. The
Funds exposure to physical commodities will be achieved
through investments in exchange-traded funds, commodity futures
and swaps, exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and commodity-linked
notes, some or all of which will be owned through the
Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser, has the
same investment objective as the Fund and generally employs the
same investment strategy. Unlike the Fund, however, the
Subsidiary may invest without limitation in commodity-linked and
other derivatives and other securities that may provide
leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities. The
Subsidiary holds cash and can invest in cash equivalent
instruments, including affiliated money market funds, some or
all of which may serve as margin or collateral for the
Subsidiarys derivative positions. Because the Subsidiary
is wholly-owned by the Fund, the Fund will be subject to the
risks associated with any investment by the Subsidiary.
The Funds investments may include issuers of small-,
medium- or large-sized companies. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in securities and other investments that provide
exposure to issuers located in at least three different
countries, including the U.S. The Fund will invest, under normal
circumstances, at least 40% of its net assets in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers outside the
United States, including securities of issuers located in
emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The Fund targets a gross return of 5% per annum above US
3 month Treasury Bills over a rolling 3 year period
and aims to achieve this with less than half the volatility of
global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World
Index, over the same rolling 3 year period. There is no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve a positive return or its
target return and an investor may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
Investment ideas are analyzed and selected for inclusion based
on expected returns. Each idea is judged against its ability to
outperform the US 3 month Treasury Bill over a rolling
3 year period. Each idea is also reviewed based on the
independent risk of the idea as well as the diversification
benefit to the Fund as a whole. Ideas can result in long or
short positions on a core market or market segment as well as
positions that implement the portfolio managers view on
the attractiveness of one market or market segment over another.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a small group of issuers or
any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
The derivative instruments in which the Fund will principally
invest will include but are not limited to futures contracts,
options, forward foreign currency contracts, and swap
agreements, such as total return swaps, volatility swaps,
interest rate swaps and credit default swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
primarily be used to gain or limit exposure to equity, debt,
commodities or currencies.
An option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a
contract between two parties for a future transaction on an
asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the
right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction,
while the seller incurs the corresponding obligation to fulfill
the transaction. The price of an option derives from the
difference between the reference price and the value of the
underlying asset (commonly a stock, a bond, a currency or a
futures contract) plus a premium based on the time remaining
until the expiration of the option. Other types of options
exist, and options can in principle be created for any type of
valuable asset. Options will principally be used to gain
exposure to equity securities or equity markets.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap.
Swap contracts will be used in a variety of different investment
strategies, including to gain exposure to equity, debt,
commodities and currencies and to seek to expand or limit the
Funds volatility (and risk) to particular markets. A
forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between
parties to exchange a specified amount of currency at a
specified future time at a specified rate. The Fund can use
forward foreign currency contracts for speculative purposes or
to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in
which portfolio securities are denominated.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes or (2) when it no longer represents
an attractive investment relative to other possible investments.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other
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investments described in this prospectus. The Fund may also
invest in securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may from time to time have
significant investment exposure to the commodities markets
and/or
a
particular sector of the commodities markets, which may subject
the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional
securities, such as stocks and bonds. The commodities markets
may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including
changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign
political and economic events and policies, war, acts of
terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates
and/or
investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and
foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities of
mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds. Prices of
various commodities may also be affected by factors such as
drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs
and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can
also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in
major producing or consuming regions. Certain commodities may be
produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled
by a small number of producers or groups of producers. As a
result, political, economic and supply related events in such
countries could have a disproportionate impact on the prices of
such commodities. Because the Funds performance may be
linked to the performance of volatile commodities, investors
should be willing to assume the risks of potentially significant
fluctuations in the value of the Funds shares.
Commodity-Linked Notes Risk.
The Funds investments
in commodity-linked notes may involve substantial risks,
including risk of loss of a significant portion of their
principal value. In addition to risks associated with the
underlying commodities, they may be subject to additional
special risks, such as risk of loss of interest and principal,
lack of a secondary market and risk of greater volatility, that
do not affect traditional equity and debt securities.
If payment of interest on a commodity-linked note is linked to
the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other
economic variable, the Fund might not receive all or a portion
of the interest due on its investment if there is a loss of
value of the underlying variable to which the interest is
linked. To the extent that the amount of the principal to be
repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular
commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, the Fund
might not receive all or a portion of the principal at maturity
of the investment. A liquid secondary market may not exist for
the commodity-linked notes the Fund buys, which may make it
difficult for the Fund to sell them at an acceptable price or to
accurately value them. Commodity-linked notes are also subject
to the credit risk of the issuer. If the issuer becomes bankrupt
or otherwise fails to pay, the Fund could lose money. The value
of the commodity-linked notes the Fund buys may fluctuate
significantly because the values of the underlying investments
to which they are linked are themselves volatile. Additionally,
commodity-linked notes employ economic leverage that
does not result in the possibility of a fund incurring
obligations beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permit a
fund to gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in
an unlevered security. The particular terms of a
commodity-linked note may create economic leverage by requiring
payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the
price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity,
commodity index, or other economic variable. For example, a
three times leveraged note will change by a magnitude of three
for every percentage change (positive or negative) in the value
of the underlying commodity, index or other economic variable.
Such economic leverage will increase the volatility of the value
of these commodity-linked notes and the Fund to the extent it
invests in such notes. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in securities with economic leverage.
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
decrease in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Debt Securities Risk.
The Fund may invest a portion of
its assets in debt securities such as notes and bonds. The
values of debt securities and the income they generate may be
affected by changing interest rates and by changes in their
effective maturities and credit quality of these securities.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than most other mutual funds because the
Fund will implement its investment strategy primarily through
derivative instruments rather than direct investments in stocks,
bonds and other more traditional investments.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the
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extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging purposes,
there is the risk during extreme market conditions that an
instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no
hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets countries may be impacted by certain factors
more than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
emerging markets 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.
Governments in emerging markets may be relatively less stable.
The introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks
as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an
exchange-traded fund may be subject to the following risks that
do not apply to mutual funds: (1) the market price of an
exchange-traded funds shares may trade above or below
their net asset value; (2) an active trading market for the
exchange-traded funds shares may not develop or be
maintained; (3) trading an exchange-traded funds
shares may be halted if the listing exchanges officials
deem such action appropriate; (4) an exchange-traded fund
may not be actively managed and may not accurately track the
performance of the reference asset; (5) an exchange-traded
fund 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 exchange-traded fund seeks to
track; and (6) the value of an investment in an
exchange-traded fund will decline more or less in correlation
with any decline in the value of the index the exchange-traded
fund seeks to track. Exchange-traded funds may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the exchange-traded funds in which it invests.
Further, certain of the exchange-traded funds in which the Fund
may invest are leveraged. The more the Fund invests in such
leveraged exchange-traded funds, the more this leverage will
magnify any losses on those investments.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk.
Exchange-traded notes are
subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer,
and the value of the exchange-traded note may drop due to a
downgrade in the issuers credit rating, despite the
underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The
value of an exchange-traded note may also be influenced by time
to maturity, level of supply and demand for the exchange-traded
note, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market,
changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the
issuers credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or
geographic events that affect the referenced underlying market
or strategy. Exchange-traded notes are also subject to
counterparty risk.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
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 advisors evaluations and
assumptions regarding the funds broad asset classes or the
underlying funds in which the fund invests may be incorrect
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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.
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.
Investing in the European Union Risk.
Many countries in
the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks
associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments
in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy
and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European
Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The
European Union faces major issues involving its membership,
structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption,
abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the
European Unions enlargement to the south and east, and
resolution of the European Unions problematic fiscal and
democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to
further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase
the potential for the downward movement of one member
states market to cause a similar effect on other member
states markets. European countries that are part of the
European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly
affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the
union seeks to impose on its members.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the 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 and the Fund could lose more
than it invested. Such instruments may include, among others,
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. The Funds significant use of derivatives and
leverage could, under certain market conditions, cause the
Funds losses to be more significant than other mutual
funds and, in extreme market conditions, could cause a complete
loss of your investment.
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.
Further, certain restricted securities require special
registration, liabilities and costs, and pose valuation
difficulties. The Funds significant use of derivative
instruments may cause liquidity risk to be greater than other
mutual funds that invest in more traditional assets such as
stocks and bonds, which trade on markets with more market
participants.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. Because the Funds investment
process relies heavily on its asset allocation process, market
movements that are counter to the portfolio managers
expectations may have a significant adverse effect on the
Funds net asset value. Further, the portfolio
managers use of short derivative positions and instruments
that provide economic leverage increases the volatility of the
Funds net asset value, which increases the potential of
greater losses that may cause the Fund to liquidate positions
when it may not be advantageous to do so.
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.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified,
meaning it can invest a greater portion of its assets in the
obligations or securities of a small number of issuers or any
single issuer than a diversified fund can. 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.
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.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Subsidiary Risk.
By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund
is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the
Subsidiarys investments. The derivatives and other
investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to
those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject
to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held
directly by the Fund. There can be no assurance that the
investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved. The
Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and, except as
otherwise noted in the underlying funds prospectus, is not
subject to the investor protections of the 1940 Act. In
addition, changes in the laws of the United States
and/or
the
Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund
and/or
the
Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and the
SAI and could adversely affect the Fund. For example, the
Government of the Cayman Islands does not currently impose any
income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance
tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman
Islands law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman
Islands taxes, Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased
investment returns.
Tax Risk.
The tax treatment of commodity-linked and
derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in
legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If,
as a result of any such adverse action, the income of the Fund
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was treated as non-qualifying income, the Fund might fail to
qualify as a regulated investment company and be subject to
federal income tax at the Fund level. As a regulated investment
company, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income
for each taxable year from sources treated as qualifying income
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The
Internal Revenue Service has issued a number of private letter
rulings to other mutual funds, including to another Invesco fund
(upon which only the fund that received the private letter
ruling can rely) which indicate that income from a funds
investment in certain commodity linked notes and a wholly owned
foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked derivatives,
such as the Subsidiary, constitutes qualifying income. However,
the Internal Revenue Service suspended issuance of any further
private letter rulings in July 2011 pending a review of its
position. Should the Internal Revenue Service issue guidance, or
Congress enact legislation, that adversely affects the tax
treatment of the Funds use of commodity-linked notes or
the Subsidiary (which guidance might be applied to the Fund
retroactively), it could limit the Funds ability to pursue
its investment strategy and the Fund might not qualify as a
regulated investment company for one or more years. In this
event, the Board may authorize a significant change in
investment strategy or Fund liquidation. In lieu of potential
disqualification, the Fund is permitted to pay a tax for certain
failures to satisfy the income requirement, which, in general,
are limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Fund also may incur transaction and other costs to
comply with any new or additional guidance from the Internal
Revenue Service. For more information, please see the
Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters section in
the Funds SAI.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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
or Invesco Asset Management) serves as Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Funds investment
sub-adviser.
Invesco Asset Management, an affiliate of the Adviser, is
located at 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom.
Invesco Asset Management has been managing assets on behalf of
consumers, institutional clients and institutional professionals
through a broad product range, including investment companies
with variable capital, investment trusts, individual savings
accounts, pension funds, offshore funds and other specialist
mandates since 1969, the year Invesco Asset Management was
incorporated. 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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.50% of average
daily net assets.
The Adviser, not the Fund, pays
sub-advisory
fees, if any.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment
management team at 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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David Millar, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since its inception and has been
associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2013.
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Richard Batty, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2013.
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David Jubb, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since its inception and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2013.
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The 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 the 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 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Global Targeted
Returns 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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge (CDSC). For more information on CDSCs, see the
Shareholder Account InformationContingent Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs) section of this prospectus.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Employer
Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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Initial sales charge which may be waived or reduced
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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CDSC on redemptions within one year
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No CDSC
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No CDSC
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.25%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
fee
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Generally converts to Class A shares on or about the end of the month that is at least eight years after the date on which shares were purchased along with a pro rata portion of reinvested dividends and distributions
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Intended for Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
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Purchase maximums apply
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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4
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
A-1 The
Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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Invesco Funds
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class A2 shares.
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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50,000
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5.50
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5.82
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$50,000 but less than
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100,000
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4.50
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.75
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2.83
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category II Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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4.25
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4.44
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category III Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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100,000
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1.00
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%
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1.01
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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0.76
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$250,000 but less than
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1,000,000
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0.50
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0.50
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Category IV Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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2.50
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2.56
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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1.75
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1.78
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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1.25
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1.27
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Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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A-3 The
Invesco Funds
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
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purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
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purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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an individual account owner;
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immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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b)
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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c)
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if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
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This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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CDSC Category I
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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3.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category II
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category III
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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None
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CDSC Category IV
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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%
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Second
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3.75
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Third
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3.50
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category V
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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2.00
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Second
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1.50
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Third
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1.00
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Fourth
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0.50
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Fifth and following
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None
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CDSC Category VI
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Class B CDSC
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Class B CDSC
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purchased before
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purchased on or after
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Year since purchase made
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June 1, 2005
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June 1, 2005
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First
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3.00
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4.00
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Second
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2.50
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4.00
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Third
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2.00
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3.00
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Fourth
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1.00
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2.50
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Fifth
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None
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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None
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CDSC Category VII
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
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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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If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
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If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
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If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
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Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Investor Class shares of any Fund.
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Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class Y shares of any Fund.
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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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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Additional
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Initial Investment
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Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$
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25
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$
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25
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser
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Contact your financial adviser.
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Contact your financial adviser.
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By Mail
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Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
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Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
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By Wire
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Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
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Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
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Wire Instructions
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Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Automated Investor Line
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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By Mail
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Send a written request to the Funds transfer agent which
includes:
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and
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Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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Your redemption proceeds are to be mailed to your address on record (and there has been no change in your address of record within the last 15 days) or transferred electronically to a pre-authorized checking account;
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You do not hold physical share certificates;
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You can provide proper identification information;
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege.
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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You do not hold physical share certificates;
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You can provide proper identification information;
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have already provided proper bank information.
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
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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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A, C, R, Investor Class
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Class A
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Class A2
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class A, AX, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Investor Class
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Class P
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Class S
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Class B
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Class BX
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Class B
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Class C
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Class C
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Class CX
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Class R
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Class R
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Class RX
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Class Y
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A
shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
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Invesco Funds
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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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Invesco Funds
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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Invesco Funds
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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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Invesco Funds
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Money Market
Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
A-14 The
Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-15 The
Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Global Targeted Returns Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
GTR-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (GLTFX), R6 (GLTSX)
Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Funds primary
investment objective is to seek a positive total return over the
long term in all market environments.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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The Adviser(s)
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Adviser Compensation
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Portfolio Managers
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Dividends and Distributions
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Dividends
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Capital Gains Distributions
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Shareholder Account Information
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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Exchanging Shares
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive total
return over the long term in all market environments.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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R5
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R6
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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None
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None
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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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None
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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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1.50
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1.50
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None
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Other
Expenses
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0.70
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Acquired Fund Fees and
Expenses
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0.49
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Fee Waiver
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Expense
Reimbursement
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.55
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on
estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to
1.46% of the Funds average daily net assets. Invesco has
also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Funds
management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that
Invesco earns on the Funds investments in certain
affiliated funds. This waiver will have the effect of reducing
the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses that are indirectly
borne by the Fund. Both waivers are effective through
December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated during their
term except with approval of the Board of Trustees.
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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.
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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158
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617
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158
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612
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
Under normal market conditions, the Fund aims to achieve its
objective through an unconstrained approach to generating
investment ideas and through robust risk management. Ideas are
generated from discussion around investment themes, fundamental
economic analysis and valuation/qualitative modeling and may
result in investments across a wide array of asset classes,
geographies, sectors and currencies. Asset classes may include
equities, equity-related derivative instruments, debt securities
(including investment grade and non-investment grade debt
securities issued by companies, governments
and/or
supranational institutions without regard to maturity),
commodities, currencies and money market instruments. The
Funds exposure to these asset classes will be achieved, in
part, through investments in other underlying mutual funds
advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco
and/or
the
Adviser) and exchange-traded funds advised by Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC (PowerShares Capital) (the
underlying funds). Invesco and PowerShares Capital are
affiliates of each other as they both are indirect wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
In addition to investments in other investment companies, the
Funds investment strategies and techniques will make
significant use of financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset. The Fund may invest in
derivatives either directly or, in certain instances, indirectly
through Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of
the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Fund may purchase and sell
(write) various types of derivatives including but not limited
to derivatives on currencies, interest rates, total return
rates, credit, commodity indices and equities, which may be
traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Such derivative
usage can be for the purposes of hedging, speculation or to
allow the portfolio managers to implement the Funds
investment strategies more efficiently than investing directly
in stocks, bonds or currencies. The Funds use of
derivatives and the leveraged investment exposure created by the
use of derivatives are expected to be significant and greater
than most mutual funds.
In addition to derivatives, the Fund will hold other funds and
pooled investment vehicles, including but not limited to
exchange-traded funds, as well as equity and debt securities and
currencies. The Fund generally will maintain up to 75% of its
total assets (including assets held by the Subsidiary) in cash
and cash equivalent instruments, including affiliated money
market funds, as margin or collateral for the Funds
obligations under derivative transactions.
The Funds exposure to physical commodities will be
achieved through investments in exchange-traded funds, commodity
futures and swaps, exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and
commodity-linked notes, some or all of which will be owned
through the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by the
Adviser, has the same investment objective as the Fund and
generally employs the same investment strategy. Unlike the Fund,
however, the Subsidiary may invest without limitation in
commodity-linked and other derivatives and other securities that
may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities.
The Subsidiary holds cash and can invest in cash equivalent
instruments, including affiliated money market funds, some or
all of which may serve as margin or collateral for the
Subsidiarys derivative positions. Because the Subsidiary
is wholly-owned by the Fund, the Fund will be subject to the
risks associated with any investment by the Subsidiary.
The Funds investments may include issuers of small-,
medium- or large-sized companies. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in securities and other investments that provide
exposure to issuers located
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in at least three different countries, including the U.S. The
Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 40% of
its net assets in securities and other investments that provide
exposure to issuers outside the United States, including
securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries,
i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their industrial
cycles.
The Fund targets a gross return of 5% per annum above US
3 month Treasury Bills over a rolling 3 year period
and aims to achieve this with less than half the volatility of
global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World
Index, over the same rolling 3 year period. There is no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve a positive return or its
target return and an investor may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
Investment ideas are analyzed and selected for inclusion based
on expected returns. Each idea is judged against its ability to
outperform the US 3 month Treasury Bill over a rolling
3 year period. Each idea is also reviewed based on the
independent risk of the idea as well as the diversification
benefit to the Fund as a whole. Ideas can result in long or
short positions on a core market or market segment as well as
positions that implement the portfolio managers view on
the attractiveness of one market or market segment over another.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a small group of issuers or
any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
The derivative instruments in which the Fund will principally
invest will include but are not limited to futures contracts,
options, forward foreign currency contracts, and swap
agreements, such as total return swaps, volatility swaps,
interest rate swaps and credit default swaps.
Futures contracts will primarily be used to gain or limit
exposure to equity, debt, commodities or currencies. Options
will principally be used to gain exposure to equity securities
or equity markets.
Swap contracts will be used in a variety of different investment
strategies, including to gain exposure to equity, debt,
commodities and currencies and to seek to expand or limit the
Funds volatility (and risk) to particular markets.
The Fund can use forward foreign currency contracts for
speculative purposes or to hedge against adverse movements in
the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are
denominated.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes or (2) when it no longer represents
an attractive investment relative to other possible investments.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may from time to time have
significant investment exposure to the commodities markets
and/or
a
particular sector of the commodities markets, which may subject
the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional
securities, such as stocks and bonds. The commodities markets
may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including
changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign
political and economic events and policies, war, acts of
terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates
and/or
investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and
foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities of
mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds. Prices of
various commodities may also be affected by factors such as
drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs
and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can
also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in
major producing or consuming regions. Because the Funds
may be linked to the performance of potentially volatile
commodities, investors should be willing to assume the risks of
potentially significant fluctuations in the value of the
Funds shares.
Commodity-Linked Notes Risk.
The Funds investments
in commodity-linked notes may involve substantial risks,
including risk of loss of a significant portion of their
principal value. In addition to risks associated with the
underlying commodities, they may be subject to additional
special risks, such as the lack of a secondary trading market
and temporary price distortions due to speculators
and/or
the
continuous rolling over of futures contracts underlying the
notes. Commodity-linked notes 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.
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.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Debt Securities Risk.
The Fund may invest in debt
securities that are affected by changing interest rates and
changes in their effective maturities and credit quality.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than most other mutual funds because the
Fund will implement its investment strategy primarily through
derivative instruments rather than direct investments in stocks,
bonds and other more traditional investments.
Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks
as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an
exchange-traded fund may be subject to the following: (1) a
discount of the exchange-traded funds shares to its net
asset value; (2) failure to develop an active trading
market for the exchange-traded funds shares; (3) the
listing exchange halting trading of the exchange-traded
funds shares; (4) failure of the exchange-traded
funds shares to track the reference asset; and
(5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index or
basket of investments. Exchange-
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traded funds may involve duplication of management fees and
certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its
proportionate share of any expenses paid by the exchange-traded
funds in which it invests. Further, certain of the
exchange-traded funds in which the Fund may invest are
leveraged. The more the Fund invests in such leveraged
exchange-traded funds, the more this leverage will magnify any
losses on those investments.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk.
Exchange-traded notes are
subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer,
and the value of the exchange-traded note may drop due to a
downgrade in the issuers credit rating, despite the
underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The
value of an exchange-traded note may also be influenced by time
to maturity, level of supply and demand for the exchange-traded
note, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market,
changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the
issuers credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or
geographic events that affect the referenced underlying market
or strategy. Exchange-traded notes are also subject to
counterparty risk.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
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.
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.
Investing in the European Union Risk.
Many countries in
the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks
associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments
in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy
and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European
Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The
European Union faces major issues involving its membership,
structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption,
abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the
European Unions enlargement to the south and east, and
resolution of the European Unions problematic fiscal and
democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to
further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase
the potential for the downward movement of one member
states market to cause a similar effect on other member
states markets. European countries that are part of the
European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly
affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the
union seeks to impose on its members.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the 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 asset or transaction and the Fund could lose more than it
invested. Leverage created from certain types of transactions or
instruments may impair the Funds liquidity, cause it to
liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility
or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. The Funds
significant use of derivatives and leverage could, under certain
market conditions, cause the Funds losses to be more
significant than other mutual funds and, in extreme market
conditions, could cause a complete loss of your investment.
Liquidity Risk.
The Fund 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. The
Funds significant use of derivative instruments may cause
liquidity risk to be greater than other mutual funds that invest
in more traditional assets such as stocks and bonds, which trade
on markets with more market participants.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. Because the Funds investment
process relies heavily on its asset allocation process, market
movements that are counter to the portfolio managers
expectations may have a significant adverse effect on the
Funds net asset value. Further, the portfolio
managers use of short derivative positions and instruments
that provide economic leverage increases the volatility of the
Funds net asset value, which increases the potential of
greater losses that may cause the Fund to liquidate positions
when it may not be advantageous to do so.
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.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified and
can invest a greater portion of its assets in a small number of
issuers or 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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing a loss.
As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can
increase, the Funds exposure is unlimited.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Subsidiary Risk.
By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund
is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the
Subsidiarys investments. The Subsidiary is not registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act),
and, except as otherwise noted in this prospectus is not subject
to the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws
of the United States
and/or
the
Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary,
respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of
the Fund
and/or
the
Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could
negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Tax Risk.
The tax treatment of commodity-linked and other
derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in
legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If,
as a result of any such adverse action, the income of the Fund
from certain commodity-linked or other derivatives was treated
as non-qualifying income, the Fund might fail to qualify as a
regulated investment company and be subject to federal income
tax at the Fund level. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a
number of private letter rulings to other mutual funds,
including to another Invesco fund (upon which only the fund that
received the private letter ruling can rely), which indicate
that income from a funds investment in certain commodity
linked notes and a wholly owned foreign subsidiary that invests
in commodity-linked derivatives, such as the Subsidiary,
constitutes qualifying income. However, the Internal Revenue
Service suspended issuance of any further private letter rulings
in July 2011 pending a review of its position. Should the
Internal Revenue Service
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issue guidance, or Congress enact legislation, that adversely
affects the tax treatment of the Funds use of
commodity-linked notes or the Subsidiary (which guidance might
be applied to the Fund retroactively), it could limit the
Funds ability to pursue its investment strategy and the
Fund might not qualify as a regulated investment company for one
or more years. In this event, the Funds Board of Trustees
(the Board) may authorize a significant change in investment
strategy or Fund liquidation. The Fund also may incur
transaction and other costs to comply with any new or additional
guidance from the Internal Revenue Service.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
Investment
Sub-Adviser:
Invesco Asset Management Limited
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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David Millar
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Richard Batty
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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David Jubb
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive
return over the long term in all market environments. The
Funds investment objective may be changed by the Board
without shareholder approval.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund aims to achieve its
objective through an unconstrained approach to generating
investment ideas and through robust risk management. Ideas are
generated from discussion around investment themes, fundamental
economic analysis and valuation/qualitative modeling and may
result in investments across a wide array of asset classes,
geographies, sectors and currencies. Asset classes may include
equities, equity-related derivative instruments, debt securities
(including investment grade and non-investment grade debt
securities issued by companies, governments
and/or
supranational institutions without regard to maturity),
commodities, currencies and money market instruments. The
Funds exposure to these asset classes will be achieved, in
part, through investments in other underlying mutual funds
advised by Invesco and exchange-traded funds advised by
PowerShares Capital (the underlying funds). Invesco and
PowerShares Capital are affiliates of each other as they both
are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
In addition to investments in other investment companies, the
Funds investment strategies and techniques will make
significant use of financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. A long derivative position involves the Fund buying a
derivative with the anticipation of a price increase of the
underlying asset and a short derivative position involves the
Fund writing (selling) a derivative with the anticipation of a
price decrease of the underlying asset. The Fund may invest in
derivatives either directly or, in certain instances, indirectly
through Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of
the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Fund may purchase and sell
(write) various types of derivatives including but not limited
to derivatives on currencies, interest rates, total return
rates, credit, commodity indices and equities, which may be
traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Such derivative
usage can be for the purposes of hedging, speculation or to
allow the portfolio managers to implement the Funds
investment strategies more efficiently than investing directly
in stocks, bonds or currencies. The Funds use of
derivatives and the leveraged investment exposure created by the
use of derivatives are expected to be significant and greater
than most mutual funds.
In addition to derivatives, the Fund will hold other funds and
pooled investment vehicles, including but not limited to
exchange-traded funds as well as equity and debt securities and
currencies. The Fund generally will maintain up to 75% of its
total assets (including assets held by the Subsidiary) in cash
and cash equivalent instruments, including affiliated money
market funds, as margin or collateral for the Funds
obligations under derivative transactions.
The larger the value of the Funds derivative positions the
more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash
equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives. The
Funds exposure to physical
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commodities will be achieved through investments in
exchange-traded funds, commodity futures and swaps,
exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and commodity-linked notes, some or
all of which will be owned through the Subsidiary. The
Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser, has the same investment
objective as the Fund and generally employs the same investment
strategy. Unlike the Fund, however, the Subsidiary may invest
without limitation in commodity-linked and other derivatives and
other securities that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged
exposure to commodities. The Subsidiary holds cash and can
invest in cash equivalent instruments, including affiliated
money market funds, some or all of which may serve as margin or
collateral for the Subsidiarys derivative positions.
Because the Subsidiary is wholly-owned by the Fund, the Fund
will be subject to the risks associated with any investment by
the Subsidiary.
The Funds investments may include issuers of small-,
medium- or large-sized companies. The Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, in securities and other investments that provide
exposure to issuers located in at least three different
countries, including the U.S. The Fund will invest, under normal
circumstances, at least 40% of its net assets in securities and
other investments that provide exposure to issuers outside the
United States, including securities of issuers located in
emerging markets countries, i.e., those that are in the initial
stages of their industrial cycles.
The Fund targets a gross return of 5% per annum above US
3 month Treasury Bills over a rolling 3 year period
and aims to achieve this with less than half the volatility of
global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World
Index, over the same rolling 3 year period. There is no
guarantee that the Fund will achieve a positive return or its
target return and an investor may lose money by investing in the
Fund.
Investment ideas are analyzed and selected for inclusion based
on expected returns. Each idea is judged against its ability to
outperform the US 3 month Treasury Bill over a rolling
3 year period. Each idea is also reviewed based on the
independent risk of the idea as well as the diversification
benefit to the Fund as a whole. Ideas can result in long or
short positions on a core market or market segment as well as
positions that implement the portfolio managers view on
the attractiveness of one market or market segment over another.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a
greater percentage of its assets in a small group of issuers or
any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
The derivative instruments in which the Fund will principally
invest will include but are not limited to futures contracts,
options, forward foreign currency contracts, and swap
agreements, such as total return swaps, volatility swaps,
interest rate swaps and credit default swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
primarily be used to gain or limit exposure to equity, debt,
commodities or currencies.
An option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a
contract between two parties for a future transaction on an
asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the
right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction,
while the seller incurs the corresponding obligation to fulfill
the transaction. The price of an option derives from the
difference between the reference price and the value of the
underlying asset (commonly a stock, a bond, a currency or a
futures contract) plus a premium based on the time remaining
until the expiration of the option. Other types of options
exist, and options can in principle be created for any type of
valuable asset. Options will principally be used to gain
exposure to equity securities or equity markets.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap.
Swap contracts will be used in a variety of different investment
strategies, including to gain exposure to equity, debt,
commodities and currencies and to seek to expand or limit the
Funds volatility (and risk) to particular markets.
A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between
parties to exchange a specified amount of currency at a
specified future time at a specified rate. The Fund can use
forward foreign currency contracts for speculative purposes or
to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in
which portfolio securities are denominated.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes or (2) when it no longer represents
an attractive investment relative to other possible investments.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other investments described in this
prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other
investments not described in this prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Commodity Risk.
The Fund may from time to time have
significant investment exposure to the commodities markets
and/or
a
particular sector of the commodities markets, which may subject
the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional
securities, such as stocks and bonds. The commodities markets
may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including
changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign
political and economic events and policies, war, acts of
terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates
and/or
investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and
foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities of
mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds. Prices of
various commodities may also be affected by factors such as
drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs
and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can
also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in
major producing or consuming regions. Certain commodities may be
produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled
by a small number of producers or groups of producers. As a
result, political, economic and supply related events in such
countries could have a disproportionate impact on the prices of
such commodities. Because the Funds performance may be
linked to the performance of volatile commodities, investors
should be willing to assume the risks of potentially significant
fluctuations in the value of the Funds shares.
Commodity-Linked Notes Risk.
The Funds investments
in commodity-linked notes may involve substantial risks,
including risk of loss of a significant portion of their
principal value. In addition to risks associated with the
underlying commodities, they may be subject to additional
special risks, such as risk of loss of interest and principal,
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secondary market and risk of greater volatility, that do not
affect traditional equity and debt securities.
If payment of interest on a commodity-linked note is linked to
the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other
economic variable, the Fund might not receive all or a portion
of the interest due on its investment if there is a loss of
value of the underlying variable to which the interest is
linked. To the extent that the amount of the principal to be
repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular
commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, the Fund
might not receive all or a portion of the principal at maturity
of the investment. A liquid secondary market may not exist for
the commodity-linked notes the Fund buys, which may make it
difficult for the Fund to sell them at an acceptable price or to
accurately value them. Commodity-linked notes are also subject
to the credit risk of the issuer. If the issuer becomes bankrupt
or otherwise fails to pay, the Fund could lose money. The value
of the commodity-linked notes the Fund buys may fluctuate
significantly because the values of the underlying investments
to which they are linked are themselves volatile. Additionally,
commodity-linked notes employ economic leverage that
does not result in the possibility of a fund incurring
obligations beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permit a
fund to gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in
an unlevered security. The particular terms of a
commodity-linked note may create economic leverage by requiring
payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the
price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity,
commodity index, or other economic variable. For example, a
three times leveraged note will change by a magnitude of three
for every percentage change (positive or negative) in the value
of the underlying commodity, index or other economic variable.
Such economic leverage will increase the volatility of the value
of these commodity-linked notes and the Fund to the extent it
invests in such notes. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in securities with economic leverage.
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
decrease in value if its financial strength weakens, which may
reduce its credit rating and possibly its ability to meet its
contractual obligations.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Debt Securities Risk.
The Fund may invest a portion of
its assets in debt securities such as notes and bonds. The
values of debt securities and the income they generate may be
affected by changing interest rates and by changes in their
effective maturities and credit quality of these securities.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than most other mutual funds because the
Fund will implement its investment strategy primarily through
derivative instruments rather than direct investments in stocks,
bonds and other more traditional investments.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of
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Specific fixed income instruments differ in their sensitivity to
changes in interest rates depending on their individual
characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets countries may be impacted by certain factors
more than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
emerging markets 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.
Governments in emerging markets may be relatively less stable.
The introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk.
An investment by the Fund in
exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks
as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an
exchange-traded fund may be subject to the following risks that
do not apply to mutual funds: (1) the market price of an
exchange-traded funds shares may trade above or below
their net asset value; (2) an active trading market for the
exchange-traded funds shares may not develop or be
maintained; (3) trading an exchange-traded funds
shares may be halted if the listing exchanges officials
deem such action appropriate; (4) an exchange-traded fund
may not be actively managed and may not accurately track the
performance of the reference asset; (5) an exchange-traded
fund 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 exchange-traded fund seeks to
track; and (6) the value of an investment in an
exchange-traded fund will decline more or less in correlation
with any decline in the value of the index the exchange-traded
fund seeks to track. Exchange-traded funds may involve
duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as
the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any
expenses paid by the exchange-traded funds in which it invests.
Further, certain of the exchange-traded funds in which the Fund
may invest are leveraged. The more the Fund invests in such
leveraged exchange-traded funds, the more this leverage will
magnify any losses on those investments.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk.
Exchange-traded notes are
subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer,
and the value of the exchange-traded note may drop due to a
downgrade in the issuers credit rating, despite the
underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The
value of an exchange-traded note may also be influenced by time
to maturity, level of supply and demand for the exchange-traded
note, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market,
changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the
issuers credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or
geographic events that affect the referenced underlying market
or strategy. Exchange-traded notes are also subject to
counterparty risk.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
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 advisors 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.
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.
Investing in the European Union Risk.
Many countries in
the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks
associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments
in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy
and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European
Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The
European Union faces major issues involving its membership,
structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption,
abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the
European Unions enlargement to the south and east, and
resolution of the European Unions problematic fiscal and
democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to
further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase
the potential for the downward movement of one member
states market to cause a similar effect on other member
states markets. European countries that are part of the
European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly
affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the
union seeks to impose on its members.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges
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such as changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller
competitors. Returns on investments in large capitalization
companies could trail the returns on investments in smaller
companies.
Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the 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 and the Fund could lose more
than it invested. Such instruments may include, among others,
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. The Funds significant use of derivatives and
leverage could, under certain market conditions, cause the
Funds losses to be more significant than other mutual
funds and, in extreme market conditions, could cause a complete
loss of your investment.
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.
Further, certain restricted securities require special
registration, liabilities and costs, and pose valuation
difficulties. The Funds significant use of derivative
instruments may cause liquidity risk to be greater than other
mutual funds that invest in more traditional assets such as
stocks and bonds, which trade on markets with more market
participants.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. Because the Funds investment
process relies heavily on its asset allocation process, market
movements that are counter to the portfolio managers
expectations may have a significant adverse effect on the
Funds net asset value. Further, the portfolio
managers use of short derivative positions and instruments
that provide economic leverage increases the volatility of the
Funds net asset value, which increases the potential of
greater losses that may cause the Fund to liquidate positions
when it may not be advantageous to do so.
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.
Non-Diversification Risk.
The Fund is non-diversified,
meaning it can invest a greater portion of its assets in the
obligations or securities of a small number of issuers or any
single issuer than a diversified fund can. 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.
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.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Subsidiary Risk.
By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund
is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the
Subsidiarys investments. The derivatives and other
investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to
those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject
to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held
directly by the Fund. There can be no assurance that the
investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved. The
Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and, except as
otherwise noted in the underlying funds prospectus, is not
subject to the investor protections of the 1940 Act. In
addition, changes in the laws of the United States
and/or
the
Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund
and/or
the
Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and the
SAI and could adversely affect the Fund. For example, the
Government of the Cayman Islands does not currently impose any
income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance
tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman
Islands law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman
Islands taxes, Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased
investment returns.
Tax Risk.
The tax treatment of commodity-linked and
derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in
legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If,
as a result of any such adverse action, the income of the Fund
from certain commodity-linked or other derivatives was treated
as non-qualifying income, the Fund might fail to qualify as a
regulated investment company and be subject to federal income
tax at the Fund level. As a regulated investment company, the
Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each
taxable year from sources treated as qualifying income under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Internal Revenue
Service has issued a number of private letter rulings to other
mutual funds, including to another Invesco fund (upon which only
the fund that received the private letter ruling can rely) which
indicate that income from a funds investment in certain
commodity linked notes and a wholly owned foreign subsidiary
that invests in commodity-linked derivatives, such as the
Subsidiary, constitutes qualifying income. However, the Internal
Revenue Service suspended issuance of any further private letter
rulings in July 2011 pending a review of its position. Should
the Internal Revenue Service issue guidance, or Congress enact
legislation, that adversely affects the tax treatment of the
Funds use of commodity-linked notes or the Subsidiary
(which guidance might be applied to the Fund retroactively), it
could limit the Funds ability to pursue its investment
strategy and the Fund might not qualify as a regulated
investment company for one or more years. In this event, the
Board may authorize a significant change in investment strategy
or Fund liquidation. In lieu of potential disqualification, the
Fund is permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy
the income requirement, which, in general, are limited to those
due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect. The Fund also
may incur transaction and other costs to comply with any new or
additional guidance from the Internal Revenue Service. For more
information, please see the Dividends, Distributions and
Tax Matters section in the Funds SAI.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
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Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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
or Invesco Asset Management) serves as Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Funds investment
sub-adviser.
Invesco Asset Management, an affiliate of the Adviser, is
located at 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom.
Invesco Asset Management has been managing assets on behalf of
consumers, institutional clients and institutional professionals
through a broad product range, including investment companies
with variable capital, investment trusts, individual savings
accounts, pension funds, offshore funds and other specialist
mandates since 1969, the year Invesco Asset Management was
incorporated. 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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.50% of average
daily net assets.
The Adviser, not the Fund, pays
sub-advisory
fees, if any.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the investment
management team at 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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David Millar, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since its inception and has been
associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2013.
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Richard Batty, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2013.
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David Jubb, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since its inception and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2013.
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The 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 the 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 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.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Global Targeted Returns Fund
Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Purchase Options
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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
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. 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 Funds:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
A-4 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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P.O. Box 219078
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You can send us a request by
e-mail
or
download prospectuses, SAIs, annual or semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Global Targeted Returns Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
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Class: A (LSQAX), C (LSQCX), R (LSQRX), Y (LSQYX)
Invesco
Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Funds investment objective is
to seek long-term capital appreciation.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Choosing a Share Class
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Invesco
Long/Short Equity Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds investment objective is to seek long-term
capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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C
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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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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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class:
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Management Fees
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Distribution
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Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.25
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Other
Expenses
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1.62
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1.62
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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3.12
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3.87
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Fee Waiver
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Expense
Reimbursement
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1.25
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
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Expense Reimbursement
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1.87
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and
Class Y shares to 1.87%, 2.62%, 2.12% and 1.62%,
respectively, of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco
continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on
December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be
terminated during its term.
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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.
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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Class A
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729
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1,231
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Class C
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365
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944
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Class R
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215
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796
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Class Y
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165
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645
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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1 Year
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944
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215
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796
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Class Y
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
in long positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be undervalued and investing in
short positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be overvalued. A long position
is established when the portfolio managers anticipate a price
increase in the asset and a short position is established when
the portfolio managers anticipate a price decrease in the asset.
Short sales involve selling a security that the Fund does not
own in the hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date
at a lower price to close out the short position. The Fund will
be managed with a net long exposure bias but has the ability to
have net short exposure.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities and other
investments that have exposure to U.S. large-capitalization
issuers, however, the Fund may invest in securities and other
investments that have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization
issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the
Fund invests is common stock.
In addition to holding equities long and selling equities short,
the Fund will use financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. The derivative instruments in which the Fund will
principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps. Such derivative usage can be for the
purposes of hedging, speculation or to allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategies more
efficiently than investing directly in stocks.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
its security selection process where the portfolio managers,
using a proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio of long positions and short positions that generally
maintains a long bias. The portfolio managers do not consider
the composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing
the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its
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forecasted return improves for short positions, or
(3) when it otherwise no longer responds to the
Advisers proprietary model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the Funds mixture of long and short
positions or the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a portfolio with reduced exposure to stock
market risk. In addition, the Funds long/short investment
strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited. In order to establish a short
position in a security, the Fund must borrow the security from a
broker. 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. The Fund also may not always be able to close
out the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a
particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund will incur
increased transaction costs associated with selling securities
short. In addition, taking short positions in securities results
in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be 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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Anthony Munchak
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Glen Murphy
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Francis Orlando
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual
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retirement account, in which case your distributions generally
will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to seek long-term
capital appreciation. The Funds investment objectives may
be changed by the Board of Trustees (the Board) without
shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
in long positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be undervalued and investing in
short positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be overvalued. A long position
is established when the portfolio managers anticipate a price
increase in the asset and a short position is established when
the portfolio managers anticipate a price decrease in the asset.
Short sales involve selling a security that the Fund does not
own in the hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date
at a lower price to close out the short position. The Fund will
be managed with a net long exposure bias but has the ability to
have net short exposure.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities.
This policy may be changed by the Board, but no change is
anticipated. If the Funds policy changes, the Fund will
notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to
implementation of the change.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities and other
investments that have exposure to U.S. large-capitalization
issuers, however, the Fund may invest in securities and other
investments that have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization
issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the
Fund invests is common stock.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
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 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 August 31, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the
Russell 1000
®
Index ranged from $324 million to $442.6 billion.
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
companies 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 August 31, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
®
Index ranged from $324 million to $24.2 billion.
The Fund considers an issuer 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 August 31, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
2000
®
Index ranged from $33.3 million to $4.3 billion.
In addition to holding equities long and selling equities short,
the Fund will use financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. The derivative instruments in which the Fund will
principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps. Such derivative usage can be for the
purposes of hedging, speculation or to allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategies more
efficiently than investing directly in stocks.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
primarily be used to gain or limit exposure to equity markets.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
primarily be used to gain or limit exposure to equity markets.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
its security selection process where the portfolio managers,
using a proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio of long positions and short positions that generally
maintains a long bias. The portfolio managers do not consider
the composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing
the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other investments described in this
prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other
investments not described in this prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
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Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the Funds mixture of long and short
positions or the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a portfolio with reduced exposure to stock
market risk. In addition, the Funds long/short investment
strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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.
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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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons. The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities
that it does not own by purchasing an equivalent number of
shares of the borrowed security on the open market and
delivering them to the broker. The Fund may not always be able
to complete or close out the short position by
replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an
acceptable price. The Fund may be prematurely forced to close
out a short position if the broker demands the return of the
borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is
required to buy the security at a time when the security has
appreciated in value from the date of the short sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Long/Short Equity
Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average daily
net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
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 Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Anthony Munchak, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000. He served as a Portfolio Manager at
Guaranty Capital Corporation for two years. He also held a
number of finance
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roles in his five years at Fidelity Investments. Prior to
Fidelity, he was a registered representative at the investment
banking firm of Fechtor, Detwiler & Co. in Boston.
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Glen Murphy, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1995.
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Francis Orlando, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1987.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Long/Short Equity
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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge (CDSC). For more information on CDSCs, see the
Shareholder Account InformationContingent Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs) section of this prospectus.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Long/Short Equity Fund
Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Long/Short Equity Fund
Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Employer
Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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Initial sales charge which may be waived or reduced
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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CDSC on redemptions within one year
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No CDSC
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No CDSC
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.25%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
fee
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
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Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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n
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Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class A2 shares.
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n
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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n
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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n
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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n
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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n
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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n
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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n
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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n
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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n
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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n
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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n
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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n
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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n
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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n
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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50,000
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5.50
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%
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5.82
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%
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$50,000 but less than
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$
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100,000
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4.50
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.75
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2.83
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category II Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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4.25
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%
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4.44
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category III Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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1.00
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%
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1.01
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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0.76
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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0.50
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0.50
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Category IV Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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2.50
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%
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2.56
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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1.75
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1.78
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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1.25
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1.27
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Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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n
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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n
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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n
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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n
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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n
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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n
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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n
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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n
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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n
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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A-3 The
Invesco Funds
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n
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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n
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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n
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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n
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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n
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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n
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
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n
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purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
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n
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purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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1.
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an individual account owner;
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2.
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immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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3.
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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4.
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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a)
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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b)
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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c)
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if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
A-4 The
Invesco Funds
This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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CDSC Category I
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Year since purchase made
|
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Class B CDSC
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First
|
|
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5.00
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%
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Second
|
|
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4.00
|
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Third
|
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3.00
|
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Fourth
|
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3.00
|
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Fifth
|
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2.00
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Sixth
|
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category II
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Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
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First
|
|
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5.00
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%
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Second
|
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4.00
|
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Third
|
|
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3.00
|
|
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Fourth
|
|
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2.00
|
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Fifth
|
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2.00
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Sixth
|
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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|
CDSC Category III
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Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
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5.00
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%
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Second
|
|
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4.00
|
|
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Third
|
|
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3.00
|
|
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Fourth
|
|
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2.50
|
|
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Fifth
|
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1.50
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Sixth
|
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None
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|
|
|
|
CDSC Category IV
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
First
|
|
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4.00
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%
|
|
Second
|
|
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3.75
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Third
|
|
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3.50
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|
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Fourth
|
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2.50
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Fifth
|
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1.50
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Sixth
|
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category V
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
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First
|
|
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2.00
|
%
|
|
Second
|
|
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1.50
|
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Third
|
|
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1.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
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0.50
|
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|
Fifth and following
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|
|
None
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category VI
|
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
Class B CDSC
|
|
|
purchased before
|
|
purchased on or after
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
June 1, 2005
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|
June 1, 2005
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First
|
|
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3.00
|
%
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
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Second
|
|
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2.50
|
|
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4.00
|
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Third
|
|
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2.00
|
|
|
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3.00
|
|
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Fourth
|
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1.00
|
|
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2.50
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|
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Fifth
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|
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None
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|
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1.50
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|
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Sixth and following
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|
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None
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None
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
CDSC Category VII
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
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|
First
|
|
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4.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
|
|
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3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
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2.50
|
|
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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|
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None
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|
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CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
A-5 The
Invesco Funds
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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|
n
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If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
|
n
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If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
|
n
|
If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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|
n
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Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
|
n
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Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
|
n
|
Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
|
n
|
Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
|
n
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Investor Class shares of any Fund.
|
n
|
Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
|
n
|
Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
|
n
|
Class Y shares of any Fund.
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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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Additional
|
|
|
Initial Investment
|
|
Investments
|
Type of Account
|
|
Per Fund
|
|
Per Fund
|
|
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
|
|
$
|
25
|
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser
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Contact your financial adviser.
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Contact your financial adviser.
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By Mail
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Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
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Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
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By Wire
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Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
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Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
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Wire Instructions
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Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
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A-6 The
Invesco Funds
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Automated Investor Line
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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By Mail
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Send a written request to the Funds transfer agent which
includes:
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and
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Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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A-7 The
Invesco Funds
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege.
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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You can provide proper identification information;
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have already provided proper bank information.
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
A-8 The
Invesco Funds
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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Exchange From
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Exchange To
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A, C, R, Investor Class
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Class A
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A2
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class A, AX, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Investor Class
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Class A, Investor Class
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Class P
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Class A, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class S
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Class A, S, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class B
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Class B
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Class BX
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Class B
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Class C
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Class C
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Class CX
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Class C, CX
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Class R
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Class R
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Class RX
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Class R, RX
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Class Y
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Class Y
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A
shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
A-9 The
Invesco Funds
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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
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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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
A-14 The
Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
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Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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P.O. Box 219078
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e-mail
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download prospectuses, SAIs, annual or semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Long/Short Equity Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (LSQFX), R6 (LSQSX)
Invesco
Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Funds investment objective is
to seek long-term capital appreciation.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Long/Short Equity Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds investment objective is to seek long-term
capital appreciation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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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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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
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the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to
1.62% of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco continues the
fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on December 31, 2015.
The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
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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.
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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
in long positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be undervalued and investing in
short positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be overvalued. A long position
is established when the portfolio managers anticipate a price
increase in the asset and a short position is established when
the portfolio managers anticipate a price decrease in the asset.
Short sales involve selling a security that the Fund does not
own in the hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date
at a lower price to close out the short position. The Fund will
be managed with a net long exposure bias but has the ability to
have net short exposure.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The
Fund invests primarily in equity securities and other
investments that have exposure to U.S. large-capitalization
issuers, however, the Fund may invest in securities and other
investments that have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization
issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the
Fund invests is common stock.
In addition to holding equities long and selling equities short,
the Fund will use financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. The derivative instruments in which the Fund will
principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps. Such derivative usage can be for the
purposes of hedging, speculation or to allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategies more
efficiently than investing directly in stocks.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
its security selection process where the portfolio managers,
using a proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio of long positions and short positions that generally
maintains a long bias. The portfolio managers do not consider
the composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing
the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Long/Short Equity Fund
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the Funds mixture of long and short
positions or the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a portfolio with reduced exposure to stock
market risk. In addition, the Funds long/short investment
strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. The Fund also may not
always be able to close out the short position by replacing the
borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable
price.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions in
securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the
Fund to be 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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Anthony Munchak
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Portfolio Manager
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Glen Murphy
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Francis Orlando
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to seek long-term
capital appreciation. The Funds investment objectives may
be changed by the Board of Trustees (the Board) without
shareholder approval.
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
in long positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be undervalued and investing in
short positions of equities and equity-related derivative
instruments that are believed to be overvalued. A long position
is established when the portfolio managers anticipate a price
increase in the asset and a short position is established when
the portfolio managers anticipate a price decrease in the asset.
Short sales involve
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Long/Short Equity Fund
selling a security that the Fund does not own in the hopes of
purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price to
close out the short position. The Fund will be managed with a
net long exposure bias but has the ability to have net short
exposure.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities.
This policy may be changed by the Board, but no change is
anticipated. If the Funds policy changes, the Fund will
notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to
implementation of the change.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities and other
investments that have exposure to U.S. large-capitalization
issuers, however, the Fund may invest in securities and other
investments that have exposure to small- and mid-capitalization
issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the
Fund invests is common stock.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
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 1000
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Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of August 31, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the
Russell 1000
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Index ranged from $324 million to $442.6 billion.
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
companies included in the Russell Mid
Cap
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Index during the most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of August 31, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid
Cap
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Index ranged from $324 million to $24.2 billion.
The Fund considers an issuer 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 August 31, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the Russell
2000
®
Index ranged from $33.3 million to $4.3 billion.
In addition to holding equities long and selling equities short,
the Fund will use financial derivative instruments
(derivatives) to obtain exposure to long and short
positions. The derivative instruments in which the Fund will
principally invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures contracts and swap agreements, such as
total return swaps. Such derivative usage can be for the
purposes of hedging, speculation or to allow the portfolio
managers to implement the Funds investment strategies more
efficiently than investing directly in stocks.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
primarily be used to gain or limit exposure to equity markets.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
primarily be used to gain or limit exposure to equity markets.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through
its security selection process where the portfolio managers,
using a proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to industry peers. This process includes evaluating
each security in the investment universe based on its earnings
momentum, price trend, management action and relative value.
Using proprietary portfolio construction and risk management
tools, the portfolio managers incorporate these individual
security forecasts to construct what they believe is an optimal
portfolio of long positions and short positions that generally
maintains a long bias. The portfolio managers do not consider
the composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing
the portfolio.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
or other investment, or covering a short position, (1) for
risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted return
deteriorates for long positions or when its forecasted return
improves for short positions, or (3) when it otherwise no
longer responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In anticipation of or in response to market, economic,
political, or other conditions, the Funds portfolio
managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for
defensive purposes. If the Funds portfolio managers do so,
different factors could affect the Funds performance and
the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The Funds investments in the types of securities and other
investments described in this prospectus vary from time to time,
and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the
types of securities and other investments described in this
prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other
investments not described in this prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The
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Fund mitigates leverage risk by segregating or earmarking liquid
assets or otherwise covering transactions that may give rise to
such risk. Leverage 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. The use of
some derivative instruments may result in economic leverage,
which does not result in the possibility of the Fund incurring
obligations beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits
the Fund to gain exposure that is greater than would be the case
in an unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets
or otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the Funds mixture of long and short
positions or the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce a portfolio with reduced exposure to stock
market risk. In addition, the Funds long/short investment
strategy may cause the Fund to underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons.
The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities that it does
not own by purchasing an equivalent number of shares of the
borrowed security on the open market and delivering them to the
broker. The Fund may not always be able to complete or
close out the short position by replacing the
borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable
price.
The Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position
if the broker demands the return of the borrowed security. The
Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is required to buy the security
at a time when the security has appreciated in value from the
date of the short sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
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Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Long/Short Equity
Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average daily
net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
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 Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2008 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Anthony Munchak, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000. He served as a Portfolio Manager at
Guaranty Capital Corporation for two years. He also held a
number of finance roles in his five years at Fidelity
Investments. Prior to Fidelity, he was a registered
representative at the investment banking firm of Fechtor,
Detwiler & Co. in Boston.
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Glen Murphy, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1995.
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Francis Orlando, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1987.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
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.
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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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Purchase Options
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone and Wire
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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order.
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redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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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
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. 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 Funds:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
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Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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This discussion of Taxes is for general
information only and not tax advice. All investors should
consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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You can send us a request by
e-mail
or
download prospectuses, SAIs, annual or semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Long/Short Equity Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
LSE-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: A (LVLAX), C (LVLCX), R (LVLRX), Y (LVLYX)
Invesco
Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Funds primary
investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
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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Shareholder Account Information
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A-1
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Choosing a Share Class
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Share Class Eligibility
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Exchanging Shares
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds primary investment objective is long-term growth
of capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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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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1.00
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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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0.94
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and/or
Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.25
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1.00
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Expenses
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3.71
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3.96
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Fee Waiver
and/or
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Reimbursement
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and
Class Y shares to 1.72%, 2.47%, 1.97% and 1.47%,
respectively, of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco
continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on
December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated
during its term.
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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.
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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977
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829
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Class Y
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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200
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829
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities of issuers in emerging markets countries,
i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their industrial
cycles, and in derivatives and other instruments that have
economic characteristics similar to such securities. The Fund
defines emerging markets countries to be those countries in the
world other than the United States of America, Canada, Japan,
Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Israel and the developed countries of the European
Union. The Fund uses the following criteria to determine whether
an issuer is in an emerging markets country: (1) it is
organized under the laws of an emerging markets country;
(2) it has a principal office in an emerging markets
country; (3) it derives 50% or more of its total revenues
from business in an emerging markets country; or (4) its
securities are trading principally on a security exchange, or in
an over-the-counter market, in an emerging markets country.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities and depositary
receipts. The principal types of equity securities in which the
Fund invests are common and preferred stock. The Fund can also
use derivatives, specifically futures contracts on broad-based
equity market indices, to equitize the Funds cash holdings.
The Fund invests primarily in the securities of
large-capitalization issuers; however, the Fund may also invest
in the securities of small- and mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital while
achieving a lower volatility level than the Funds
style-specific benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the
Index). The Adviser will seek to accomplish this through its
security selection process where the portfolio managers, using a
proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to sector peers. This process includes evaluating each
security based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management
action and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio
construction and risk management tools, the portfolio managers
incorporate these individual security forecasts to construct a
portfolio of stocks that they believe has the potential to
outperform the Index over the long term with less total risk
than the Index. The portfolio managers do not consider the
composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing the
portfolio but do consider certain portfolio level constraints
that are intended to diversify the Funds investments among
various sectors.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
(1) for risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted
return deteriorates, or (3) when it otherwise no longer
responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
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Low Volatility Emerging Markets 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 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:
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Depositary Receipts Risk.
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, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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.
Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Geographic Focus Risk.
From time to time the Fund may
invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of
issuers located in a single country or a limited number of
countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner,
it assumes the risk that economic, political and social
conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on
its investment performance.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce lower volatility than the broader markets
in which the Fund invests. In addition, the Funds
investment strategy to seek lower volatility may cause the Fund
to underperform the broader markets in which the Fund invests
during market rallies. Such underperformance could be
significant during sudden or significant market rallies.
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.
Preferred Securities Risk.
There are special risks
associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred
securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its
discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period
of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or
omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report
the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have
received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose
substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend
payments.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
Investment
Sub-Adviser:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH.
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Portfolio Managers
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Karl Georg Bayer
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Uwe Draeger
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Nils Hunter
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Dr. Jens Langewand
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
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There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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All other accounts
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities of issuers in emerging markets countries,
i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their industrial
cycles, and in derivatives and other instruments that have
economic characteristics similar to such securities.
This policy may be changed by the Board, but no change is
anticipated. If the Funds policy changes, the Fund will
notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to
implementation of the change.
The Fund defines emerging markets countries to be those
countries in the world other than the United States of America,
Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway,
Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel and the developed
countries of the European Union. The Fund uses the following
criteria to determine whether an issuer is in an emerging
markets country: (1) it is organized under the laws of an
emerging markets country; (2) it has a principal office in
an emerging markets country; (3) it derives 50% or more of
its total revenues from business in an emerging markets country;
or (4) its securities are trading principally on a security
exchange, or in an over-the-counter market, in an emerging
markets country.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities and depositary
receipts. The principal types of equity securities in which the
Fund invests are common and preferred stock. A depositary
receipt is generally issued by a bank or financial institution
and represents an ownership interest in the common stock or
other equity securities of a foreign company. Depositary
receipts, the underlying security of which is an issuer in an
emerging markets country, will count towards the Funds 80%
policy. The Fund can also use derivatives, specifically futures
contracts on broad-based equity market indices, to equitize the
Funds cash holdings.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of the futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem
with the value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are
bilateral agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller
equally obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the
terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled
by purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date.
The Fund invests primarily in the securities of
large-capitalization issuers; however, the Fund may also invest
in the securities of small- and mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized
companies included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index during the
most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of November 29, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets
Index ranged from $289.5 million to $156 billion.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital while
achieving a lower volatility level than the Funds
style-specific benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
(the Index). The Adviser will seek to accomplish this through
its security selection process where the portfolio managers,
using a proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to sector peers. This process includes evaluating each
security based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management
action and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio
construction and risk management tools, the portfolio managers
incorporate these individual security forecasts to construct a
portfolio of stocks that they believe has the potential to
outperform the Index over the long term with less total risk
than the Index. The portfolio managers do not consider the
composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing the
portfolio but do consider certain portfolio level constraints
that are intended to diversify the Funds investments among
various sectors.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
(1) for risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted
return deteriorates, or (3) when it otherwise no longer
responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions,
the Funds portfolio managers may temporarily use a
different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the
Funds portfolio managers do so, different factors could
affect the Funds performance and 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 of the types of securities
described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in
securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
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Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Depositary Receipts Risk.
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, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets countries may be impacted by certain factors
more than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
emerging markets 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.
Governments in emerging markets may be relatively less stable.
The introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or
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all of the securities held by the Fund. In addition, securities
of an issuer in the Funds portfolio may decline in price
if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments
because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security
experiences a decline in its financial condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Geographic Focus Risk.
From time to time the Fund may
invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of
issuers located in a single country or a limited number of
countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner,
it assumes the risk that economic, political and social
conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on
its investment performance.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce lower volatility than the broader markets
in which the Fund invests. In addition, the Funds
investment strategy to seek lower volatility may cause the Fund
to underperform the broader markets in which the Fund invests
during market rallies. Such underperformance could be
significant during sudden or significant market rallies.
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.
Preferred Securities Risk.
There are special risks
associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred
securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its
discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period
of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or
omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report
the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have
received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose
substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend
payments.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Exclusion of
Adviser from Commodity Pool Operator Definition
With respect to the Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion
from the definition of commodity pool operator (CPO)
under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the rules of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and, therefore, is
not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In
addition, the Adviser is relying upon a related exclusion from
the definition of commodity trading advisor (CTA)
under the CEA and the rules of the CFTC with respect to the Fund.
As of January 1, 2013, the terms of the CPO exclusion
require the Fund, among other things, to adhere to certain
limits on its investments in commodity interests.
Commodity interests include commodity futures, commodity options
and swaps, which in turn include non-deliverable forwards. The
Fund is permitted to invest in these instruments as further
described in the Funds SAI. However, the Fund is not
intended as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures,
commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither
reviewed nor approved the Advisers reliance on these
exclusions, or the Fund, its investment strategies or this
prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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 Deutschland GmbH, (the
Sub-Adviser
or Invesco Deutschland) serves as the Funds investment
sub-adviser.
Invesco Deutschland, an affiliate of the Adviser, is located at
An der Welle 5, 1st Floor, Frankfurt, Germany. Invesco
Deutschland has been managing assets for institutional and
retail clients since 1998 and is responsible for the Funds
day-to-day
management, including the Funds investment decisions and
research services.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Low Volatility
Emerging Markets Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 0.94% of
average daily net assets.
The Adviser, not the Fund, pays
sub-advisory
fees, if any.
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When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
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 Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2009 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Karl Georg Bayer, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 1991.
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Uwe Draeger, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since its inception and has been associated with Invesco
Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005.
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Nils Hunter, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Dr. Jens Langewand, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since its inception and has been
associated with Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since its inception and has been
associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Low Volatility
Emerging Markets 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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge (CDSC). For more information on CDSCs, see the
Shareholder Account InformationContingent Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs) section of this prospectus.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Employer
Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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Initial sales charge which may be waived or reduced
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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CDSC on redemptions within one year
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No CDSC
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No CDSC
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.25%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
fee
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Generally converts to Class A shares on or about the end of the month that is at least eight years after the date on which shares were purchased along with a pro rata portion of reinvested dividends and distributions
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Intended for Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
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Purchase maximums apply
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
A-1 The
Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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Invesco Funds
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class A2 shares.
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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5.50
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5.82
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$50,000 but less than
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4.50
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.75
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2.83
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$500,000 but less than
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2.00
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2.04
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Category II Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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100,000
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4.25
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4.44
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$100,000 but less than
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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500,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$500,000 but less than
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2.00
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2.04
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Category III Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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100,000
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1.00
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1.01
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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0.76
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$250,000 but less than
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0.50
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Category IV Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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100,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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1.75
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1.78
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$250,000 but less than
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500,000
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1.25
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1.27
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Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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Invesco Funds
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
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purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
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purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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an individual account owner;
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immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
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This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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CDSC Category I
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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3.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category II
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category III
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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None
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CDSC Category IV
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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%
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Second
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3.75
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Third
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3.50
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category V
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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2.00
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Second
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1.50
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Third
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1.00
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Fourth
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0.50
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Fifth and following
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None
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CDSC Category VI
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Class B CDSC
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Class B CDSC
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purchased before
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purchased on or after
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June 1, 2005
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June 1, 2005
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First
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3.00
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4.00
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Second
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2.50
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4.00
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Third
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2.00
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3.00
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Fourth
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1.00
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2.50
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Fifth
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None
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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None
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CDSC Category VII
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
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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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If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
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If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
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If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
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Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Investor Class shares of any Fund.
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Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class Y shares of any Fund.
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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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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Additional
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Initial Investment
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Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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25
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$
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25
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser
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Contact your financial adviser.
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Contact your financial adviser.
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By Mail
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Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
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Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
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By Wire
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Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
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Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
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Wire Instructions
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Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Automated Investor Line
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Send a written request to the Funds transfer agent which
includes:
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and
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Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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Your redemption proceeds are to be mailed to your address on record (and there has been no change in your address of record within the last 15 days) or transferred electronically to a pre-authorized checking account;
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You can provide proper identification information;
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege.
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
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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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A
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Class A2
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class A, AX, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Investor Class
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Class P
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Class S
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Class B
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Class BX
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Class B
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Class C
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Class C
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Class CX
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Class R
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Class R
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Class RX
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Class R, RX
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Class Y
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A
shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
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Invesco Funds
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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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Invesco Funds
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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Invesco Funds
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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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Invesco Funds
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
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Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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By Telephone:
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
LVEM-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (LVLFX), R6 (LVLSX)
Invesco
Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Funds primary
investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
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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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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Taxes
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds primary investment objective is long-term growth
of capital.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
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investment)
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Class:
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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None
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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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Other
Expenses
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2.41
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense
Reimbursement
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and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to
1.47% of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco continues the
fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on December 31,
2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its
term.
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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.
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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities of issuers in emerging markets countries,
i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their industrial
cycles, and in derivatives and other instruments that have
economic characteristics similar to such securities. The Fund
defines emerging markets countries to be those countries in the
world other than the United States of America, Canada, Japan,
Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Israel and the developed countries of the
European Union. The Fund uses the following criteria to
determine whether an issuer is in an emerging markets country:
(1) it is organized under the laws of an emerging markets
country; (2) it has a principal office in an emerging
markets country; (3) it derives 50% or more of its total
revenues from business in an emerging markets country; or
(4) its securities are trading principally on a security
exchange, or in an over-the-counter market, in an emerging
markets country.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities and depositary
receipts. The principal types of equity securities in which the
Fund invests are common and preferred stock. The Fund can also
use derivatives, specifically futures contracts on broad-based
equity market indices, to equitize the Funds cash holdings.
The Fund invests primarily in the securities of
large-capitalization issuers; however, the Fund may also invest
in the securities of small- and mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital while
achieving a lower volatility level than the Funds
style-specific benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the
Index). The Adviser will seek to accomplish this through its
security selection process where the portfolio managers, using a
proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to sector peers. This process includes evaluating each
security based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management
action and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio
construction and risk management tools, the portfolio managers
incorporate these individual security forecasts to construct a
portfolio of stocks that they believe has the potential to
outperform the Index over the long term with less total risk
than the Index. The portfolio managers do not consider the
composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing the
portfolio but do consider certain portfolio level constraints
that are intended to diversify the Funds investments among
various sectors.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
(1) for risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted
return deteriorates, or (3) when it otherwise no longer
responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Depositary Receipts Risk.
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, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market,
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interest rate and management risks, as well as the risk of
potential increased regulation of derivatives. 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.
Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Geographic Focus Risk.
From time to time the Fund may
invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of
issuers located in a single country or a limited number of
countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner,
it assumes the risk that economic, political and social
conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on
its investment performance.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce lower volatility than the broader markets
in which the Fund invests. In addition, the Funds
investment strategy to seek lower volatility may cause the Fund
to underperform the broader markets in which the Fund invests
during market rallies. Such underperformance could be
significant during sudden or significant market rallies.
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.
Preferred Securities Risk.
There are special risks
associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred
securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its
discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period
of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or
omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report
the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have
received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose
substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend
payments.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
Investment
Sub-Adviser:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH.
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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Michael Abata
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Karl Georg Bayer
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Uwe Draeger
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Nils Hunter
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Charles Ko
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Dr. Jens Langewand
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which
case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn
from the tax-deferred account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson
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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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is long-term growth of
capital. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities of issuers in emerging markets countries,
i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their industrial
cycles, and in derivatives and other instruments that have
economic characteristics similar to such securities.
This policy may be changed by the Board, but no change is
anticipated. If the Funds policy changes, the Fund will
notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to
implementation of the change.
The Fund defines emerging markets countries to be those
countries in the world other than the United States of America,
Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway,
Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel and the developed
countries of the European Union. The Fund uses the following
criteria to determine whether an issuer is in an emerging
markets country: (1) it is organized under the laws of an
emerging markets country; (2) it has a principal office in
an emerging markets country; (3) it derives 50% or more of
its total revenues from business in an emerging markets country;
or (4) its securities are trading principally on a security
exchange, or in an over-the-counter market, in an emerging
markets country.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities and depositary
receipts. The principal types of equity securities in which the
Fund invests are common and preferred stock. A depositary
receipt is generally issued by a bank or financial institution
and represents an ownership interest in the common stock or
other equity securities of a foreign company. Depositary
receipts, the underlying security of which is an issuer in an
emerging markets country, will count towards the Funds 80%
policy. The Fund can also use derivatives, specifically futures
contracts on broad-based equity market indices, to equitize the
Funds cash holdings.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of the futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem
with the value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are
bilateral agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller
equally obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the
terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled
by purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date.
The Fund invests primarily in the securities of
large-capitalization issuers; however, the Fund may also invest
in the securities of small- and mid-capitalization issuers.
The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer
if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase,
within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized
companies included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index during the
most recent
11-month
period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent data
during the current month. As of November 29, 2013, the
capitalization of companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
ranged from $289.5 million to $156 billion.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital while
achieving a lower volatility level than the Funds
style-specific benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the
Index). The Adviser will seek to accomplish this through its
security selection process where the portfolio managers, using a
proprietary multi-factor model, evaluate fundamental and
behavioral factors to forecast individual security returns and
risk and rank these securities based on their attractiveness
relative to sector peers. This process includes evaluating each
security based on its earnings momentum, price trend, management
action and relative value. Using proprietary portfolio
construction and risk management tools, the portfolio managers
incorporate these individual security forecasts to construct a
portfolio of stocks that they believe has the potential to
outperform the Index over the long term with less total risk
than the Index. The portfolio managers do not consider the
composition of the Funds benchmark when constructing the
portfolio but do consider certain portfolio level constraints
that are intended to diversify the Funds investments among
various sectors.
The Funds portfolio managers consider selling a security
(1) for risk control purposes, (2) when its forecasted
return deteriorates, or (3) when it otherwise no longer
responds to the Advisers proprietary model.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions,
the Funds portfolio managers may temporarily use a
different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the
Funds portfolio managers do so, different factors could
affect the Funds performance and 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 of the types of securities
described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in
securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Depositary Receipts Risk.
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, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could
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obligations or the payment obligations of another customer to
the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices of
securities issued by foreign companies and governments located
in emerging markets countries may be impacted by certain factors
more than those in countries with mature economies. For example,
emerging markets 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.
Governments in emerging markets may be relatively less stable.
The introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Geographic Focus Risk.
From time to time the Fund may
invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of
issuers located in a single country or a limited number of
countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner,
it assumes the risk that economic, political and social
conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on
its investment performance.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. In particular, there is no
guarantee that the portfolio managers stock selection
process will produce lower volatility than the broader markets
in which the Fund invests. In addition, the Funds
investment strategy to seek lower volatility may cause the Fund
to underperform the broader markets in which the Fund invests
during market rallies. Such underperformance could be
significant during sudden or significant market rallies.
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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.
Preferred Securities Risk.
There are special risks
associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred
securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its
discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period
of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or
omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report
the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have
received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose
substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend
payments.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Exclusion of
Adviser from Commodity Pool Operator Definition
With respect to the Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion
from the definition of commodity pool operator (CPO)
under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the rules of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and, therefore, is
not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In
addition, the Adviser is relying upon a related exclusion from
the definition of commodity trading advisor (CTA)
under the CEA and the rules of the CFTC with respect to the Fund.
As of January 1, 2013, the terms of the CPO exclusion
require the Fund, among other things, to adhere to certain
limits on its investments in commodity interests.
Commodity interests include commodity futures, commodity options
and swaps, which in turn include non-deliverable forwards. The
Fund is permitted to invest in these instruments as further
described in the Funds SAI. However, the Fund is not
intended as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures,
commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither
reviewed nor approved the Advisers reliance on these
exclusions, or the Fund, its investment strategies or this
prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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 Deutschland GmbH, (the
Sub-Adviser
or Invesco Deutschland) serves as the Funds investment
sub-adviser.
Invesco Deutschland, an affiliate of the Adviser, is located at
An der Welle 5, 1st Floor, Frankfurt, Germany. Invesco
Deutschland has been managing assets for institutional and
retail clients since 1998 and is responsible for the Funds
day-to-day
management, including the Funds investment decisions and
research services.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Low Volatility
Emerging Markets Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 0.94% of
average daily net assets.
The Adviser, not the Fund, pays
sub-advisory
fees, if any.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
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 Abata, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2011. In 2010, he was a Vice President at State
Street Global Markets. From 2009 to 2010, he worked as a
consultant at Hermes Fund Managers. Prior to 2008, he was a
Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investment Management.
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Karl Georg Bayer, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 1991.
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Uwe Draeger, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since its inception and has been associated with Invesco
Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2005.
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Nils Hunter, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Charles Ko, CFA, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for
the Fund since its inception and has been associated with
Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2012. From 2000 to 2012, he was employed by
Batterymarch Financial Management and most recently served as
director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Dr. Jens Langewand, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since its inception and has been
associated with Invesco Deutschland
and/or
its
affiliates since 2007.
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Dr. Andrew Waisburd, Portfolio Manager, who has been
responsible for the Fund since its inception and has been
associated with Invesco
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and/or
its
affiliates since 2008. Prior to 2008, he was a Senior
Quantitative Analyst at Harris Investment Management and
Director of Research for Archipelago (now NYSE-ARCA).
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More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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
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. 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 Funds:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
A-4 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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
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interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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Class: A (VZMAX), C (VZMCX), R (VZMRX), Y (VZMYX)
Invesco
Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Funds investment
objective is to provide total return.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Dividends
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6
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Capital Gains Distributions
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7
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Shareholder Account Information
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A-1
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Choosing a Share Class
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A-1
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Share Class Eligibility
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A-2
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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A-3
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Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
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A-3
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
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A-5
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Purchasing Shares
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A-6
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Redeeming Shares
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A-7
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Exchanging Shares
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A-9
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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A-10
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures
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A-10
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Pricing of Shares
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A-11
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Taxes
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A-12
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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A-14
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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A-15
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Macro International Equity Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds primary investment objective is to provide total
return.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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A
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C
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R
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Y
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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None
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None
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None
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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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None
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1.00
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%
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None
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None
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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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Class:
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A
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C
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R
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Y
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Management Fees
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0.94
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%
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0.94
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%
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0.94
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%
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0.94
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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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1.00
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0.50
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None
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Other
Expenses
1
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4.08
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4.08
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4.08
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4.08
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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5.27
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6.02
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5.52
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5.02
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Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense
Reimbursement
2
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3.84
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3.84
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3.84
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3.84
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement
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1.43
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2.18
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1.68
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1.18
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1
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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2
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and
Class Y shares to 1.43%, 2.18%, 1.68% and 1.18%,
respectively, of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco
continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on
December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be
terminated during its term.
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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.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs
may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs
would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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Class A
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$
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688
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$
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1,364
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Class C
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$
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321
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$
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1,082
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Class R
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$
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171
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$
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935
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Class Y
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$
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120
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$
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786
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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Class A
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$
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688
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$
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1,364
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Class C
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$
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221
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$
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1,082
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Class R
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$
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171
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$
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935
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Class Y
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$
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120
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$
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786
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The
principal type of equity securities in which the Fund invests is
common stock.
The Fund generally will seek to maintain equity exposure by
owning stocks equal to approximately 8595% of the
Funds assets. However, the Funds net equity exposure
may vary between approximately 55% and 125% of the Funds
assets, depending on the Advisers short-term and long-term
views of whether the particular equity markets in which the Fund
invests are attractive or not. Equity exposure greater than or
less than the Funds equity exposure through owning stocks
will generally be achieved through investments in equity futures
and other derivatives. The Funds assets that are not
invested in equities or derivatives will be held in cash or cash
equivalent instruments, including affiliated money market funds.
The larger the value of the Funds derivative positions,
the more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash
equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in equity
securities and derivatives that provide exposure to issuers
located in at least three different countries outside the U.S.
The Fund may hold up to 100% of its assets in securities of
issuers located in foreign countries, including emerging markets
countries (i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their
industrial cycles). The Fund may invest in companies of any
market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
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Macro International Equity Fund
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure to a region or countrys equity market
strategic assets when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what they believe is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
Futures contracts will be used to increase or reduce equity
market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
Swap contracts will be used to increase or reduce equity market
exposure in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
In addition to using derivatives to increase or reduce equity
exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for hedging foreign
currency exposure, which means that they may be used when the
Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the Funds
investments from currency fluctuations.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The
risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivative instruments to implement their investment strategy.
Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
derivative instruments that provide economic leverage may
increase the volatility of the Funds net asset value,
which may increase the potential of greater losses that may
cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be
advantageous to do so. In addition, the Fund will likely
underperform the broader equity markets in which the Fund
invests during market rallies when the Funds equity
exposure is less than 100% of the Funds assets. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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 Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a
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Macro International Equity Fund
broad measure of market performance and by showing changes in
the Funds performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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on the Fund
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Scott Wolle
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Scott Hixon
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Mark Ahnrud
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Chris Devine
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Christian Ulrich
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return.
The Funds investment objective may be changed by the Board
of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities.
This policy may be changed by the Board, but no change is
anticipated. If the Funds policy changes, the Fund will
notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to
implementation of the change.
The principal type of equity securities in which the Fund
invests is common stock.
The Fund generally will seek to maintain equity exposure by
owning stocks equal to approximately 8595% of the
Funds assets. However, the Funds net equity exposure
may vary between approximately 55% and 125% of the Funds
assets, depending on the Advisers short-term and long-term
views of whether the particular equity markets in which the Fund
invests are attractive or not. Equity exposure greater than or
less than the Funds equity exposure through owning stocks
will generally be achieved through investments in equity futures
and other derivatives. The Funds assets that are not
invested in equities or derivatives will be held in cash or cash
equivalent instruments, including affiliated money market funds.
The larger the value of the Funds derivative positions,
the more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash
equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in equity
securities and derivatives that provide exposure to issuers
located in at least three different countries outside the U.S.
The Fund may hold up to 100% of its assets in securities of
issuers located in foreign countries, including emerging markets
countries (i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their
industrial cycles). The Fund may invest in companies of any
market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure
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Macro International Equity Fund
to a region or countrys equity market strategic assets
when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what it believes is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
In addition to using derivatives to increase or reduce equity
exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for hedging foreign
currency exposure, which means that they may be used when the
Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the Funds
investments from currency fluctuations.
In response to market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Funds portfolio managers may temporarily use a
different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the
Funds portfolio managers do so, different factors could
affect the Funds performance and 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 of the types of securities
described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in
securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
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.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivative instruments to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or
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otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets countries may be impacted
by certain factors more than those in countries with mature
economies. For example, developing/emerging markets 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. Governments in
developing/emerging markets may be relatively less stable. The
introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
derivative instruments that provide economic leverage may
increase the volatility of the Funds net asset value,
which may increase the potential of greater losses that may
cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be
advantageous to do so. In addition, the Fund will likely
underperform the broader equity markets in which the Fund
invests during market rallies when the Funds equity
exposure is less than 100% of the Funds assets. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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 Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The
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CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Fund, its investment
strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Macro International
Equity Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 0.94% of average
daily net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1999.
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Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1994.
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Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 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 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1998.
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Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000.
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The portfolio managers are assisted by research analysts on
Invescos Global Asset Allocation Team. Team members
provide research support and make securities recommendations
with respect to the Funds portfolio, but do not have
day-to-day
management responsibilities with respect to the Funds
portfolio.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Macro International
Equity 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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge (CDSC). For more information on CDSCs, see the
Shareholder Account InformationContingent Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs) section of this prospectus
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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No CDSC
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12b-1
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
A-1 The
Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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A-2 The
Invesco Funds
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class A2 shares.
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n
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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n
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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n
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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50,000
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5.50
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%
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5.82
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%
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$50,000 but less than
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$
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100,000
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4.50
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.75
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2.83
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category II Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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4.25
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%
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4.44
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category III Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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1.00
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%
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1.01
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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0.76
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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0.50
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0.50
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Category IV Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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2.50
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%
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2.56
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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1.75
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1.78
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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1.25
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1.27
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Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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n
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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n
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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n
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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n
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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n
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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A-3 The
Invesco Funds
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n
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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n
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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n
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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n
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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n
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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n
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
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n
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purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
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purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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1.
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an individual account owner;
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2.
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immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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3.
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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4.
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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a)
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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b)
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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c)
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if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
A-4 The
Invesco Funds
This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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CDSC Category I
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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3.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category II
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.00
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Fifth
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category III
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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5.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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None
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CDSC Category IV
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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%
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Second
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3.75
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Third
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3.50
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category V
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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2.00
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%
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Second
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1.50
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Third
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1.00
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Fourth
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0.50
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Fifth and following
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None
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CDSC Category VI
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Class B CDSC
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Class B CDSC
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purchased before
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purchased on or after
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Year since purchase made
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June 1, 2005
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June 1, 2005
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First
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3.00
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%
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4.00
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%
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Second
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2.50
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4.00
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Third
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2.00
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3.00
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Fourth
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1.00
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2.50
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Fifth
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None
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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None
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CDSC Category VII
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Year since purchase made
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Class B CDSC
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First
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4.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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3.00
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Fourth
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2.50
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Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
A-5 The
Invesco Funds
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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If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
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If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
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If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
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Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Investor Class shares of any Fund.
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Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
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Class Y shares of any Fund.
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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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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Additional
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Initial Investment
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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All other accounts
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Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser
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Contact your financial adviser.
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Contact your financial adviser.
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By Mail
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Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
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Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
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By Wire
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Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
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Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
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Wire Instructions
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Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
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A-6 The
Invesco Funds
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Automated Investor Line
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
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Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Send a written request to the Funds transfer agent which
includes:
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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A-7 The
Invesco Funds
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
A-8 The
Invesco Funds
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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Exchange From
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class S
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Class BX
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Class CX
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Class RX
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
A-9 The
Invesco Funds
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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
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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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Money Market
Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
A-14 The
Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-15 The
Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Macro International Equity Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426
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MIE-PRO-1
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (VZMFX), R6 (VZMSX)
Invesco
Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Funds investment
objective is to provide total return.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
An investment in the Fund:
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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Macro International Equity Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds primary investment objective is to provide total
return.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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R6
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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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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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4.91
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4.86
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Fee Waiver
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Reimbursement
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to
1.18% of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco continues the
fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on December 31,
2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its
term.
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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.
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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The
principal type of equity securities in which the Fund invests is
common stock.
The Fund generally will seek to maintain equity exposure by
owning stocks equal to approximately 8595% of the
Funds assets. However, the Funds net equity exposure
may vary between approximately 55% and 125% of the Funds
assets, depending on the Advisers short-term and long-term
views of whether the particular equity markets in which the Fund
invests are attractive or not. Equity exposure greater than or
less than the Funds equity exposure through owning stocks
will generally be achieved through investments in equity futures
and other derivatives. The Funds assets that are not
invested in equities or derivatives will be held in cash or cash
equivalent instruments, including affiliated money market funds.
The larger the value of the Funds derivative positions,
the more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash
equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in equity
securities and derivatives that provide exposure to issuers
located in at least three different countries outside the U.S.
The Fund may hold up to 100% of its assets in securities of
issuers located in foreign countries, including emerging markets
countries (i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their
industrial cycles). The Fund may invest in companies of any
market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure to a region or countrys equity market
strategic assets when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what they believe is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
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Macro International Equity Fund
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
Futures contracts will be used to increase or reduce equity
market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
Swap contracts will be used to increase or reduce equity market
exposure in the jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
In addition to using derivatives to increase or reduce equity
exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for hedging foreign
currency exposure, which means that they may be used when the
Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the Funds
investments from currency fluctuations.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The
risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase
during times of significant market volatility. The principal
risks of investing in the Fund are:
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivative instruments to implement their investment strategy.
Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
derivative instruments that provide economic leverage may
increase the volatility of the Funds net asset value,
which may increase the potential of greater losses that may
cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be
advantageous to do so. In addition, the Fund will likely
underperform the broader equity markets in which the Fund
invests during market rallies when the Funds equity
exposure is less than 100% of the Funds assets. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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 Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Scott Wolle
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Scott Hixon
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Mark Ahnrud
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Chris Devine
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Christian Ulrich
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
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least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return.
The Funds investment objective may be changed by the Board
of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in
equity securities and in derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to such securities.
This policy may be changed by the Board, but no change is
anticipated. If the Funds policy changes, the Fund will
notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days prior to
implementation of the change.
The principal type of equity securities in which the Fund
invests is common stock.
The Fund generally will seek to maintain equity exposure by
owning stocks equal to approximately 8595% of the
Funds assets. However, the Funds net equity exposure
may vary between approximately 55% and 125% of the Funds
assets, depending on the Advisers short-term and long-term
views of whether the particular equity markets in which the Fund
invests are attractive or not. Equity exposure greater than or
less than the Funds equity exposure through owning stocks
will generally be achieved through investments in equity futures
and other derivatives. The Funds assets that are not
invested in equities or derivatives will be held in cash or cash
equivalent instruments, including affiliated money market funds.
The larger the value of the Funds derivative positions,
the more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash
equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives.
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in equity
securities and derivatives that provide exposure to issuers
located in at least three different countries outside the U.S.
The Fund may hold up to 100% of its assets in securities of
issuers located in foreign countries, including emerging markets
countries (i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their
industrial cycles). The Fund may invest in companies of any
market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure to a region or countrys equity market
strategic assets when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what it believes is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
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counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations in the
value of the underlying asset to calculate payments between them
through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will be used to
increase or reduce equity market exposure in the jurisdictions
in which the Fund invests.
In addition to using derivatives to increase or reduce equity
exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for hedging foreign
currency exposure, which means that they may be used when the
Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the Funds
investments from currency fluctuations.
In response to market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Funds portfolio managers may temporarily use a
different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the
Funds portfolio managers do so, different factors could
affect the Funds performance and 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 of the types of securities
described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in
securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
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.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivative instruments to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets countries may be impacted
by certain factors more than those in countries with mature
economies. For example, developing/emerging markets 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. Governments in
developing/emerging markets may be relatively less stable. The
introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
derivative instruments that provide economic leverage may
increase the volatility of the Funds net asset value,
which may increase the potential of greater losses that may
cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be
advantageous to do so. In addition, the Fund will likely
underperform the broader equity markets in which the Fund
invests during market rallies when the Funds equity
exposure is less than 100% of the Funds assets. Such
underperformance could be significant during sudden or
significant market rallies.
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 Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including
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the Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee
subadvisory services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder
approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Macro International
Equity Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 0.94% of average
daily net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1999.
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Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1994.
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Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 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 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1998.
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Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000.
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The portfolio managers are assisted by research analysts on
Invescos Global Asset Allocation Team. Team members
provide research support and make securities recommendations
with respect to the Funds portfolio, but do not have
day-to-day
management responsibilities with respect to the Funds
portfolio.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Purchase Options
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Opening An Account
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Adding To An Account
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone and Wire
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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By Telephone
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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order.
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redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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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
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. 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 Funds:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
A-5 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Money Market
Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Real Estate
Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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This discussion of Taxes is for general
information only and not tax advice. All investors should
consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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By Telephone:
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(800) 659-1005
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Macro International Equity Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number:
811-05426
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invesco.com/us
MIE-PRO-2
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: A (LSTAX), C (LSTCX), R (LSTRX), Y (LSTYX)
Invesco
Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Funds investment objective is
to seek a positive absolute return over a complete economic and
market cycle.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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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The Adviser(s)
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Adviser Compensation
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Shareholder Account Information
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A-1
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Choosing a Share Class
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A-1
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Share Class Eligibility
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A-2
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Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
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Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
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Purchasing Shares
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Redeeming Shares
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Exchanging Shares
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Rights Reserved by the Funds
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Excessive Short-Term Trading Activity (Market Timing) Disclosures
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Pricing of Shares
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Taxes
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Payments to Financial Intermediaries
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Security Holder Documents
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Macro Long/Short Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive
absolute return over a complete economic and market cycle.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales
charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to
invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Invesco Funds.
More information about these and other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section
Shareholder Account InformationInitial Sales Charges
(Class A Shares Only) on
page A-3
of the prospectus and the section Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of SharesPurchase and Redemption of Shares
on
page G-1
of the statement of additional information (SAI).
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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Class:
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A
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C
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R
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Y
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a
percentage of offering price)
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5.50
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None
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None
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None
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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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None
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1.00
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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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1.25
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1.25
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1.25
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1.25
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Distribution
and/or
Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.25
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1.00
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0.50
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Other
Expenses
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2.37
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3.87
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4.62
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4.12
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Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense
Reimbursement
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2.00
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
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1.87
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and
Class Y shares to 1.87%, 2.62%, 2.12% and 1.62%,
respectively, of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco
continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on
December 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be
terminated during its term.
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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.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the
end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds
operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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365
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215
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874
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Class Y
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$
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165
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725
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your
shares:
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215
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874
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165
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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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
The Fund will generally seek to create a strategic net equity
exposure of approximately 35%45% of the Funds assets
by owning stocks and through the use of equity index futures.
However, the Funds net equity exposure may vary between
approximately
-20%
and
100% of the Funds assets, depending on the Advisers
short-term and long-term views of whether the particular equity
markets in which the Fund invests are attractive or not. Equity
exposure greater than or less than the Funds equity
exposure through owning stocks will generally be achieved
through investments in futures and other derivatives. The
Funds assets that are not invested in equities or
derivatives will be held in cash or cash equivalent instruments,
including affiliated money market funds. The larger the value of
the Funds derivative positions, the more the Fund will be
required to maintain cash and cash equivalents as margin or
collateral for such derivatives. The Adviser believes that the
Funds low exposure to equity markets relative to mutual
funds with more traditional investment strategies will result in
less volatility than other global equity mutual funds.
The Funds investments will provide exposure to issuers
located in both the U.S. and foreign countries, including
issuers located in emerging markets countries (i.e., those that
are in the initial stages of their industrial cycles). From time
to time, the Funds exposure to a particular countrys
equity market may be negative (sometimes referred to as short
exposure), meaning that the value of the Funds exposure to
that country would increase when the countrys equity
market decreased in value.
The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
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The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure to a region or countrys equity market
strategic assets when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what they believe is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
Futures contracts and swap contracts will be used to increase or
reduce equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the
Fund invests. In addition to using derivatives to increase or
reduce equity exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for
hedging foreign currency exposure, which means that they may be
used when the Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the
Funds investments from currency fluctuations.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
instruments that provide economic leverage increases the
volatility of the Funds net asset value, which increases
the potential of greater losses that may cause the Fund to
liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so. In
addition, the Fund will likely underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies when the
Funds equity exposure is less than 100% of the Funds
assets. Such underperformance could be significant during sudden
or significant market rallies.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited. In order to establish a short
position in a security, the Fund must borrow the security from a
broker. 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. The Fund also may not always be able to close
out the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a
particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund will incur
increased transaction costs associated with selling securities
short. In addition, taking short positions in securities results
in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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
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may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at
a desirable price.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Scott Wolle
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Scott Hixon
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Mark Ahnrud
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Chris Devine
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Christian Ulrich
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser, through our Web
site at www.invesco.com/us, by mail to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO
64121-9078,
or by telephone at
800-959-4246.
There are no minimum investments for Class R shares for
Fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C and Y
shares for Fund accounts are as follows:
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Initial Investment
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Additional Investments
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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None
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$25
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$25
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive
absolute return over a complete economic and market cycle. A
complete economic and market cycle would include both a
meaningful slow down, and a recession as well as an expansion
phase. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
The Fund will generally seek to create a strategic net equity
exposure of approximately 35%45% of the Funds assets
by owning stocks and through the use of equity index futures.
However, the Funds net equity exposure may vary between
approximately
-20%
and
100% of the Funds assets, depending on the Advisers
short-term and long-term views of whether the particular equity
markets in which the Fund invests are attractive or not. Equity
exposure greater than or less than the Funds equity
exposure through owning stocks will generally be achieved
through investments in futures and other derivatives. The
Funds assets that are not invested in equities or
derivatives will be held in cash or cash equivalent instruments,
including affiliated money market funds. The larger the value of
the Funds derivative positions, the more the Fund will be
required to maintain cash and cash equivalents as margin or
collateral for such derivatives. The Adviser believes that the
Funds low exposure to equity markets relative to mutual
funds with more traditional investment strategies will result in
less volatility than other global equity mutual funds.
The Funds investments will provide exposure to issuers
located in both the U.S. and foreign countries, including
issuers located in emerging markets countries (i.e., those that
are in the initial stages of their industrial cycles). From time
to time, the Funds exposure to a particular countrys
equity market may be negative (sometimes referred to as short
exposure), meaning that the value of the Funds exposure to
that country would increase when the countrys equity
market decreased in value.
The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic
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environment, and historic price movements. When the balance of
these concepts is positive, the management team will increase
exposure to a region or countrys equity market by
purchasing more relative to the strategic allocation. In a like
manner, the management team will reduce exposure to a region or
countrys equity market strategic assets when the balance
of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what it believes is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts,
will be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
In addition to using derivatives to increase or reduce equity
exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for hedging foreign
currency exposure, which means that they may be used when the
Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the Funds
investments from currency fluctuations.
In response to market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Funds portfolio managers may temporarily use a
different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the
Funds portfolio managers do so, different factors could
affect the Funds performance and 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 of the types of securities
described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in
securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
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.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may
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not be able to prevent further losses of value in its
derivatives holdings and the liquidity of the Funds other
assets may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial
portion of its otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to
cover its obligations under such derivative instruments. The
Fund may also be required to take or make delivery of an
underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted
to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened and evolving government regulations, which
could increase the costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets countries may be impacted
by certain factors more than those in countries with mature
economies. For example, developing/emerging markets 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. Governments in
developing/emerging markets may be relatively less stable. The
introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
instruments that provide economic leverage increases the
volatility of the Funds net asset value, which increases
the potential of greater losses that may cause the Fund to
liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so. In
addition, the Fund will likely underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies when the
Funds equity exposure is less than 100% of the Funds
assets. Such underperformance could be significant during sudden
or significant market rallies.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons. The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities
that it does not own by purchasing an equivalent number of
shares of the borrowed security on the open market and
delivering them to the broker. The Fund may not always be able
to complete or close out the short position by
replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an
acceptable price. The Fund may be prematurely forced to close
out a short position if the broker demands the return of the
borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is
required to buy the security at a time when the security has
appreciated in value from the date of the short sale.
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Macro Long/Short Fund
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect
to the Fund. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to the Fund as a result of the Advisers
registration as a commodity pool operator. Generally, these
rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on the Advisers
compliance with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for
most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Macro Long/Short
Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average daily
net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1999.
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Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1994.
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Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 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 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1998.
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Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000.
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The portfolio managers are assisted by research analysts on
Invescos Global Asset Allocation Team. Team members
provide research support and make securities recommendations
with respect to the Funds portfolio, but do not have
day-to-day
management responsibilities with respect to the Funds
portfolio.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
Sales
Charges
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Macro Long/Short
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
InformationInitial Sales Charges (Class A
Shares Only) section of the prospectus. Purchases of
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. For more information
on CDSCs, see the Shareholder Account
InformationContingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
section of this prospectus.
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Macro Long/Short 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.
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 Funds
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.
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Macro Long/Short Fund
Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Macro Long/Short Fund
Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco 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.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Retirement and 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 name of an individual investor), the intermediary or
conduit investment vehicle may impose rules that differ from,
and/or
charge a transaction or other fee in addition to, those
described in this prospectus. Please consult your financial
adviser or other financial intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are 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 Funds share classes.
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Share Classes
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class R
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Class Y
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Initial sales charge which may be waived or reduced
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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No initial sales charge
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CDSC on certain redemptions
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CDSC on redemptions within six or fewer years
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CDSC on redemptions within one year
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No CDSC
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No CDSC
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.25%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 1.00%
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12b-1
fee of up to 0.50%
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No
12b-1
fee
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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Does not convert to Class A shares
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New or additional investments are not permitted.
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Investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary other than Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors). This restriction does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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Intended for Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
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Purchase maximums apply
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund and
Investor Class shares of Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio do
not have a
12b-1
fee;
the Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco
Limited Maturity Treasury Fund Class A2 shares have a 12b-1 fee
of 0.15%; and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund Class A shares have a
12b-1 fee of 0.10%.
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Class B shares of Invesco Money Market Fund convert to Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Money
Market Fund convert to Class AX shares.
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Class B shares and Class BX shares will not convert to
Class A shares or Class AX shares, respectively, that
have a higher 12b-1 fee rate than the respective Class B
shares or Class BX shares at the time of conversion.
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CDSC does not apply to redemption of Class C shares of Invesco
Short Term Bond Fund unless you received Class C shares of
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund through an exchange from Class C
shares from another Invesco Fund that is still subject to a CDSC.
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The
12b-1
fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%.
The Fees and Expenses of the FundAnnual Fund
Operating Expenses section of this prospectus reflects the
actual
12b-1
fees paid by a Fund.
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In addition to the share classes shown in the chart above, the
following Funds offer the following additional share classes:
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Investor
Class shares: Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund, Invesco
Dividend Income Fund, Invesco Energy Fund, Invesco European
Growth Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Gold
& Precious Metals Fund, Invesco High Yield Fund, Invesco
International Core Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Equity
Yield Fund, Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income
Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
A-1 The
Invesco Funds
MCF12/13
Small Cap Growth Fund, Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Invesco
Technology Fund, Invesco U.S. Government Fund, Premier
Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S.
Government Money Portfolio.
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Class A2 shares: Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund;
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Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class BX shares: Invesco Money Market Fund (new or
additional investments in Class BX shares are not
permitted);
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Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and
Invesco Money Market Fund;
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Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds;
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Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund;
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Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative
Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco
Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Money Market Fund.
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Share
Class Eligibility
Class A, B,
C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
Class A, C and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares are generally
available to all retail investors, including individuals,
trusts, corporations, business and charitable organizations and
Retirement and Benefit Plans. Investors may only open an account
to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial
intermediary other than Invesco Distributors. This restriction
does not apply to Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans. The share classes offer different fee structures that 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.
Class B shares are closed to new and to additional
investors. 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 AX,
BX, CX and RX Shares
Class AX, BX, CX and RX shares are closed to new investors.
Only investors who have continuously maintained an account in
Class AX, CX or RX of a specific Fund may make additional
purchases into Class AX, CX and RX, 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 AX (excluding Invesco Money Market Fund), BX,
CX, or RX 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 AX 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 intended for eligible Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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
investors 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 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 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 investors
account in exchange for servicing that account. Class Y
shares are not available for IRAs or Employer Sponsored 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%. Only the following persons may purchase Investor Class
shares:
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Investors who established accounts prior to April 1, 2002,
in Investor Class shares with Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(Invesco Distributors) who have continuously maintained an
account in Investor Class shares (this includes anyone listed in
the registration of an account, such as a joint owner, trustee
or custodian, and immediate family members of such persons) with
Invesco Distributors. These investors are referred to as
Investor Class grandfathered investors.
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Customers of a financial intermediary that has had an agreement
with the Funds distributor or any Funds that offered
Investor Class shares prior to April 1, 2002, that has
continuously maintained such agreement. These intermediaries are
referred to as Investor Class grandfathered
intermediaries.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or
employee (or immediate family member of a current, former or
retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of any Invesco
Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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Distribution
and Service
(12b-1)
Fees
Except as noted below, each Fund has adopted a distribution plan
or distribution plan and service plan pursuant to SEC
Rule 12b-1.
A
12b-1 plan
allows a Fund to pay distribution and service fees to Invesco
Distributors to compensate or reimburse, as applicable, Invesco
Distributors for its efforts in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Funds shares and for services provided
to shareholders, all or a substantial portion of which are paid
to the dealer of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of
their assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will
increase the cost of your investment and may cause you to pay
more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described
in this prospectus.
The following Funds and share classes do not have
12b-1
plans:
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Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class A2 shares.
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares.
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares.
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares.
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All Funds, Class Y shares
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Under the applicable distribution plan or distribution plan and
service plan, the Funds may pay distribution and service fees up
to the following amounts with respect to each Funds
average daily net assets with respect to such class:
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Class A shares: 0.25%
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Class B shares: 1.00%
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Class C shares: 1.00%
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Class P shares: 0.10%
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Class R shares: 0.50%
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Class S shares: 0.15%
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15%
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Investor Class shares: 0.25%
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Please refer to the prospectus fee table for more information on
a particular Funds
12b-1
fees.
Initial
Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)
The Funds are grouped into four categories for determining
initial sales charges. The Other Information section
of each Funds prospectus will tell you the sales charge
category in which the Fund is classified. As used below, the
term offering price with respect to all categories
of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.
If you purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of
Category I or II Funds or $500,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category IV Funds (a Large Purchase) the initial
sales charge set forth below will be waived; though your shares
will be subject to a 1% CDSC if you dont hold such shares
for at least 18 months.
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Category I Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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5.50
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$50,000 but less than
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4.50
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4.71
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$100,000 but less than
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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2.75
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2.00
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2.04
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Category II Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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4.25
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%
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4.44
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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3.63
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.50
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2.56
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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2.04
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Category III Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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1.00
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%
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1.01
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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0.76
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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0.50
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0.50
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Category IV Initial Sales Charges
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Investors Sales Charge
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As a % of
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As a % of
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Amount invested
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Offering Price
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Investment
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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2.50
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%
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2.56
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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1.75
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1.78
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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1.25
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1.27
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Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge
The following types of investors may purchase Class A
shares without paying an initial sales charge:
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n
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Investors who purchase shares through a fee-based advisory
account with an approved financial intermediary. In a fee based
advisory program, a financial intermediary typically charges
each investor a fee based on the value of the investors
account in exchange for servicing that account.
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n
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs maintained on retirement platforms or by the
Funds transfer agent or its affiliates:
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n
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with assets of at least $1 million; or
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n
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with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan;
or
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n
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that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions
through a single omnibus account per Fund.
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n
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Any investor who purchases his or her shares with the proceeds
of an in kind rollover, transfer or distribution from a
Retirement and Benefit Plan where the account being funded by
such rollover is to be maintained by the same financial
intermediary, trustee, custodian or administrator that
maintained the plan from which the rollover distribution funding
such rollover originated, or an affiliate thereof.
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n
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Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase
Class A shares of a different Fund.
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n
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Qualified Tuition Programs created and maintained in accordance
with Section 529 of the Code.
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n
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Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles.
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A-3 The
Invesco Funds
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n
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Insurance company separate accounts.
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n
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Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries.
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n
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Any registered representative or employee of any financial
intermediary who has an agreement with Invesco Distributors to
sell shares of the Invesco Funds (this includes any members of
his or her immediate family).
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n
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Any investor purchasing shares through a financial intermediary
that has a written arrangement with the Funds distributor
in which the Funds distributor has agreed to participate
in a no transaction fee program in which the financial
intermediary will make Class A shares available without the
imposition of a sales charge.
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In addition, investors may acquire Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge in connection with:
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n
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reinvesting dividends and distributions;
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n
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exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a
sales charge for shares of another Fund;
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n
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purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered
by the Funds transfer agent; and
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n
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purchasing Class A shares with proceeds from the redemption
of Class B, Class C, Class R or Class Y
shares where the redemption and purchase are effectuated on the
same business day due to the distribution of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan maintained by the Funds transfer agent or one
of its affiliates.
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Invesco Distributors also permits certain other investors to
invest in Class A shares without paying an initial charge
as a result of the investors current or former
relationship with the Invesco Funds. For additional information
about such eligibility, please reference the Funds SAI.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible to purchase Class A shares without
paying an initial sales charge and to provide all necessary
documentation of such facts.
It is possible that a financial intermediary may not, in
accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation
occurs, it is possible that the investor would need to invest
directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage
of the waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of
these sales charge waivers at any time.
Qualifying for
Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions
The following types of accounts qualify for reduced sales
charges or sales charge exceptions under Rights of Accumulation
(ROAs) and Letters of Intent (LOIs). These types of accounts are
referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers:
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1.
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an individual account owner;
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2.
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immediate family of the individual account owner (including the
individuals spouse or domestic partner and the
individuals children, step-children or grandchildren) as
well as the individuals parents, step-parents, the parents
of the individuals spouse or domestic partner,
grandparents and siblings;
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3.
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a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established
exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and
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4.
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a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA),
maintained pursuant to Section 530 of the Code (in either
case, the account must be established by an individual account
owner or have an individual account owner named as the
beneficiary thereof).
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Alternatively, an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan
or Employer Sponsored IRA may be considered a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level, and receive a reduced applicable
initial sales charge for a new purchase based on the total value
of the current purchase and the value of other shares owned by
the plans participants if:
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a)
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the employer or plan sponsor submits all contributions for all
participating employees in a single contribution transmittal
(the Invesco Funds will not accept separate contributions
submitted with respect to individual participants);
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b)
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each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and
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c)
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if the Invesco Funds are expected to carry separate accounts in
the names of each of the plan participants, (i) the
employer or plan sponsor notifies Invesco Distributors in
writing that the separate accounts of all plan participants
should be linked, and (ii) all new participant accounts are
established by submitting an appropriate Account Application on
behalf of each new participant with the contribution transmittal.
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Participant accounts in a retirement plan that is a ROA eligible
purchaser at the plan level may not also be considered a ROA
eligible purchaser for the benefit of an individual account
owner.
In all instances, it is the purchasers responsibility to
notify Invesco Distributors or the purchasers financial
intermediary of any relationship or other facts qualifying the
purchaser as eligible for reduced sales charges
and/or
sales
charge exceptions and to provide all necessary documentation of
such facts in order to qualify for reduced sales charges or
sales charge exceptions. For additional information on linking
accounts to qualify for ROA or LOI, please see the Funds
SAI.
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 ROAs or LOIs.
Rights of
Accumulation
Purchasers that qualify for ROA may combine new purchases of
Class A shares of a Fund with shares of the Fund or other
open-end Invesco Funds 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 will be
based on the total of your current purchase and the value of
other shares owned based on their current public offering price.
The Funds 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 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 into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge and
Class Y and Class R redemptions may be reinvested into
Class A shares without an initial sales charge or
Class Y or Class R shares.
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.
A-4 The
Invesco Funds
This reinstatement privilege shall be suspended for the period
of time in which a purchase block is in place on a
shareholders 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 Funds transfer
agent that you wish to do so at the time of your reinvestment.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs)
CDSCs on
Class A Shares and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund
Any shares of a Large Purchase of Class A shares redeemed prior
to 18 months after the date of purchase will be subject to
a CDSC of 1%.
If Invesco Distributors pays a concession to a financial
intermediary in connection with a Large Purchase of Class A
shares by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA, the Class A shares will be subject
to a 1% CDSC if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of 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 B Shares
Existing Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if you redeem
during the CDSC period at the rate set forth below, unless you
qualify for a CDSC exception as described in this Shareholder
Account Information section of this prospectus.
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CDSC Category I
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Year since purchase made
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|
Class B CDSC
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First
|
|
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5.00
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%
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Second
|
|
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4.00
|
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Third
|
|
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3.00
|
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Fourth
|
|
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3.00
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Fifth
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2.00
|
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category II
|
Year since purchase made
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|
Class B CDSC
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First
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|
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5.00
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%
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Second
|
|
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4.00
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|
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Third
|
|
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3.00
|
|
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Fourth
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
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Fifth
|
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2.00
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Sixth
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1.00
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Seventh and following
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None
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CDSC Category III
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
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|
First
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|
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5.00
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%
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Second
|
|
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4.00
|
|
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Third
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
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Fourth
|
|
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2.50
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|
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Fifth
|
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1.50
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Sixth
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None
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|
|
|
CDSC Category IV
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
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|
First
|
|
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4.00
|
%
|
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Second
|
|
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3.75
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Third
|
|
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3.50
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|
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Fourth
|
|
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2.50
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|
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Fifth
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
|
Sixth
|
|
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1.00
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|
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Seventh and following
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|
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None
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|
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CDSC Category V
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
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|
First
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|
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2.00
|
%
|
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Second
|
|
|
1.50
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Third
|
|
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1.00
|
|
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Fourth
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0.50
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|
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Fifth and following
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|
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None
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
CDSC Category VI
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|
|
Class B CDSC
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|
Class B CDSC
|
|
|
purchased before
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|
purchased on or after
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Year since purchase made
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|
June 1, 2005
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June 1, 2005
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First
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3.00
|
%
|
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4.00
|
%
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Second
|
|
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2.50
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4.00
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Third
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2.00
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3.00
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|
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Fourth
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1.00
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|
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2.50
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Fifth
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|
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None
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1.50
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|
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Sixth and following
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None
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None
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|
|
|
CDSC Category VII
|
Year since purchase made
|
|
Class B CDSC
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|
First
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|
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4.00
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%
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Second
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4.00
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Third
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|
|
3.00
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
2.50
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|
|
Fifth
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1.50
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Sixth and following
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None
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CDSCs on
Class C Shares
Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. If you redeem your
shares during the first year since your 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 SharesEmployer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC at the time of
redemption if all of the Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs shares are
redeemed within one year from the date of initial purchase.
CDSCs on
Class C Shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
While Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund are
not subject to a CDSC, if you acquired shares of Invesco Short
Term Bond Fund 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
A-5 The
Invesco Funds
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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n
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If you participate in the Systematic Redemption Plan and
withdraw up to 12% of the value of your shares that are subject
to a CDSC in any twelve-month period.
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n
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If you redeem shares to pay account fees.
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n
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If you are the executor, administrator or beneficiary of an
estate or are otherwise entitled to assets remaining in an
account following the death or post-purchase disability of a
shareholder or beneficial owner and you choose to redeem those
shares.
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There are other circumstances under which you may be able to
redeem shares without paying CDSCs. For additional information
about such circumstances, please see the Appendix entitled
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares in each
Funds SAI.
Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions are not subject to CDSCs.
The following share classes are sold without a CDSC:
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n
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Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund.
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n
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Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund.
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n
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund.
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n
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund.
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n
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Investor Class shares of any Fund.
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n
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Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund.
|
n
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Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco
Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund,
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund.
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n
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Class Y shares of any Fund.
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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
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. 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 your financial intermediarys
policies.
Minimum
Investments
There are no minimum investments for Class P, R or S shares
for fund accounts. The minimum investments for Class A, C,
Y, Investor Class and Invesco Cash Reserve shares for fund
accounts are as follows:
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Additional
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Initial Investment
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Investments
|
Type of Account
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Per Fund
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Per Fund
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|
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser
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None
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None
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|
Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer
Sponsored IRAs
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|
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None
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None
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|
IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares
through a systematic purchase plan
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$
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25
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$
|
25
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through
a systematic purchase plan
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50
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50
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs
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250
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25
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All other accounts
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1,000
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50
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Invesco Distributors has the discretion to accept orders on
behalf of clients for lesser amounts
How to Purchase
Shares
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|
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Opening An Account
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|
Adding To An Account
|
|
Through a Financial Adviser
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|
Contact your financial adviser.
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Contact your financial adviser.
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By Mail
|
|
Mail completed account application and check to the Funds
transfer agent,
Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078.
The Funds transfer agent does NOT accept the following
types of payments: Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks,
Third Party Checks, and Cash.*
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|
Mail your check and the remittance slip from your confirmation
statement to the Funds transfer agent. The Funds
transfer agent does NOT accept the following types of payments:
Credit Card Checks, Temporary/Starter Checks, Third Party
Checks, and Cash.*
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By Wire
|
|
Mail completed account application to the Funds transfer
agent. Call the Funds transfer agent at (800)
959-4246
to
receive a reference number. Then, use the wire instructions
provided below.
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|
Call the Funds transfer agent to receive a reference
number. Then, use the wire instructions provided below.
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Wire Instructions
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|
Beneficiary Bank ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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By Telephone
|
|
Open your account using one of the methods described above.
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|
Select the Bank Account Information option on your completed
account application or complete a Systematic Options and Bank
Information Form. Mail the application or form to the
Funds transfer agent. Once the Funds transfer agent
has received the form, call the Funds transfer agent at
the number below to place your purchase order.
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A-6 The
Invesco Funds
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening An Account
|
|
Adding To An Account
|
|
Automated Investor Line
|
|
Open your account using one of the methods described above.
|
|
Call the Funds transfer agents
24-hour
Automated Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your order after you have provided the bank
instructions that will be requested.
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By Internet
|
|
Open your account using one of the methods described above.
|
|
Access your account at www.invesco.com/us. The proper bank
instructions must have been provided on your account. You may
not purchase shares in Retirement and Benefit Plans on the
internet.
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|
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*
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|
Cash includes cash equivalents.
Cash equivalents are cashiers checks, official checks,
bank drafts, travelers checks, treasurers checks,
postal money orders or money orders.
|
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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Systematic
Purchase Plan
You can arrange for periodic investments in any of the Funds by
authorizing the Funds 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 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 Funds
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. Your financial intermediary may offer alternative dollar
cost averaging programs with different requirements.
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 $25 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 will be
reinvested into the Class A shares. You should contact the
Funds transfer agent to change your distribution option,
and your request to do so must be received by the Funds
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:
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Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or
distribution must be at least $5,000; and
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Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or
distribution must be at least $500.
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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 up to 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 Funds transfer agent must receive your
request to participate, make changes, or cancel 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. The Fund 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
Funds 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 days net asset
value. For Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, the Funds
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.
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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includes:
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The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem;
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The name of the Fund(s) and your account number;
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Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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The Funds transfer agent may require that you provide
additional documentation, or information, such as corporate
resolutions or powers of attorney, if applicable. If you are
redeeming from a Retirement and Benefit Plan, you must complete
the appropriate distribution form.
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Invesco Funds
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How to Redeem Shares
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By Telephone
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Call the Funds transfer agent at
1-800-959-4246.
You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
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You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege.
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You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an
Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Retirement and
Benefit Plans may be initiated only in writing and require the
completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as
employer authorization.
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Automated Investor Line
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Call the Funds transfer agents 24-hour Automated
Investor Line at
1-800-246-5463.
You may place your redemption order after you have provided the
bank instructions that will be requested.
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Place your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be
allowed to redeem by Internet if:
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Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and
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You have already provided proper bank information.
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Redemptions from Retirement and Benefit Plans may be initiated
only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate
distribution form, as well as employer authorization.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent or
authorized intermediary, if applicable. If your request is not
in good order, the Funds transfer agent may require
additional documentation in order to redeem your shares. If you
redeem shares recently purchased by check or ACH, you may be
required to wait up to ten business days before your redemption
proceeds are sent. 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 Funds transfer agent.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone and the
Internet are genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer
agent are not liable for losses arising from actions taken in
accordance with instructions that are reasonably believed to be
genuine.
Expedited
Redemptions (for 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, the Funds transfer agent will transmit payment
of redemption proceeds on that same day via federal wire to a
bank of record on your account. If the Funds transfer
agent receives your redemption order after
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time and before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE, it will transmit payment
on the next business day.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable. With respect to Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco
Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, in
the event that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined
in the 1940 Act, determines that the extent of the deviation
between a Funds amortized cost per share and its current
net asset value per share calculated using available market
quotations (or an appropriate substitute that reflects current
market conditions) may result in material dilution or other
unfair results to the Funds investors or existing
shareholders, and irrevocably has approved the liquidation of
the Fund, the Board of Trustees has the authority to suspend
redemptions of the Funds shares.
Systematic
Withdrawals
You may arrange for regular periodic withdrawals from your
account in amounts equal to or greater than $50 per Fund. The
Funds transfer agent 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 and Benefit Plan. You can
stop this plan at any time by giving ten days prior notice
to the Funds transfer agent.
Check
Writing
The Funds transfer agent provides check writing privileges
for accounts in the following Funds and share classes:
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Invesco Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares,
Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class
shares
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Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y
shares and Investor Class shares
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Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares
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Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class
shares
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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 and Benefit
Plans. 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
The Funds transfer agent requires a signature guarantee in
the following circumstances:
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When your redemption proceeds will equal or exceed $250,000 per
Fund.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone
other than the registered owner of the account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere
other than the address of record or bank of record on the
account.
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When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new
address or an address that changed in the last 15 days.
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The Funds transfer agent will accept a guarantee of your
signature by a number of different types of financial
institutions. Call the Funds 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.
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Invesco Funds
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 a 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 Funds (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 Funds and the Adviser. The Funds 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
Funds transfer agent by redeeming from a Fund Account
sufficient shares owned by a shareholder and will be used by the
Funds transfer agent to offset amounts that would
otherwise be payable by the Funds to the Funds transfer
agent under the Funds transfer agency agreement with the
Funds transfer agent. 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 a 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) Retirement and Benefit Plans, (viii) forfeiture
accounts in connection with Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit 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.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows generally permitted exchanges
from one Fund to another Fund (exceptions listed below under
Exchanges Not Permitted):
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Exchange From
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class A, C, R, Investor Class
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Class A
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Class A2
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Class A, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Class AX
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Class A, AX, Investor Class, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares
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Investor Class
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Class P
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Class S
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Class B
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Class BX
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Class B
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Class C
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Class C
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Class CX
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Class R
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Class R
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Class RX
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Class Y
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Class Y
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Exchanges into
Invesco Senior Loan Fund
Invesco 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 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 Senior
Loan Fund. Please refer to the prospectus for the Invesco Senior
Loan Fund for more information, including limitations on
exchanges out of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
Exchanges Not
Permitted
The following exchanges are not permitted:
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Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A
shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares.
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Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund cannot be exchanged for
Class A shares of those Funds.
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Invesco Cash Reserve Shares cannot be exchanged for Class C
or R shares if the shares being exchanged were acquired by
exchange from Class A shares of any Fund.
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All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease
and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b)
prototype plans.
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Exchange
Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
A-9 The
Invesco Funds
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, the Funds transfer
agent 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 SAI for more
information on the fees and expenses, including applicable 12b-1
fees, of the Fund you wish to acquire.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. Any CDSC
associated with the converting shares will be assessed
immediately prior to the conversion to the new share class. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Share
Class Conversions Not Permitted
The following share class conversions are not permitted:
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Conversions into or out of Class B or Class BX of the
same Fund (except for automatic conversions to Class A or
Class AX, respectively, of the same Fund, as described
under Choosing a Share Class in this prospectus).
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Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same
Fund.
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Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX,
Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund.
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Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund.
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Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agents reserve the right at any time to:
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Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange
order.
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Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase,
redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase
Plan, Systematic Redemption Plan or Portfolio Rebalancing
Program.
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Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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 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:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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 Boards 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) have not adopted any
policies and procedures that would limit frequent purchases and
redemptions of such Funds shares. The Boards of the money
market funds 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 funds yield could be negatively impacted.
The Boards of the money market funds do not believe that it is
appropriate to adopt any such policies and procedures for the
money market funds for the following reasons:
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The money market funds are offered to investors as cash
management vehicles; therefore, investors should be able to
purchase and redeem shares regularly and frequently.
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One of the advantages of a money market fund as compared to
other investment options is liquidity. Any policy that
diminishes the liquidity of the money market funds will be
detrimental to the continuing operations of such Funds.
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The money market funds portfolio securities are valued on
the basis of amortized cost, and such Funds seek to maintain a
constant net asset value. As a result, the money market funds
are not subject to price arbitrage opportunities.
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Because the money market funds seek to maintain a constant net
asset value, investors are more likely to expect to receive the
amount they originally invested in the Funds upon redemption
than other mutual funds.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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
shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a money
market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable efforts to
apply the Funds 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 or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit Plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures are
reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies of
the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners 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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange
rates on that day. The Funds value securities and assets for
which market quotations are unavailable at their fair
value, which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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
the Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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.
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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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Money Market Fund,
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Premier Portfolio, Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money
Portfolio value all their securities at amortized cost. Invesco
Tax-Free Intermediate Fund value variable rate securities that
have an unconditional demand or put feature exercisable within
seven days or less at par, which reflects the market value of
such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such open-end funds explain the circumstances
under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of
using fair value pricing.
Each Fund, except for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio,
determines the net asset value of its shares on each day the
NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the close of
the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing time that
day.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio open for business at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio will
generally determine the net asset value of their shares at
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day. Premier
Tax-Exempt Portfolio will generally determine the net asset
value of its shares at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each
business day.
A business day for Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt
Portfolio and Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio is any day
that (1) both the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a
Funds custodian are open for business and (2) the primary
trading markets for the Funds portfolio instruments are
open and the Funds management believes there is an
adequate market to meet purchase and redemption requests.
Premier Portfolio, Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Premier
U.S. Government Money Portfolio are authorized not to open
for trading on a day that is otherwise a business day if the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
recommends that government securities dealers not open for
trading; 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.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
Each Fund prices purchase, exchange and redemption orders at the
net asset value next calculated by the Fund after the
Funds transfer agent, authorized agent or designee
receives an order in good order for the Fund. Purchase, exchange
and redemption orders must be received prior to the close of
business on a business day, as defined by the applicable Fund,
to receive that days net asset value. Any applicable sales
charges are applied at the time an order is processed.
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.
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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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding,
special certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup
withholding and claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may
apply to an investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund after
June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions
and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares paid by
the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, subject to any
applicable intergovernmental agreement or other exemption, if it
enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to, among other
requirements, report required information about certain direct
and indirect ownership of foreign financial accounts held by
U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or
(ii) if it does have such owners, reports information relating
to them. A Fund may disclose the information that it receives
from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or
other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding
also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate
certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt
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of exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on
your federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends
that constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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Dividends paid to shareholders from the Funds investments
in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please
see the SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax
consequences to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes
excess inclusion income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Invesco Emerging
Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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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
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Invesco Funds
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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Funds on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 the financial intermediaries. 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent at
800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-15 The
Invesco Funds
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Macro Long/Short Fund
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SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426
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Prospectus
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December 16, 2013
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Class: R5 (LSTFX), R6 (LSTSX)
Invesco
Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Funds investment objective is
to seek a positive absolute return over a complete economic and
market cycle.
As with all other mutual fund securities, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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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Suitability of Investors
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Purchasing Shares
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Obtaining Additional Information
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Back Cover
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Invesco
Macro Long/Short Fund
Investment
Objective(s)
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive
absolute return over a complete economic and market cycle.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if
you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your
investment)
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R6
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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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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
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Other
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Fee Waiver
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for
the current fiscal year.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has
contractually agreed, through at least December 31, 2015,
to waive advisory fees
and/or
reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to
limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or
Expense Reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed in the
SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to
1.62% of average daily net assets. Unless Invesco continues the
fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on December 31, 2015.
The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
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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.
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 and may
result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Funds
performance. No portfolio turnover rate is disclosed because the
Fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this
prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
The Fund will generally seek to create a strategic net equity
exposure of approximately 35%45% of the Funds assets
by owning stocks and through the use of equity index futures.
However, the Funds net equity exposure may vary between
approximately
-20%
and
100% of the Funds assets, depending on the Advisers
short-term and long-term views of whether the particular equity
markets in which the Fund invests are attractive or not. Equity
exposure greater than or less than the Funds equity
exposure through owning stocks will generally be achieved
through investments in futures and other derivatives. The
Funds assets that are not invested in equities or
derivatives will be held in cash or cash equivalent instruments,
including affiliated money market funds. The larger the value of
the Funds derivative positions, the more the Fund will be
required to maintain cash and cash equivalents as margin or
collateral for such derivatives. The Adviser believes that the
Funds low exposure to equity markets relative to mutual
funds with more traditional investment strategies will result in
less volatility than other global equity mutual funds.
The Funds investments will provide exposure to issuers
located in both the U.S. and foreign countries, including
issuers located in emerging markets countries (i.e., those that
are in the initial stages of their industrial cycles). From time
to time, the Funds exposure to a particular countrys
equity market may be negative (sometimes referred to as short
exposure), meaning that the value of the Funds exposure to
that country would increase when the countrys equity
market decreased in value.
The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure to a region or countrys equity market
strategic assets when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what they believe is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
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underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
the Fund will invest will include but are not limited to
equity-related futures and swap agreements, such as total return
swaps.
Futures contracts and swap contracts will be used to increase or
reduce equity market exposure in the jurisdictions in which the
Fund invests. In addition to using derivatives to increase or
reduce equity exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for
hedging foreign currency exposure, which means that they may be
used when the Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the
Funds investments from currency fluctuations.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of
investing. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank
and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other 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:
Cash/Cash Equivalents Risk.
Holding cash or cash
equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks.
Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a
small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets 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.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The Funds foreign
investments may be affected by changes in a 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
instruments that provide economic leverage increases the
volatility of the Funds net asset value, which increases
the potential of greater losses that may cause the Fund to
liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so. In
addition, the Fund will likely underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies when the
Funds equity exposure is less than 100% of the Funds
assets. Such underperformance could be significant during sudden
or significant market rallies.
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.
Short Sales Risk.
Short sales may cause the Fund to
repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing the
Fund to incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more
risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit
on how much the price of the security can increase, the
Funds exposure is unlimited. In order to establish a short
position in a security, the Fund must borrow the security from a
broker. 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. The Fund also may not always be able to close
out the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a
particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund will incur
increased transaction costs associated with selling securities
short. In addition, taking short positions in securities results
in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be volatile.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Performance
Information
No performance information is available for the Fund because it
has not yet completed a full calendar year of operations. In the
future, the Fund will disclose performance information in a bar
chart and performance table. Such disclosure will give some
indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by
comparing the Funds performance with a broad measure of
market performance and by showing changes in the Funds
performance from year to year.
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Management
of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser).
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Length of Service
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Scott Wolle
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Scott Hixon
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Mark Ahnrud
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Chris Devine
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Christian Ulrich
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Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any
business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at
800-659-1005.
There is no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
The minimum initial investment for all other institutional
investors is $10 million, unless such investment is made by
an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is part of a family of
investment companies which own in the aggregate at least
$100 million in securities, in which case there is no
minimum initial investment.
Tax
Information
The Funds distributions generally are taxable to you as
ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both,
unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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 broker-dealer 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(s), Strategies, Risks and Portfolio Holdings
Objective(s) and
Strategies
The Funds investment objective is to seek a positive
absolute return over a complete economic and market cycle. A
complete economic and market cycle would include both a
meaningful slow down, and a recession as well as an expansion
phase. The Funds investment objective may be changed by
the Board of Trustees (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund will attempt to achieve its objective primarily through
investments in equity securities, derivative instruments and
cash.
The Fund will generally seek to create a strategic net equity
exposure of approximately 35%45% of the Funds assets
by owning stocks and through the use of equity index futures.
However, the Funds net equity exposure may vary between
approximately
-20%
and
100% of the Funds assets, depending on the Advisers
short-term and long-term views of whether the particular equity
markets in which the Fund invests are attractive or not. Equity
exposure greater than or less than the Funds equity
exposure through owning stocks will generally be achieved
through investments in futures and other derivatives. The
Funds assets that are not invested in equities or
derivatives will be held in cash or cash equivalent instruments,
including affiliated money market funds. The larger the value of
the Funds derivative positions, the more the Fund will be
required to maintain cash and cash equivalents as margin or
collateral for such derivatives. The Adviser believes that the
Funds low exposure to equity markets relative to mutual
funds with more traditional investment strategies will result in
less volatility than other global equity mutual funds.
The Funds investments will provide exposure to issuers
located in both the U.S. and foreign countries, including
issuers located in emerging markets countries (i.e., those that
are in the initial stages of their industrial cycles). From time
to time, the Funds exposure to a particular countrys
equity market may be negative (sometimes referred to as short
exposure), meaning that the value of the Funds exposure to
that country would increase when the countrys equity
market decreased in value.
The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.
The investment team employs a three-step investment and
portfolio construction process.
In the first step, the portfolio managers seek to obtain core
equity exposure by investing in companies included in indices
with alternative weighting schemes (sometimes referred to as
smart beta indices). These indices are created and
maintained by third-party index providers and differ from
traditional, market capitalization-based indices in that they
use equal weighting, low volatility or other methodologies to
determine the stocks included in the indices and the weights of
individual stocks within the indices. The management team
intends to invest in companies in approximately the same
proportion as they are represented in the smart beta indices
that the management team determines are representative of the
equity markets in which the Fund seeks to invest. Different
portions or sleeves of the Fund will seek to track
different smart beta indices to achieve what the management team
believes is appropriate diversification.
The second step seeks to determine whether individual equity
markets are attractively priced relative to fundamentals. The
management team uses a proprietary fundamental methodology in
determining individual equity market valuations. The investment
approach focuses on four concepts: absolute valuation, relative
valuation, the economic environment, and historic price
movements. When the balance of these concepts is positive, the
management team will increase exposure to a region or
countrys equity market by purchasing more relative to the
strategic allocation. In a like manner, the management team will
reduce exposure to a region or countrys equity market
strategic assets when the balance of these concepts is negative.
In the third step, the portfolio managers actively adjust
portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while
remaining consistent with what it believes is an optimized
portfolio structure. The portfolio managers set controlled
ranges around these tactical, near-term adjustments in order to
maintain what they believe is an optimal long-term allocation.
The tactical ranges differ for each equity market based on the
management teams estimates of risk for each such market.
The Fund uses derivatives and other leveraged instruments to
increase and decrease the Funds exposure to equities. The
Fund may hold long and short positions in derivatives. A long
derivative position involves the Fund buying a derivative with
the anticipation of a price increase of the underlying asset. A
short derivative position involves the Fund writing (selling) a
derivative with the anticipation of a price decrease of the
underlying asset. The Funds use of derivatives and the
leveraged investment exposure created by the use of derivatives
may be greater than other mutual funds. The derivatives in which
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include but are not limited to equity-related futures and swap
agreements, such as total return swaps.
A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two
parties to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying
asset at a specified price at a specified future time. The value
of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease with the
value of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are bilateral
agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally
obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled by
purchasing an offsetting contract, physically delivering the
underlying asset on the settlement date or paying a cash
settlement amount on the settlement date. Futures contracts will
be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
A swap contract is an agreement between two parties pursuant to
which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the
basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments
calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes,
reference rates, commodities, currencies or other assets. The
notional amount of a swap is based on the nominal or face amount
of a reference asset that is used to calculate payments made on
that swap; the notional amount typically is not exchanged
between counterparties. The parties to the swap use variations
in the value of the underlying asset to calculate payments
between them through the life of the swap. Swap contracts will
be used to increase or reduce equity market exposure in the
jurisdictions in which the Fund invests.
In addition to using derivatives to increase or reduce equity
exposure, the Fund may also use derivatives for hedging foreign
currency exposure, which means that they may be used when the
Funds portfolio managers seek to protect the Funds
investments from currency fluctuations.
In response to market, economic, political or other conditions,
the Funds portfolio managers may temporarily use a
different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the
Funds portfolio managers do so, different factors could
affect the Funds performance and 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 of the types of securities
described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in
securities and other investments not described in this
prospectus.
For more information, see Description of the Funds and
Their Investments and Risks in the Funds SAI.
Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:
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.
Currency/Exchange Rate 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 Fund may buy or sell
currencies other than the U.S. dollar in order to capitalize on
anticipated changes in exchange rates. There is no guarantee
that these investments will be successful.
Derivatives Risk.
The performance of derivative
instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying
currency, security, index, commodity or other asset. In addition
to risks relating to their underlying assets, the use of
derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Risks
associated with the use of derivatives may include counterparty,
margin, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest
rate and management risks, as well as the risk of potential
increased regulation of derivatives. 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. Each of these risks is
greater for the Fund than mutual funds that do not use
derivatives to implement their investment strategy.
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Counterparty Risk.
Counterparty risk is the risk that a
counterparty to a derivative transaction will not fulfill its
contractual obligations (including because of bankruptcy or
insolvency) to make principal or interest payments to the Fund,
when due, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
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Margin Risk.
With respect to futures and certain swaps
and options, there is a risk of loss by the Fund of the initial
and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a
futures commission merchant (FCM) with which the Fund has an
open position in a futures, swaps or options contract. The
assets of a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the
bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty. The Fund is also
subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds
assets to satisfy its own financial obligations or the payment
obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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Leverage Risk.
Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or
sells a derivative instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic
exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose
more than it invested. The Fund mitigates leverage risk by
segregating or earmarking liquid assets or otherwise covering
transactions that may give rise to such risk. Leverage 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. The use of some derivative
instruments may result in economic leverage, which does not
result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations
beyond its investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to
gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an
unlevered instrument. The Fund does not segregate assets or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic
leverage.
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Correlation Risk.
To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging or reducing exposure, there is the risk
of imperfect correlation between movements in the value of the
derivative instrument and the value of an underlying asset,
reference rate or index. To the extent that the Fund uses
derivatives for hedging purposes, there is the risk during
extreme market conditions that an instrument which would usually
operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all.
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Liquidity Risk.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund
may be unable to close out a derivative position because the
trading market becomes illiquid or the availability of
counterparties becomes limited for a period of time. To the
extent that the Fund is unable to close out a derivative
position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able
to prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings
and the liquidity of the Funds other assets may be
impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its
obligations under such derivative instruments. The Fund may also
be required to take or make delivery of an underlying asset that
the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid.
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Tax Risk.
The use of certain derivatives may cause the
Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term
capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual
shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the
more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The
Funds use of derivatives may be limited by the
requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment
company. The tax treatment of derivatives may be affected by
changes in legislation, regulations or other legal authority
that could affect the character, timing and amount of the
Funds taxable income or gains and distributions to
shareholders.
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Market Risk.
Derivatives are subject to the market risks
associated with their underlying assets, which 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. Derivatives may be
subject to heightened
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and evolving government regulations, which could increase the
costs of owning certain derivatives.
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Interest Rate Risk.
Some derivatives are particularly
sensitive to interest rate risk, which is the risk that prices
of fixed income instruments generally fall as interest rates
rise; conversely, prices of fixed income instruments generally
rise as interest rates fall. Specific fixed income instruments
differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates
depending on their individual characteristics.
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Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers in
connection with investing in derivatives may not produce the
desired results.
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Risk of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives.
The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law
and is subject to modification by government and judicial
action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of
current or future regulation. However, it is possible that
developments in government regulation of various types of
derivative instruments may limit or prevent a Fund from using or
limit the Funds use of these instruments effectively as a
part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the
Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. New
requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may
increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of
doing business.
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Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk.
The prices
of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets countries may be impacted
by certain factors more than those in countries with mature
economies. For example, developing/emerging markets 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. Governments in
developing/emerging markets may be relatively less stable. The
introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest,
or war may result in adverse volatility in the prices of
securities or currencies. Other factors may include additional
transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of
timely information.
Equity Risk.
Equity risk is the risk that the value of
securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in
which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate or
factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund
invests, either directly or through derivative instruments. For
example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings
report, may depress the value of securities held by the Fund;
the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general
movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may
depress the price of most or all of the securities held by the
Fund. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Funds
portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make
anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the
issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial
condition.
Foreign Securities Risk.
The dollar value of the
Funds 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 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.
Large Capitalization Company Risk.
Larger, more
established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new
competitive challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or
innovative smaller competitors. Returns on investments in large
capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments
in smaller companies.
Management Risk.
The investment techniques and risk
analysis used by the Funds portfolio managers may not
produce the desired results. The portfolio managers use of
instruments that provide economic leverage increases the
volatility of the Funds net asset value, which increases
the potential of greater losses that may cause the Fund to
liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so. In
addition, the Fund will likely underperform the broader equity
markets in which the Fund invests during market rallies when the
Funds equity exposure is less than 100% of the Funds
assets. Such underperformance could be significant during sudden
or significant market rallies.
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.
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 and thereby
incur a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk
than holding the same security long. 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. The more the Fund pays,
the more it will lose on the transaction, which adversely
affects its share price. The loss on a long position is limited
to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with
any transaction costs. As there is no limit on how much the
price of the security can increase, the Funds exposure is
unlimited.
In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund
must borrow the security from a broker. 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. As such, there is a
risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment
strategy due to a lack of available securities or for other
reasons. The Fund normally closes a short sale of securities
that it does not own by purchasing an equivalent number of
shares of the borrowed security on the open market and
delivering them to the broker. The Fund may not always be able
to complete or close out the short position by
replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an
acceptable price. The Fund may be prematurely forced to close
out a short position if the broker demands the return of the
borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss if the Fund is
required to buy the security at a time when the security has
appreciated in value from the date of the short sale.
The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with
selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions
results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks
discussed under Derivatives Risk-Leverage Risk.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risks.
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.
Volatility Risk.
The Fund may have investments that
appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods
of time. This may cause the Funds net asset value per
share to experience significant increases or declines in value
over short periods of time.
Regulation under
the Commodity Exchange Act
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool
operator (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act and the
rules of the CFTC and is subject to
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CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund. The CFTC has recently
adopted rules regarding the disclosure, reporting and
recordkeeping requirements that will apply with respect to the
Fund as a result of the Advisers registration as a
commodity pool operator. Generally, these rules allow for
substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and shareholder
reporting requirements, based on the Advisers compliance
with comparable SEC requirements. This means that for most of
the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting
requirements applicable to the Adviser as the Funds CPO,
the Advisers compliance with SEC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill the
Advisers CFTC compliance obligations. However, as a result
of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur
additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also
registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but,
with respect to the Fund, relies on an exemption from CTA
regulation available for a CTA that also serves as the
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the
Fund, its investment strategies, or this prospectus.
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.
The
Adviser(s)
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.
Pending Litigation.
There is no material litigation
affecting the Fund. Detailed information concerning other
pending litigation can be found in the SAI.
Manager of Managers Structure.
Certain Invesco Funds have
obtained exemptive relief from the SEC which permits the
Adviser, subject to certain conditions, to enter into and
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements with
affiliated or unaffiliated subadvisers on behalf of the Fund
without shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers
structure, the Adviser will have ultimate responsibility,
subject to oversight of the Board, for overseeing the
Funds subadvisers and recommending to the Board their
hiring, termination, or replacement. Within 90 days of
retaining a new subadviser, shareholders of the Fund will
receive notification of the change. This manager of managers
structure enables the Fund to operate with greater efficiency
and without incurring the expense and delays associated with
obtaining shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements. The
structure does not permit investment advisory fees paid by the
Fund to be increased or change the Advisers obligations
under the investment advisory agreement, including the
Advisers responsibility to monitor and oversee subadvisory
services furnished to the Fund, without shareholder approval.
Adviser
Compensation
The Adviser is to receive a fee from Invesco Macro Long/Short
Fund, calculated at the annual rate of 1.25% of average daily
net assets.
When issued, a discussion regarding the basis for the
Boards approval of the investment advisory agreement and
investment
sub-advisory
agreements of the Fund will be available in the Funds
annual report to shareholders for the twelve-month period ended
October 31.
Portfolio
Managers
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible
for the
day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1999.
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Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1994.
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Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the
Fund since 2013 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 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 1998.
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Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible
for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco
and/or
its
affiliates since 2000.
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The portfolio managers are assisted by research analysts on
Invescos Global Asset Allocation Team. Team members
provide research support and make securities recommendations
with respect to the Funds portfolio, but do not have
day-to-day
management responsibilities with respect to the Funds
portfolio.
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at
www.invesco.com/us. 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.
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.
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 Funds
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.
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Prior to the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet
commenced operations; therefore, financial highlights are not
available.
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Shareholder
Account Information
In addition to the Fund(s), the Adviser serves as investment
adviser to many other Invesco mutual funds. The following
information is about the Class R5 and Class R6 shares of
the Invesco mutual funds (Invesco Funds or Funds), which are
offered only to certain eligible investors. Prior to
September 24, 2012, Class R5 shares were known as
Institutional Class shares.
Some investments in the Funds are made through accounts that are
maintained by intermediaries (and not in the name of an
individual investor) and some investments are made indirectly
through products that use the Funds as underlying investments,
such as Employer Sponsored Retirement and 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 name of an individual
investor), the intermediary or conduit investment vehicle may
impose rules that differ from, and/or charge a transaction or
other fee in addition to, those described in this prospectus.
Please consult your financial adviser or other financial
intermediary for details.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined
terms used throughout this prospectus:
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Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plans that qualify under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension,
profit sharing and defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and
non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that operate
similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457
plans and executive deferred compensation arrangements;
(iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary
employees beneficiary arrangements maintained pursuant to
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary
Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)
IRAs.
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Retirement
and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
Shareholder Account Information and 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 Funds
prospectus and SAI, which are available on that same Web site or
upon request free of charge. The Web site is not part of this
prospectus.
Suitability
for Investors
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are intended for
use by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans. Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans held directly or through
omnibus accounts generally must process no more than one net
redemption and one net purchase transaction each day. There is
no minimum initial investment for (i) a defined
contribution plan with at least $100 million of combined
defined contribution and defined benefit plan assets, or
(ii) Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans
investing through a retirement platform that administers at
least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets and trades
multiple plans through an omnibus account. All other Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans must meet a minimum
initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in
which it invests.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Funds are also available
to institutional investors. Institutional investors are: banks,
trust companies, collective trust funds, entities acting for the
account of a public entity (e.g., Taft-Hartley funds, states,
cities or government agencies), funds of funds or other pooled
investment vehicles, financial intermediaries and corporations
investing for their own accounts, endowments and foundations.
The minimum initial investment for institutional investors is
$10 million, unless such investment is made by an
investment company, as defined under the 1940 Act, as amended,
that is part of a family of investment companies which own in
the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, in
which case there is no minimum initial investment.
Purchasing
Shares
You may purchase Fund shares with cash or, in certain instances
if approved by the Fund, securities in which the Fund is
authorized to invest. Non-retirement retail investors, including
high net worth investors investing directly or through a
financial intermediary, are not eligible for Class R5 or
R6 shares. IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs are also not
eligible for Class R5 or R6 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 your financial
intermediarys policies.
Shares Sold
Without Sales Charges
You will not pay an initial or contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) on purchases of any Class R5 or Class R6 shares.
How to Purchase
Shares
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Opening An Account
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. The
financial adviser or financial intermediary should mail your
completed account application to the Funds transfer agent,
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 219078,
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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The financial adviser or financial intermediary should call the
Funds transfer agent at
(800) 659-1005
to receive a reference number. Then, use the following wire
instructions:
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Beneficiary Bank
ABA/Routing #: 011001234
Beneficiary Account Number: 729639
Beneficiary Account Name: Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
RFB: Fund Name, Reference #
OBI: Your Name, Account #
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Open your account through a financial adviser or financial
intermediary as described above.
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Call the Funds transfer agent at (800) 659-1005 and wire
payment for your purchase order in accordance with the wire
instructions listed above.
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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 Funds verify and
record your identifying information.
Automatic
Dividend and Distribution Investment
All of your dividends and distributions may be paid in cash or
reinvested in the same Fund at net asset value. Unless you
specify otherwise, your dividends and distributions will
automatically be reinvested in the same Fund.
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Redeeming
Shares
Your broker or financial intermediary may charge service fees
for handling redemption transactions.
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How to Redeem Shares
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Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary.
Redemption proceeds will be sent in accordance with the wire
instructions specified in the account application provided to
the Funds transfer agent. The Funds transfer agent
must receive your financial advisers or financial
intermediarys call before the close of the customary
trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on days
the NYSE is open for business in order to effect the redemption
at that days closing price. Please contact your financial
adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of
cost basis and available elections for your account.
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A person who has been authorized in the account application to
effect transactions may make redemptions by telephone. You must
call the Funds transfer agent before the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on days the NYSE is open
for business in order to effect the redemption at that
days closing price.
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Timing and Method
of Payment
The Funds transfer agent will normally process redemptions
within seven days after your redemption request is received
in good order. Good order means that all necessary
information and documentation related to the redemption request
have been provided to the Funds transfer agent. If your
request is not in good order, the Funds transfer agent may
require additional documentation in order to redeem your shares.
Payment may be postponed under unusual circumstances, as allowed
by the SEC, such as when the NYSE restricts or suspends trading.
If you redeem by telephone, the Funds transfer agent will
transmit the amount of redemption proceeds electronically to
your pre-authorized bank account.
The Funds transfer agent uses reasonable procedures to
confirm that instructions communicated via telephone are
genuine, and the Funds and the Funds transfer agent are
not liable for losses arising from actions taken in accordance
with instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine.
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 a 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.
Suspension of
Redemptions
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed when (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted, as
determined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
(b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, (c) the SEC has by order permitted such
suspension, or (d) an emergency as determined by the SEC
exists making disposition of portfolio securities or the
valuation of the net assets of the Fund not reasonably
practicable.
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.
Permitted
Exchanges
Except as otherwise provided herein or in the SAI, you generally
may exchange your shares for shares of the same class of another
Fund. The following table shows permitted exchanges from one
Fund to another Fund:
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Conditions
The following conditions apply to all exchanges:
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Shares must have been held for at least one day prior to the
exchange with the exception of dividends and distributions that
are reinvested; and
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If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to
the Funds transfer agent in order to effect the exchange.
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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.
Share
Class Conversions
Shares of one class of a Fund may be converted into shares of
another class of the same Fund, provided that you are eligible
to buy that share class. Investors who hold Fund shares through
a financial intermediary that does not have an agreement to make
certain share classes of the Funds available or that cannot
systematically support the conversion may not be eligible to
convert their shares. Furthermore, your financial intermediary
may have discretion to effect a conversion on your behalf.
Consult with your financial intermediary for details. The
conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. See the applicable prospectus for share class
information.
Fees and expenses differ between share classes. You should read
the prospectus for the share class into which you are seeking to
convert your shares prior to the conversion.
Rights
Reserved by the Funds
Each Fund and its agent reserves the right at any time to:
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order.
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redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund.
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Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus.
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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
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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
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. 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 Funds:
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Trade activity monitoring.
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Discretion to reject orders.
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Purchase blocking.
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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. 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.
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 shareholders accounts other than exchanges into a
money market fund. Invesco Affiliates will use reasonable
efforts to apply the Funds 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 severely limited or non-existent.
Discretion to
Reject Orders
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. This discretion may be exercised
with respect to purchase or exchange orders placed directly with
the Funds transfer agent or through a financial
intermediary.
Purchase Blocking
Policy
The Funds 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 and Benefit Plans; death and disability and hardship
distributions; loan transactions; transfers of assets;
Retirement and Benefit Plan rollovers; IRA conversions and
re-characterizations; and mandatory distributions from
Retirement and Benefit plans.
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 the Adviser determines that its surveillance
procedures are adequate to detect frequent trading in Fund
shares.
If an account is maintained by a financial intermediary whose
systems are unable to apply Invescos purchase blocking
policy, the Adviser will accept the establishment of an account
only if the Adviser believes the policies and procedures
are reasonably designed to enforce the frequent trading policies
of the Funds. You should refer to disclosures provided by the
financial intermediary with which you have an account to
determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you.
If the Adviser 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 owners transactions or
restrict the account owners trading. There is no guarantee
that all instances of frequent trading in Fund shares will be
prevented.
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.
Pricing
of Shares
Determination of
Net Asset Value
The price of each Funds shares is the Funds net
asset value per share. The Funds value portfolio securities for
which market quotations are readily available at market value.
Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are
valued in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rates on
that day. The Funds value securities and assets for which market
quotations are unavailable at their fair value,
which is described below.
Even when market quotations are available, they may be stale or
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 that 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 the
Adviser determines that the closing price of the security is
stale or unreliable, the Adviser will value the security at its
fair value.
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
Fair value is that amount that the owner might reasonably expect
to receive for the security upon its current sale. A fair value
price is an estimated price that requires consideration of all
appropriate factors, including indications of fair value
available from pricing services. Fair value pricing involves
judgment and a Fund that uses fair value methodologies may value
securities higher or lower than another Fund using market
quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same
securities. Investors who purchase or redeem Fund shares on days
when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive a
greater or lesser number of shares, or higher or lower
redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Fund
had not fair-valued the security or had used a different
methodology.
The Board has delegated the daily determination of fair value
prices to the Advisers valuation committee, which acts in
accordance with Board approved policies. Fair value pricing
methods and pricing services can change from time to time as
approved by the Board.
The intended effect of applying fair value pricing is to compute
an NAV that accurately reflects the value of a Funds
portfolio at the time that the NAV is calculated. An additional
intended effect is to discourage those seeking to take advantage
of arbitrage opportunities resulting from stale
prices and to mitigate the dilutive impact of any such
arbitrage. However, the application of fair value pricing cannot
eliminate the possibility that arbitrage opportunities will
exist.
Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loans and Senior Secured
Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Senior secured floating
rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are
fair valued using evaluated quotes provided by an independent
pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing
service may reflect appropriate factors such as market quotes,
ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread,
individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data.
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 a 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, 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 Advisers
valuation committee will fair value the security using
procedures approved by the Board.
Short-term Securities.
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate
Fund values variable rate securities that have an unconditional
demand or put feature exercisable within seven days or less at
par, which reflects the market value of such securities.
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.
If 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, and the
prospectuses for such other open-end funds explain the
circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Each Fund determines the net asset value of its shares on each
day the NYSE is open for business (a business day), as of the
close of the customary trading session, or earlier NYSE closing
time that day.
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
Funds portfolio securities transactions are recorded no
later than the first business day following the trade date.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk
Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Markets 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 Subsidiarys 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.
Each Funds current net asset value per share is made
available on the Funds website at www.invesco.com/us.
Timing of
Orders
You can purchase, exchange or redeem shares on each business day
prior to the close of the customary trading session or any
earlier NYSE closing time that day. The Funds price purchase,
exchange and redemption orders at the net asset value calculated
after the Funds transfer agent or an authorized agent or
its designee receives an order in good order.
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
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Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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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A Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends or
interest on its investments. This income, less expenses incurred
in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Funds net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. If
you are a taxable investor, distributions of net investment
income generally are taxable to you as ordinary income.
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Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable to you
as ordinary income. A Fund with a high portfolio turnover rate
(a measure of how frequently assets within a Fund are bought and
sold) is more likely to generate short-term capital gains than a
Fund with a low portfolio turnover rate.
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Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned
your Fund shares.
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A portion of income dividends paid by a Fund to you may be
reported as qualified dividend income eligible for taxation by
individual shareholders at long-term capital gain rates,
provided certain holding period requirements are met. These
reduced rates generally are available for dividends derived from
a Funds investment in stocks of domestic corporations and
qualified foreign corporations. In the case of a Fund that
invests primarily in debt securities, either none or only a
nominal portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will be
eligible for taxation at these reduced rates.
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Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in
Decemberif paid to you by the end of Januaryare
taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in
December.
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Any long-term or short-term capital gains realized on sale or
redemption of your Fund shares will be subject to federal income
tax. For tax purposes an exchange of your shares for shares of
another Fund is the same as a sale. An exchange occurs when the
purchase of shares of a Fund is made using the proceeds from a
redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the
same day as the redemption. Your gain or loss is calculated by
subtracting from the gross proceeds your cost basis. Gross
proceeds and, for shares acquired on or after January 1,
2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be
reported to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cost
basis will be calculated using the Funds default method of
average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a different
calculation method. As a service to you, the Fund will continue
to provide to you (but not the IRS) cost basis information for
shares acquired before 2012, when available, using the average
cost method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis
information provided by a Fund and make any additional basis,
holding period or other adjustments that are required when
reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If
you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee),
please contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting
of cost basis and available elections for your account. For more
information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco,
please refer to the Tax Center located under the
Accounts & Services menu of our website at
www.Invesco.com/us.
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The conversion of shares of one class of a Fund into shares of
another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal income
tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the
transaction. This is true whether the conversion occurs
automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated
by the shareholder.
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At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Funds net
asset value may reflect undistributed income, undistributed
capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of
portfolio securities held by the Fund. A subsequent distribution
to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable. This is sometimes referred to as
buying a dividend.
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By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer
identification number and certain required certifications, you
may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of
income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares.
A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When
withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any
distributions or proceeds paid.
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You will not be required to include the portion of dividends
paid by the Fund derived from interest on U.S. government
obligations in your gross income for purposes of personal and,
in some cases, corporate income taxes in many state and local
tax jurisdictions. The percentage of dividends that constitutes
dividends derived from interest on federal obligations will be
determined annually. This percentage may differ from the actual
percentage of interest received by the Fund on federal
obligations for the particular days on which you hold shares.
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For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, an
additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net
investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain
distributions received from a Fund and net gains from
redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of
U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such
persons modified adjusted gross income (in the
case of an individual) or adjusted gross income (in
the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. This
Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid
with, your federal income tax return.
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Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund
shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes.
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If a Fund qualifies to pass through to you the tax benefits from
foreign taxes it pays on its investments, and elects to do so,
then any foreign taxes it pays on these investments may be
passed through to you as a foreign tax credit. You will then be
required to include your pro-rata share of these taxes in gross
income, even though not actually received by you, and will be
entitled either to deduct your share of these taxes in computing
your taxable income, or to claim a foreign tax credit for these
taxes against your U.S. federal income tax.
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Foreign investors should be aware that U.S. withholding, special
certification requirements to avoid U.S. backup withholding and
claim any treaty benefits, and estate taxes may apply to an
investment in a Fund.
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Payments to a shareholder that is either a foreign financial
institution (FFI) or a non-financial foreign entity (NFFE)
within the meaning of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
(FATCA) may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30%
withholding tax on: (a) income dividends paid by a Fund
after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain
distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
shares paid by the Fund after December 31, 2016. FATCA
withholding tax generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI,
subject to any applicable intergovernmental agreement or other
exemption, if it enters into a valid agreement with the IRS to,
among other requirements, report required information about
certain direct and indirect ownership of foreign financial
accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by
an NFFE, if it: (i) certifies that it has no substantial
U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such
owners, reports information relating to them. A Fund may
disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders
to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as
necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be required
if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to
provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other
documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
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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 and Benefit Plans.
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Tax-Exempt and
Municipal Funds
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You will not be required to include the
exempt-interest portion of dividends paid by the
Fund in either your gross income for federal income tax purposes
or your net investment income subject to the additional 3.8%
Medicare tax. You will be required to report the receipt of
exempt-interest dividends and other tax-exempt interest on your
federal income tax returns. The percentage of dividends that
constitutes exempt-interest dividends will be determined
annually. This percentage may differ from the actual percentage
of exempt interest received by the Fund for the particular days
in which you hold shares.
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A Fund may invest in municipal securities the interest on which
constitutes an item of tax preference and could give rise to a
federal alternative minimum tax liability for you, unless such
municipal securities were issued in 2009 or 2010.
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Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal
securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally
are exempt from that states personal income tax. Most
states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest
from municipal securities of other states.
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A Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay
income that is not tax-exempt. To the extent that dividends paid
by a Fund are derived from taxable investments or realized
capital gains, they will be taxable as ordinary income or
long-term capital gains.
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A Fund may distribute to you any market discount and net
short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio
securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions
from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and
generally will neither qualify for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate shareholders nor as qualified
dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation in the case
of noncorporate shareholders.
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Exempt-interest dividends from a Fund are taken into account
when determining the taxable portion of your social security or
railroad retirement benefits, may be subject to state and local
income taxes, may affect the deductibility of interest on
certain indebtedness, and may have other collateral federal
income tax consequences for you.
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There are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt
may be reclassified by the IRS or a state tax authority as
taxable
and/or
(b) future legislative, administrative or court actions
could adversely impact the qualification of income from a
tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or
actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable,
possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax
liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could
cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of the
Funds shares, to decline.
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Funds
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A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains.
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Because a Fund expects to maintain a stable net asset value of
$1.00 per share, investors should not have any gain or loss
on sale or exchange of Fund shares.
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Funds
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Because of noncash expenses such as property
depreciation, the cash flow of a REIT that owns properties will
exceed its taxable income. The REIT, and in turn a Fund, may
distribute this excess cash to shareholders. Such a distribution
is classified as a return of capital. Return-of capital
distributions generally are not taxable to you. Your cost basis
in your Fund shares will be decreased by the amount of any
return of capital. Any return of capital distributions in excess
of your cost basis will be treated as capital gains.
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in U.S. REITs generally will not qualify for taxation at
long-term capital gain rates applicable to qualified dividend
income.
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The Fund may derive excess inclusion income from
certain equity interests in mortgage pooling vehicles either
directly or through an investment in a U.S. REIT. Please see the
SAI for a discussion of the risks and special tax consequences
to shareholders in the event the Fund realizes excess inclusion
income in excess of certain threshold amounts.
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The Funds foreign shareholders should see the SAI for a
discussion of the risks and special tax consequences to them
from a sale of a U.S. real property interest by a REIT in
which the Fund invests.
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Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund and Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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The Funds strategies of investing in derivatives and
financially-linked instruments whose performance is expected to
correspond to the fixed income, equity and commodity markets may
cause the Funds to recognize more ordinary income and short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income than would be the case
if the Funds invested directly in debt instruments, stocks and
commodities.
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The Funds must meet certain requirements under the Code for
favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company,
including asset diversification and income requirements. The
Funds intend to treat the income each derives from
commodity-linked notes and their respective Subsidiary as
qualifying income. If, contrary to a number of private letter
rulings (PLRs) issued by the IRS (upon which only the fund that
received the PLR can rely), the IRS were to determine such
income is non qualifying, a Fund might fail to satisfy the
income requirement. In lieu of disqualification, the Funds are
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Funds intend to limit their investments in their
respective Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of each
Funds total assets in order to satisfy the asset
diversification requirement.
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The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund each have received a PLR
from the IRS holding that income from a form of commodity-linked
note is qualifying income. The Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Fund also has received a PLR from the IRS confirming that income
derived by the Fund from its Subsidiary is qualifying income.
The Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund has applied to
the IRS for a PLR relating to its Subsidiary. However, the IRS
suspended issuance of any further PLRs in 2011 pending a review
of its position.
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Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco International Total
Return Fund and Invesco Premium Income Fund
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The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of
foreign currencies (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in
securities or foreign currencies. The U.S. Treasury Department
is authorized to issue regulations on whether the realization of
such foreign currency gains is qualified income for the Fund. If
such regulations are issued, the Fund may not qualify as a
regulated investment company and/or the Fund may change its
investment policy. As of the date of this prospectus, no
regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It
is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the
future. Additionally, the IRS has not issued any guidance on how
to apply the asset diversification test to such foreign currency
positions. Thus, the IRS determination as to how to treat
such foreign currency positions for purposes of satisfying the
asset diversification test might differ from that of the Fund,
resulting in the Funds failure to qualify as a regulated
investment company. In lieu of disqualification, the Fund is
permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the asset
diversification or income requirements, which, in general, are
limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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information only and not tax advice. All investors should
consult their own tax
A-6 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
advisers as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax
provisions applicable to them.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries-Class R5
Invesco Distributors, Inc. and other Invesco Affiliates may make
cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection with the
promotion and sale of Class R5 shares of the Funds. These
cash payments may include cash payments and other payments for
certain marketing and support services. Invesco Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources. 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.
The benefits Invesco Affiliates receive when they make these
payments include, among other things, placing the Fund on the
financial intermediarys fund sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to
individual members of the financial intermediarys sales
force or to the financial intermediarys 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 Class R5 shares of the Funds (Sales-Based Payments), in
which case the total amount of such payments shall not exceed
0.10% of the public offering price of all Class R5 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
Class R5 shares of the Funds and Asset-Based Payments
primarily create incentives to retain previously sold
Class R5 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 Class R5 shares and the retention
of those investments by clients of financial intermediaries. To
the extent the financial intermediaries sell more Class R5
shares of the Funds or retain Class R5 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.
The Funds transfer agent 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 Funds SAI about these
payments and the services provided by financial intermediaries.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the
financial intermediaries. 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 the Funds transfer agent
at 800-959-4246
or contact your financial institution. The Funds transfer
agent will begin sending you individual copies for each account
within thirty days after receiving your request.
A-7 The
Invesco FundsClass R5 and R6 Shares
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). When issued, annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders will contain additional information about the
Funds investments. The Funds annual report will
discuss 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.
If you have questions about an Invesco Fund or your account, or
you wish to obtain a free copy of the Funds current SAI,
annual or semi-annual reports or
Form N-Q,
please contact us.
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By Mail:
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078
Kansas City, MO
64121-9078
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By Telephone:
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(800) 659-1005
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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 semi-annual reports via
our Web site:
www.invesco.com/us
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You can also review and obtain copies of the Funds SAI,
annual or semi-annual 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 Macro Long/Short Fund
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811-05426
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Statement of Additional Information
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December 16, 2013
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AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
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This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) relates to each portfolio (each a Fund, collectively
the Funds) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust). Each Fund offers
separate classes of shares as follows:
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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CPNAX
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CPNCX
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CPNRX
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CPNYX
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CPNFX
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CPNSX
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
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MKNAX
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MKNCX
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MKNRX
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MKNYX
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MKNFX
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MKNSX
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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GLTAX
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GLTCX
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GLTRX
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GLTYX
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GLTFX
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GLTSX
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LSQAX
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LSQCX
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LSQRX
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LSQYX
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LSQFX
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LSQSX
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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LVLAX
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LVLCX
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LVLRX
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LVLYX
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LVLFX
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LVLSX
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Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
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VZMAX
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VZMCX
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VZMRX
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VZMYX
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VZMFX
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Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
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LSTAX
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LSTCX
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LSTRX
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LSTYX
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LSTFX
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LSTSX
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Statement of Additional Information
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AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
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This SAI is not a Prospectus, and it should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses for
the Funds listed below. When issued, portions of each Funds financial statements will be
incorporated into this SAI 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 219078
Kansas City, MO 64121-9078
or by calling (800) 959-4246 (Retail Classes) or (800) 659-1005 (R5 and R6 Classes)
or on the Internet: http://www.invesco.com/us
This SAI, dated
December 16, 2013
, relates to the Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Y shares
(collectively, the Retail Classes), Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the following Prospectuses:
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Class R5
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
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Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
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The Trust has established other funds which are offered by separate prospectuses and a
separate SAI.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
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Fund History
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Shares of Beneficial Interest
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DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
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Classification
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Investment Strategies and Risks
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Equity Investments
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Foreign Investments
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Exchange-Traded Funds
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Exchange-Traded Notes
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Debt Investments
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Other Investments
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Investment Techniques
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Derivatives
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Fund Policies
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Portfolio Turnover
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Policies and Procedures for Disclosure of Fund Holdings
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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
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Board of Trustees
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Management Information
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Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares
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Compensation
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Retirement Plan For Trustees
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Deferred Compensation Agreements
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Purchase of Class A Shares of the Funds at Net Asset Value
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Purchase of Class Y Shares of the Funds at Net Asset Value
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Code of Ethics
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Proxy Voting Policies
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
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INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
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Investment Adviser
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Investment Sub-Advisers
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Services to the Subsidiary
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Portfolio Managers
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Securities Lending Arrangements
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Service Agreements
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BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES
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Brokerage Transactions
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Commissions
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Broker Selection
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Tax Matters
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PERSONS TO WHOM INVESCO PROVIDES NON-PUBLIC PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ON AN ONGOING BASIS
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TRUSTEE COMPENSATION TABLE
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
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ii
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
Fund History
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment 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 Maryland corporation
on October 29, 1987 and re-organized as a Delaware statutory trust on May 7, 1998. 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 Investment Funds.
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 a contingent deferred sales charge.
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. Differing
sales charges and 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.
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 sales loads, conversion features,
exchange privileges and 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,
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shares of each Fund are fully paid and
nonassessable, have no preemptive or subscription rights, and are freely transferable. There are
no automatic conversion rights but a Fund may offer voluntary rights to convert between certain
share classes, as described in the Funds prospectus. 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. 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 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. Invesco All Cap Market
Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low
Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity Fund and Invesco Macro
Long/Short Fund are diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act. Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means the Invesco Global
Targeted Returns Fund can invest a greater percentage of its assets in a small number of issuers or
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 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
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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.
Unless otherwise indicated, a Fund may invest in all of the following types of investments.
Not all of the Funds invest in all of the types of securities or use all of the investment
techniques described below, and a Fund might not invest in all of these types of securities or use
all of these techniques at any one time. Invesco and/or the Sub-Advisers may invest in other types
of securities and may use other investment techniques in managing the Funds, including those
described below for Funds not specifically mentioned as investing in the security or using the
investment technique, as well as securities and techniques not described. A Funds transactions in
a particular type of security or use of a particular technique is subject to limitations imposed by
a Funds investment objective, policies and restrictions described in the Funds Prospectus and/or
this SAI, as well as the federal securities laws.
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity market
primarily through investments in the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands
or other such wholly owned subsidiary (the Subsidiary). Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.
The Funds investment objectives, policies, strategies and practices described below are
non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval of the holders of the Funds voting
securities unless otherwise indicated.
Equity Investments
Each Fund may invest in all of the following types of equity investments:
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.
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.
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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 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.
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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
. The Funds may invest in alternative entity securities which
are the securities of entities that are formed as limited partnerships, limited 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), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) 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. GDRs are
bank certificates issued in more than one country for shares in a foreign company. The shares are
held by a foreign branch of an international bank. GDRs trade as domestic shares but are offered
for sale globally through the various bank branches. GDRs are typically used by private markets to
raise capital denominated in either U.S. dollars or foreign currencies. EDRs are similar to ADRs
and GDRs, 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 are those where 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
is one where 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
(OTC) 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 that of the United States 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 lower 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/Emerging Markets Countries.
Each Fund may invest in securities of
companies located in developing and emerging markets countries. Unless a Funds prospectus
includes a different definition, the Funds consider developing and emerging markets countries to be
those countries that are not included in the MSCI World Index.
Investments in developing and emerging markets 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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Repatriation of investment income, capital, and the proceeds of sales in foreign
countries may require foreign governmental registration and/or approval;
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Greater risk of fluctuation in value of foreign investments due to changes in
currency exchange rates, currency control regulations or currency devaluation;
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Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates may have negative effects on
the economies and securities markets of certain developing and emerging markets
countries;
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Many of the developing and emerging markets countries securities markets are
relatively small or less diverse, have low trading volumes, suffer periods of relative
illiquidity, and are characterized by significant price volatility; and
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There is a risk in developing and emerging markets countries that a future
economic or political 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 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. The failure of a sovereign debtor to
implement economic reforms, achieve specified levels of economic performance, or repay principal or
interest when due may result in the cancellation of third-party commitments to lend funds to the
sovereign debtor, which may impair the debtors ability or willingness to service its debts.
Foreign Exchange Transactions
. Each Fund that may invest in foreign currency-denominated
securities has the authority to purchase and sell put and call options on foreign currencies
(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 foreign
currency contracts (see Forward Foreign Currency Contracts). Because forward foreign currency
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 foreign currency 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 foreign currency
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. Each Fund may also engage in foreign exchange
transactions, such as forward foreign currency contracts, for non-hedging purposes to enhance
returns. Open positions in forward foreign currency contracts used for non-hedging purposes will
be covered by the segregation of a sufficient amount of liquid assets.
A Fund may purchase and sell foreign currency futures and purchase and write foreign currency
options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. A Fund also may
purchase and write foreign currency options in connection with foreign currency futures or forward
foreign currency contracts. Foreign 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 foreign currency futures are similar to those of futures relating to securities
or indices (see Futures Contracts). Foreign currency futures contracts 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
transaction) if Invescos or the Sub-Advisers predictions regarding the movement of foreign
currency or securities markets prove inaccurate.
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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. For a discussion of tax considerations relating to
foreign currency transactions, see Dividends, Distributions, and Tax Matters Tax Matters Tax
Treatment of Portfolio Transactions Foreign currency transactions.
Exchange-Traded Funds
Exchange-Traded Funds.
Each Fund 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. Each Fund may invest in ETFs advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
(PowerShares). Invesco, the Sub-Advisers and PowerShares 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. Some ETFs are actively managed and
instead of replicating, they seek to outperform 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 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.
Exchange-Traded Notes
Exchange-Traded Notes
. Each Fund may invest in exchange-traded notes (ETNs). ETNs are
senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a
particular market benchmark or strategy, minus applicable fees. ETNs are traded on an exchange
(
e.g.
, the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours; however, investors can also hold
the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to the
principal amount, subject to the days market benchmark or strategy factor. ETNs do not make
periodic coupon payments or provide principal protection. ETNs are subject to credit risk,
including the credit risk of the issuer, and the value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in
the issuers credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining
unchanged. The value of an ETN may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and
demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying
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assets, changes in the
applicable interest rates, changes in the issuers credit rating, and economic, legal, political,
or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset. When the Funds invest in ETNs
(directly or, for Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, through its Subsidiary) they will bear its
proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. A decision by the Funds or, for
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, its Subsidiary to sell ETN holdings may be limited by the
availability of a secondary market. In addition, although an ETN may be listed on an exchange, the
issuer may not be required to maintain the listing, and there can be no assurance that a secondary
market will exist for an ETN.
ETNs are also subject to tax risk. No assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) will accept, or a court will uphold, how the Funds or, for Invesco Global Targeted Returns
Fund, its Subsidiary characterizes and treats ETNs for tax purposes. Further, the IRS and Congress
are considering proposals that would change the timing and character of income and gains from ETNs.
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. 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.
Leveraged ETNs are subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any form.
The market value of ETNs may differ from their market benchmark or strategy. This difference
in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETNs at any point in
time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the securities, commodities
or other components underlying the market benchmark or strategy that the ETN seeks to track. As a
result, there may be times when an ETN trades at a premium or discount to its market benchmark or
strategy.
Debt Investments
Each Fund may invest in high-grade short-term securities and debt securities including
U.S. Government obligations and investment grade corporate bonds, whether denominated in U.S.
dollars or foreign currencies.
U.S. Government Obligations.
Each Fund 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 Fund 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 (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC), 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 FNMA, FHLMC and Federal Home Loan
Banks, and other agencies, may involve a risk of non-payment of principal and interest. Any
downgrade of the credit rating of the securities issued by the U.S. government may result in a
downgrade of securities issued by its agencies or instrumentalities, including government-sponsored
entities.
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Temporary Investments
. Each Fund 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. Each 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.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities.
Each Fund may 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 agencies such as Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) and government-related organizations such as FNMA and the 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.
On September 7, 2008, FNMA and FHLMC were placed under the conservatorship of the Federal
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to provide stability in the financial markets, mortgage availability
and taxpayer protection by preserving FNMA and FHLMCs assets and property and putting FNMA and
FHLMC in a sound and solvent position. Under the conservatorship, the management of FNMA and FHLMC
was replaced.
Since 2009, both FNMA and FHLMC have received significant capital support through U.S.
Treasury preferred stock purchases and Federal Reserve purchases of the entities mortgage-backed
securities.
In February 2011, the Obama Administration produced a report to Congress outlining proposals
to wind down FNMA and FHLMC and reduce the governments role in the mortgage market. Discussions
among policymakers continue, however, as to whether FNMA and FHLMC should be nationalized,
privatized, restructured, or eliminated altogether. FNMA and FHLMC also are the subject of several
continuing legal actions and investigations over certain accounting, disclosure or corporate
governance matters, which (along with any resulting financial restatements) may continue to have an
adverse effect on the guaranteeing entities. Importantly, the future of the entities is in
question as the U.S. Government considers multiple options regarding the future of FNMA and FHLMC.
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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.
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).
Each Fund 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
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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.
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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 in accordance with 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 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).
Each Fund may 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.
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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
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.
Each Fund may invest in bank instruments. Bank instruments are unsecured
interest bearing bank deposits. Bank instruments include, but are not limited to, certificates of
deposit, time deposits, and bankers acceptances from U.S. or foreign banks as well as Eurodollar
certificates of deposit (Eurodollar CDs) and Eurodollar time deposits of foreign branches of
domestic banks. Some certificates of deposit are negotiable interest-bearing instruments 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.
Each Fund 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 (SEC).
Synthetic Municipal Instruments.
Synthetic municipal instruments are 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 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.
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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.
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. Interest received by
the Fund from tax-exempt Municipal Securities may be taxable to shareholders if the Fund fails to
qualify to pay exempt-interest dividends by failing to satisfy the requirement that at the close of
each quarter of the Funds taxable year at least 50% of the Funds total assets consists of
Municipal Securities.
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.
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.
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.
Investment Grade Debt Obligations.
Each Fund 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.
Investment grade securities are: (i) securities rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher
by Moodys or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, (ii) securities with comparable short-term
NRSRO ratings, or (iii) unrated securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality at
the time of purchase. 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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the specific issuers (a) business and management, (b) cash flow, (c)
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).
Each Fund may invest in lower-rated or
non-rated debt securities commonly known as junk bonds.
Bonds rated below investment grade (as defined above in Investment Grade Debt Obligations)
are commonly referred to as 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. Descriptions 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 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.
Structured Notes and Indexed Securities.
Each Fund may invest in structured notes and 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.
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.
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Investment in Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund will invest up to
25% of its total assets in the wholly owned and controlled Subsidiary which is expected to invest
primarily in commodity swaps and futures and option contracts, as well as fixed income securities
and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiarys derivative
positions. As a result, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund may be considered to be investing
indirectly in these investments through its Subsidiary.
The Subsidiary will not be registered under the Investment Company Act but will be subject to
certain of the investor protections of that Act. Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, as sole
shareholder of the Subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in
registered investment companies. However, since Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund wholly owns
and controls the Subsidiary, and Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and the Subsidiary are
managed by the Adviser, it is unlikely that the Subsidiary will take action contrary to the
interests of Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund or its shareholders. Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Funds Trustees have oversight responsibility for the investment activities of Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund, including its investments in the Subsidiary, and Invesco Global
Targeted Returns Funds role as sole shareholder of the Subsidiary. Also, in managing the
Subsidiarys portfolio, the Adviser will be subject to the same investment restrictions and
operational guidelines that apply to the management of Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund.
Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund and the Subsidiary, are organized, could result in the inability of
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this SAI and
could negatively affect Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and its shareholders. For example, the
government of the Cayman Islands does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains
tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman Islands
law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman Islands taxes, Invesco Global Targeted Returns
Funds shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.
Other Investments
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
Each Fund may invest in equity and/or debt
obligations 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 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
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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.
Unless otherwise indicated in this SAI or a Funds prospectus,
each Fund may purchase shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. For each Fund, 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. 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).
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.
Defaulted Securities.
Each Fund 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
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 Funds 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.
Each Fund 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 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 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.
Each Fund may invest in zero-coupon or pay-in-kind
securities.
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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 lower 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.
Premium Securities.
Each Fund may invest in premium securities. Premium securities are
securities bearing coupon rates higher than the then prevailing market rates.
Premium securities are typically purchased at a premium, in other words, at a price greater
than the principal amount payable on maturity. The Fund will not amortize the premium paid for
such securities in calculating its net investment income. As a result, in such cases the purchase
of premium securities provides the Fund a higher level of investment income distributable to
shareholders on a current basis than if the Fund purchased securities bearing current market rates
of interest. However, the yield on these securities would remain at the current market rate. If
securities purchased by the Fund at a premium are called or sold prior to maturity, the Fund will
realize a loss to the extent the call or sale price is less than the purchase price. Additionally,
the Fund will realize a loss of principal if it holds such securities to maturity.
Stripped Income Securities.
Each Fund may invest in stripped income securities.
Stripped Income Securities are obligations representing an interest in all or a portion of the
income or principal components of an underlying or related security, a pool of securities, or other
assets. Stripped income securities may be partially stripped so that each class receives some
interest and some principal. However, they may be completely stripped, where one class will
receive all of the interest (the interest only class or the IO class), while the other class will
receive all of the principal (the principal-only class or the PO class).
The market values of stripped income securities tend to be more volatile in response to
changes in interest rates than are conventional income securities. In the case of mortgage-backed
stripped income securities, the yields to maturity of IOs and POs may be very sensitive to
principal repayments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgages resulting in a Fund being
unable to recoup its initial investment or resulting in a less than anticipated yield. The market
for stripped income securities may be limited, making it difficult for the Fund to dispose of its
holding at an acceptable price.
Privatizations.
Each Fund may invest in privatizations.
The governments of certain foreign countries have, to varying degrees, embarked on
privatization programs to sell part or all of their interests in government owned or controlled
companies or enterprises (privatizations). A Funds investments in such privatizations may
include: (i) privately negotiated investments in a government owned or controlled company or
enterprise; (ii) investments in the initial offering of equity securities of a government owned or
controlled company or enterprise; and (iii) investments in the securities of a government owned or
controlled company or enterprise following its initial equity offering.
In certain foreign countries, the ability of foreign entities such as the Fund to participate
in privatizations may be limited by local law, or the terms on which the Fund may be permitted to
participate may be less advantageous than those for local investors. There can be no assurance
that foreign governments will continue to sell companies and enterprises currently owned or
controlled by them, that privatization programs will be successful, or that foreign governments
will not re-nationalize companies or enterprises that have been privatized. If large blocks of
these enterprises are held by a small group of stockholders the sale of all or some portion of
these blocks could have an adverse effect on the price.
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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 Funds as an alternative means to
access the securities market of a country. Participation notes are generally traded OTC. 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. In addition, participation notes are subject to counterparty risk, currency risk, and
reinvestment 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. Additionally, there is a currency risk since the dollar value of the Funds foreign
investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and (a) the
currencies in which the notes are denominated, such as euro denominated participation notes, and
(b) the currency of the country in which foreign company sits. Also, there is a reinvestment risk
because the amounts from the note may be reinvested in a less valuable investment when the note
matures.
Senior Secured Floating Rate Securities.
Each Fund may invest in senior secured floating rate
loans and senior secured floating rate debt instruments made to or issued by borrowers (which may
include U.S. and non-U.S. companies) that (i) have variable rates which adjust to a base rate, such
as London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), on set dates, typically every 30 days but not to exceed
one year; and/or (ii) have interest rates that float at a margin above a generally recognized base
lending rate such as the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank.
Investment Techniques
Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities.
Each Fund may purchase
or sell securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis.
Forward commitments, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis involve delivery and payment that
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)
synthetic 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.
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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 may engage in short sales.
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 affected when the Adviser believes that the price of a particular
security will decline. Open short positions using futures or forward foreign 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. The Fund will incur transaction costs including
interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box
(i.e., short sales of a security owned long by the Fund). In addition, 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.
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 Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions Options,
futures, forward contracts, swap agreements and hedging transactions.
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Margin Transactions
. None of the 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, swaps or related options transactions will not be considered the purchase of a
security on margin.
Interfund Loans
. The 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 generally will occur only 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 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 Long/Short
Equity Fund also intends to 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 Long/Short Equity Fund to borrow money to purchase additional
securities gives the Fund 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 may 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 Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions
Securities lending.
Repurchase Agreements.
Each 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 may invest up to 15% of its net assets in
securities that are illiquid. Each Fund may invest in Rule 144A securities.
Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the normal
course of business at approximately 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, as
amended (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.
Rule 144A Securities
. Rule 144A securities are securities which, while privately placed, are
eligible for purchase and resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. This Rule permits
certain qualified institutional buyers, such as the Fund, to trade in privately placed securities
even though such securities are not registered under the 1933 Act. Invesco and/or Sub-Advisers,
under the supervision of the Board, will consider whether securities purchased under Rule 144A are
illiquid and thus subject to the Funds restriction on investment in illiquid securities.
Determination of whether a Rule 144A security is liquid or not is a question of fact. In making
this determination Invesco and/or Sub-Advisers will consider the trading markets for the specific
security taking into account the unregistered nature of a Rule 144A security. In addition, Invesco
and/or Sub-Advisers could consider the (i) frequency of trades and quotes; (ii) number of dealers
and potential purchasers; (iii) dealer undertakings to make a market; and (iv) nature of the
security and of market place trades (for example, the time needed to dispose of the security, the
method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of transfer). Invesco and/or Sub-Advisers will also
monitor the liquidity of Rule 144A securities and, if as a result of changed conditions, Invesco
and/or Sub-Advisers determines that a Rule 144A security is no longer liquid, Invesco and/or
Sub-Advisers will review a Funds holdings of illiquid securities to determine what, if any, action
is required to assure that such Fund complies with its restriction on investment in illiquid
securities. Investing in Rule 144A securities could increase the amount of each Funds investments
in illiquid securities if qualified institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements.
Each Fund may engage in reverse repurchase agreements.
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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 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.
Each Fund 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 underlying reference assets. These underlying reference
assets may include commodities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currency exchange rates or related
indices.
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Derivatives include swaps, options, warrants, futures and forward foreign currency
contracts. Some derivatives, such as futures and certain options, are traded on U.S. exchanges,
while other derivatives are privately negotiated and entered into in the OTC market. In addition,
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Consumer and Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) and
implementing rules will ultimately require many types of swaps to be traded on public facilities.
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, among other factors, the portfolio managers
ability to predict and understand relevant market movements.
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.
For swaps, forwards and futures that are contractually required to cash-settle, Invesco All
Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund,
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity Fund and Invesco Macro
Long/Short Fund are permitted to set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to Invesco All Cap
Market Neutral Funds, Invesco Global Market Neutral Funds, Invesco Global Targeted Returns
Funds, Invesco Long/Short Equity Funds, Invesco Macro International Equity Funds and Invesco
Macro Long/Short Funds daily mark-to-market (net) obligations, if any (i.e., Invesco All Cap
Market Neutral Funds, Invesco Global Market Neutral Funds, Invesco Global Targeted Returns
Funds, Invesco Long/Short Equity Funds, Invesco Macro International Equity Funds and Invesco
Macro Long/Short Funds daily net liabilities, if any), rather than the notional value (See Swaps).
By setting aside assets equal to only its net obligations under cash-settled swaps, forward and
futures contracts, the Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund,
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro International
Equity Fund and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater
extent than if Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity
Fund and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund were required to segregate assets equal to the full
notional value of such contracts. Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market
Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro
International Equity Fund and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund reserve the right to modify their asset
segregation policies in the future to comply with any changes in the positions articulated from
time to time by the SEC and its staff. The Subsidiary will comply with these asset segregation
requirements to the same extent as Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund.
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Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Exclusions and Regulation:
For Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund:
Exclusion of Adviser from commodity pool operator definition:
With respect to this
Fund, Invesco has claimed an exclusion from the definition of commodity pool operator (CPO)
under the CEA and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and, therefore, is
not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In addition, Invesco is relying upon a
related exclusion from the definition of commodity trading advisor (CTA) under the CEA and the
rules of the CFTC with respect to this Funds.
As of January 1, 2013, the terms of the CPO exclusion require this Fund, among other
things, to adhere to certain limits on its investments in commodity interests. Commodity
interests include commodity futures, commodity options and swaps, which in turn include
non-deliverable forwards, as further described below. Because Invesco and the Fund intend
to comply with the terms of the CPO exclusion, the Fund may, in the future, need to adjust
its investment strategies, consistent with its investment objective(s), to limit its investments in
these types of instruments. The Fund is not intended as vehicles for trading in the
commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved
Invescos reliance on these exclusions, or these Funds, their investment strategies or this SAI.
Generally, the exclusion from CPO regulation on which Invesco relies requires this
Fund to meet one of the following tests for its commodity interest positions, other than
positions entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (as defined in the rules of the CFTC): either
(1) the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish the Funds positions in
commodity interests may not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Funds portfolio (after
taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions); or (2) the
aggregate net notional value of the Funds commodity interest positions, determined at the time the
most recent such position was established, may not exceed the liquidation value of the Funds
portfolio (after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such
positions). In addition to meeting one of these trading limitations, this Fund may not
market itself as a commodity pool or otherwise as a vehicle for
trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. If, in the future,
the Fund can no longer satisfy these requirements, Invesco would withdraw its notice
claiming an exclusion from the definition of a CPO, and Invesco would be subject to registration
and regulation as a CPO with respect to the Fund. In that case, Invesco and the Fund would need to
comply with all applicable CFTC disclosure, reporting, operational, and other regulations, which
could increase Fund expenses.
For Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro International Fund and
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Regulation under the CEA:
The Adviser is registered as a CPO under the CEA and the rules of
the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect to each of these Funds. The CFTC has
recently adopted rules regarding the disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will
apply with respect to each of these Funds as a result of Invescos registration as a commodity pool
operator. Generally, these rules allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and
shareholder reporting requirements, based on Invescos compliance with comparable SEC requirements.
This means that for most of the CFTCs disclosure and shareholder reporting requirements
applicable to Invesco as each Funds CPO, Invescos compliance with SEC disclosure and shareholder
reporting requirements will be deemed to fulfill Invescos CFTC compliance obligations. However,
as a result of CFTC regulation with respect to these Funds, these Funds may incur additional
compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also registered as a CTA but, with respect to each of
these Funds, relies on an exemption from CTA regulation available for a CTA that also serves as a
Funds CPO. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved these Funds, their investment strategies,
or this SAI.
General risks associated with derivatives:
The use by the Funds of derivatives may involve certain risks, as described below.
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Counterparty Risk:
The risk that the counterparty under a derivatives agreement will not live
up to its obligations, including because of the counterpartys bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain
agreements 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 with respect to a
specific transaction, 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. If a counterpartys creditworthiness declines, the
value of the derivative would also likely decline, potentially resulting in losses to a Fund.
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.
Leverage may cause a Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase
or decrease in the value of the Funds portfolio securities. The use of some derivatives may
result in economic leverage, which does not result in the possibility of a Fund incurring
obligations beyond its initial investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to gain exposure
that is greater than would be the case in an unlevered instrument. The Funds do not segregate or
otherwise cover investments in derivatives with economic 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.
Risks of Potential Increased Regulation of Derivatives
: The regulation of derivatives
is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action.
In addition, the SEC, CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the
event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative
position limits, the implementation of higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price
limits and the suspension of trading.
It is not possible to predict fully the effects of current or future regulation. However, it
is possible that developments in government regulation of various types of derivative instruments,
such as speculative position limits on certain types of derivatives, or limits or restrictions on
the counterparties with which the Funds engage in derivative transactions, may limit or prevent a
Fund from using or limit a Funds use of these instruments effectively as a part of its investment
strategy, and could adversely affect a Funds ability to achieve its investment objective. Invesco
will continue to monitor developments in the area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes
affect a Funds ability to enter into desired swap agreements. New requirements, even if not
directly applicable to a Fund, may increase the cost of a Funds investments and cost of doing
business.
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Tax Risks:
For a discussion of the tax considerations relating to derivative transactions,
see Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters Tax Matters Tax Treatment of Portfolio
Transactions.
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. Investors should bear in mind that no Fund is
obligated to actively engage in hedging. For example, a Fund may not have attempted to hedge its
exposure to a particular foreign currency at a time when doing so might have avoided a loss.
Types of derivatives:
Swaps.
Each Fund may engage in certain strategies involving swaps to attempt to manage the
risk of their investments or, in certain circumstances, for investment purposes (e.g., as a
substitute for investing in securities). All Funds may enter into swap agreements.
Generally, swap agreements are contracts between a Fund and another party (the counterparty)
involving the exchange of payments on specified terms over periods ranging from a few days to
multiple years. A swap agreement may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between the two
parties (for an uncleared swap) or, in some instances, must be transacted through a futures
commission merchant (FCM) and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty
(for a cleared swap). 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. Swap
agreements can also be based on credit and other events. 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.
New swaps regulation
. The Dodd-Frank Act and related regulatory developments have imposed
comprehensive new regulatory requirements on swaps and swap market participants. The new regulatory
framework includes: (1) registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants;
(2) requiring central clearing and execution of standardized swaps; (3) imposing margin
requirements in swap transactions; (4) regulating and monitoring swap transactions through position
limits and large
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trader reporting requirements; and (5) imposing record keeping and centralized and
public reporting requirements, on an anonymous basis, for most swaps. The CFTC is responsible for
the regulation of most swaps, and has completed most of its rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Act
swap regulations. The SEC has jurisdiction over a small segment of the market referred to as
security-based swaps, which includes swaps on single securities or credits, or narrow-based
indices of securities or credits, but has not yet completed its rulemaking.
Uncleared swaps.
In an uncleared swap, the swap counterparty is typically a brokerage firm,
bank or other financial institution. In the event that one party to the swap transaction defaults,
one of the parties may be required to make an early termination payment to the other. Although
early termination payments are typically made by the defaulting party to the non-defaulting party,
under certain circumstances (i.e., when the non-defaulting party is in-the-money) the
non-defaulting party may be required to pay an early termination payment to the defaulting party.
Early termination payments may be calculated in various ways, but generally represent the amount
that the non-defaulting party would have to pay to replace the swap as of the date of default.
During the term of an uncleared swap, a Fund is usually required to pledge to the swap
counterparty, from time to time, an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to the total net
amount (if any) that would be payable by the Fund to the counterparty if the swap were terminated
on the date in question, including any early termination payments. Periodically, changes in the
amount pledged are made to recognize changes in value of the contract resulting from, among other
things, interest on the notional value of the contract, market value changes in the underlying
investment, and/or dividends paid by the issuer of the underlying instrument. Likewise, the
counterparty may be required to pledge cash or other assets to cover its obligations to a Fund.
However, the amount pledged may not always be equal to or more than the amount due to the other
party. Therefore, if a counterparty defaults in its obligations to a Fund, the amount pledged by
the counterparty and available to the Fund may not be sufficient to cover all the amounts due to
the Fund and the Fund may sustain a loss.
Uncleared swaps are not traded on exchanges. As a result, swap participants may not be as
protected as participants on organized exchanges. Performance of a swap agreement is the
responsibility only of the swap counterparty and not of any exchange or clearinghouse.
Cleared Swaps.
Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central
clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central
clearing does not make swap transactions risk-free. The Dodd-Frank Act and related regulatory
developments will ultimately require the clearing and exchange-trading of many swaps. Mandatory
exchange-trading and clearing will occur on a phased-in basis based on the type of market
participant and CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing. To date, the CFTC has designated
only certain credit default swaps and certain interest rate swaps as subject to mandatory clearing,
but it is expected that additional categories of swaps will in the future be designated as subject
to mandatory clearing.
In a cleared swap, a Funds ultimate counterparty is a central clearinghouse rather than a
brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. The Fund initially will enter into cleared
swaps through an executing broker. Such transactions will then be submitted for clearing and, if
cleared, will be held at regulated FCMs that are members of the clearinghouse that serves as the
central counterparty. Cleared swaps are submitted for clearing immediately following execution of
the transaction.
When a Fund enters into a cleared swap, it must deliver to the central counterparty (via the
FCM) an amount referred to as initial margin. Initial margin requirements are determined by the
central counterparty, but an FCM may require additional initial margin above the amount required by
the central counterparty. During the term of the swap agreement, a variation margin amount may
also be required to be paid by the Fund or may be received by the Fund in accordance with margin
controls set for such accounts, depending upon changes in the price of the underlying reference
instrument subject to the swap agreement. At the conclusion of the term of the swap agreement, if
the Fund has a loss equal to or greater than the margin amount, the margin amount is paid to the
FCM along with any loss in excess of the margin amount. If the Fund has a loss of less than the
margin amount, the excess margin is returned to the Fund. If the Fund has a gain, the full margin
amount and the amount of the gain is paid to the Fund.
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Central clearing is designed to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity
compared to bilateral swaps because central clearing interposes the central clearinghouse as the
counterparty to each participants swap, but it does not eliminate those risks completely. There is
also a risk of loss by a Fund of the initial and variation margin deposits in the event of
bankruptcy of the FCM with which the Fund has an open position in a swap contract. The assets of a
Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty
because the Fund might be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds and
margin segregated on behalf of an FCMs customers. If the FCM does not provide accurate reporting,
a Fund is also subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds assets, which are held in an
omnibus account with assets belonging to the FCMs other customers, to satisfy its own financial
obligations or the payment obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
With cleared swaps, a Fund may not be able to obtain as favorable terms as it would be able to
negotiate for a bilateral, uncleared swap. In addition, an FCM may unilaterally amend the terms of
its agreement with a Fund, which may include the imposition of position limits or additional margin
requirements with respect to the Funds investment in certain types of swaps. Central
counterparties and FCMs generally can require termination of existing cleared swap transactions at
any time, and can also require increases in margin above the margin that is required at the
initiation of the swap agreement. Additionally, depending on a number of factors, the margin
required under the rules of the clearinghouse and FCM may be in excess of the collateral required
to be posted by a Fund to support its obligations under a similar uncleared swap. However,
regulators are expected to adopt rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on
uncleared swaps in the near future, which could change this comparison.
Finally, a Fund is subject to the risk that, after entering into a cleared swap with an
executing broker, no FCM or central counterparty is willing or able to clear the transaction. In
such an event, the Fund may be required to break the trade and make an early termination payment to
the executing broker.
CFTC rules require the trading and execution of cleared swaps on public trading facilities,
which will occur for each category of cleared swaps once one or more trading facilities become
accredited and make such category of swaps available to trade. Moving trading to an exchange-type
system may increase market transparency and liquidity but may require the Fund to incur increased
expenses to access the same types of swaps that it has used in the past. In addition, clearance of
swaps may not immediately produce the expected benefits and could, in fact, decrease liquidity
until the market becomes comfortable with the clearing process.
Commonly used swap agreements include:
Credit Default Swaps
(CDS): A CDS is 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. 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.
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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 Swaps (CDX).
A CDX is a swap on 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.
Foreign Exchange Swaps
: 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.
Foreign exchange swaps were exempted from the definition of swaps by the U.S. Treasury and are
therefore not subject to many rules under the CEA that apply to swaps, including the mandatory
clearing requirement. They are also not considered commodity interests for purposes of CEA
Exclusions and Regulation, discussed above. However, foreign exchange swaps nevertheless remain
subject to the CFTCs trade reporting requirements, enhanced anti-evasion authority, and
strengthened business conduct standards.
Currency Swaps:
A currency swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange periodic cash
flows on a notional amount of two or more currencies based on the relative value differential
between them. Currency swaps typically involve the delivery of the entire notional values of the
two designated currencies. In such a situation, the full notional value of a currency swap is
subject to the risk that the other party to the swap will default on its contractual delivery
obligations. A Fund may also enter into currency swaps on a net basis, which means the two
different currency payment streams under the swap agreement are converted and netted out to a
single cash payment in just one of the currencies.
Because currency control is of great importance to the issuing governments and influences
economic planning and policy, purchases and sales of currency and related instruments can be
negatively affected by government exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange
restrictions imposed by governments. These actions could result in losses to a Fund if it is unable
to deliver or receive a specified currency or funds in settlement of obligations, including swap
transaction obligations. These actions could also have an adverse effect on a Funds swap
transactions or cause a Funds hedging positions to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency
exposure as well as incurring unnecessary transaction costs.
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 multiplied by a notional amount
and in return Party B agrees to pay Party A a variable interest rate multiplied by the same
notional amount.
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Swaptions
. An option on a swap agreement, also called a swaption, is an option that gives
the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for
paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total
return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an
existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties.
Swaptions are considered to be swaps for purposes of CFTC regulation. Although they are
currently traded OTC, the CFTC may in the future designate certain options on swaps as subject to
mandatory clearing.
Commodity Swaps
. A commodity swap agreement is a contract in which one party agrees to make
periodic payments to another party based on the change in market value of a commodity-based
underlying instrument (such as a specific commodity or commodity index) in return for periodic
payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from another
commodity-based underlying instrument. In a total return commodity swap, a Fund receives the price
appreciation of a commodity index, a portion of a commodity index or a single commodity in exchange
for paying an agreed-upon fee.
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.
Volatility Swap
: A volatility swap involves an exchange between a Fund and a counterparty
of periodic payments based on the measured volatility of an underlying security, currency,
commodity, interest rate, index or other reference asset over a specified time frame. Depending on
the structure of the swap, either the Funds or the counterpartys payment obligation will
typically be based on the realized volatility of the reference asset as measured by changes in its
price or level over a specified time period while the other partys payment obligation will be
based on a specified rate representing expected volatility for the reference asset at the time the
swap is executed, or the measured volatility of a different reference asset over a specified time
period. The Fund will typically make or lose money on a volatility swap depending on the magnitude
of the reference assets volatility, or size of the movements in its price, over a specified time
period, rather than general increases or decreases in the price of the reference asset. Volatility
swaps are often used to speculate on future volatility levels, to trade the spread between realized
and expected volatility, or to decrease the volatility exposure of other investments held by the
Fund.
Options
. Each Fund 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). An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in
return for the premium paid, the right, but not the obligation, 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). An option on a CDS or a futures contract (described below) gives the
purchaser the right, but not the obligation, 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.
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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 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 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.
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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.
Option Techniques
Writing Options
. The Funds 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 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.
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Straddles/Spreads/Collars.
Each Fund may for hedging purposes enter into straddles
(combinations of put and call options on the same underlying security) to adjust the risk and
return characteristics of the Funds overall position. A possible combined position would involve
writing a covered call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, in
order to reduce the risk of the written covered call option in the event of a substantial price
increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher
transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
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 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 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.
Rights
. Rights are equity securities representing a preemptive right of stockholders to
purchase additional shares of a stock at the time of a new issuance, before the stock is offered to
the general public. A stockholder who purchases rights may be able to retain the same ownership
percentage after the new stock offering. A right usually enables the stockholder to purchase common
stock at a price below the initial offering price. A Fund that purchases a right takes the risk
that the right might expire worthless because the market value of the common stock falls below the
price fixed by the right.
Futures Contracts.
Each fund may enter into futures contracts.
A futures contract is a two-party agreement to buy or sell a specified amount of a specified
security, currency or commodity (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.
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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 CEA and by the CFTC. Foreign futures exchanges and trading thereon are not regulated by
the CFTC and are not subject to the same regulatory controls. In addition, futures contracts that
are traded on non-U.S. exchanges may not be as liquid as those purchased on CFTC-designated
contract markets. For a further discussion of the risks associated with investments in foreign
securities, see Foreign Investments above.
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 FCM 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 FCM along with any loss in excess of the margin amount. If
the Fund has a loss of less than the margin amount, the excess margin is returned to the Fund. If
the Fund has a gain, the full margin amount and the amount of the gain is paid to the Fund.
There is a risk of loss by a Fund of the initial and variation margin deposits in the event of
bankruptcy of the FCM with which the Fund has an open position in a futures contract. The assets of
a Fund may not be fully protected in the event of the bankruptcy of the FCM or central counterparty
because the Fund might be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds and
margin segregated on behalf of an FCMs customers. If the FCM does not provide accurate reporting,
a Fund is also subject to the risk that the FCM could use the Funds assets, which are held in an
omnibus account with assets belonging to the FCMs other customers, to satisfy its own financial
obligations or the payment obligations of another customer to the central counterparty.
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:
Commodity Futures.
A commodity futures contract is an exchange-traded contract to buy or sell
a particular commodity at a specified price at some time in the future. Commodity futures
contracts are highly volatile; therefore, the prices of fund shares may be subject to greater
volatility to the extent it invests in commodity futures.
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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.
A Fund may either exchange the currencies specified at the maturity of a currency futures
contract or, prior to maturity, enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of
an offsetting contract. A Fund may also enter into currency futures contracts that do not provide
for physical settlement of the two currencies but instead are settled by a single cash payment
calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement
based upon an agreed upon notional amount. Closing transactions with respect to currency futures
contracts are usually effected with the counterparty to the original currency futures contract.
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.
Options on Futures Contracts.
Options on futures contracts are similar to options on
securities or currencies except that options on futures contracts give the purchaser the right, in
return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the
option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any
time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures
contract position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by
delivery of the accumulated balance in the writers futures contract margin account. The Fund
currently may not invest in any security (including futures contracts or options thereon) that is
secured by physical commodities.
Pursuant to federal securities laws and regulations, the Funds use of futures contracts and
options on futures contracts may require the Fund to set aside assets to reduce the risks
associated with using futures contracts and options on futures contracts. This process is
described in more detail below in the section Cover.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.
Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency
transactions to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which portfolio
securities are denominated. The Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund may also enter into forward
foreign currency transactions for speculative purposes, including to seek additional income or
increased returns for the Fund.
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A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a particular currency at a
specified price at a future date. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts are typically individually
negotiated and privately traded by currency traders and their customers in the interbank market. A
Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts with respect to a specific purchase or sale
of a security, or with respect to its portfolio positions generally.
At the maturity of a forward foreign currency contract, a Fund may either exchange the
currencies specified at the maturity of the contract or, prior to maturity, enter into a closing
transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. Closing transactions with
respect to forward foreign currency contracts are usually effected with the counterparty to the
original forward contract. A Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do
not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies but instead are settled by a single cash
payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at
settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards).
Under definitions adopted by the CFTC and SEC, non-deliverable forwards are considered swaps,
and therefore are included in the definition of commodity interests. Although non-deliverable
forwards have historically been traded in the OTC market, as swaps they may in the future be
required to be centrally cleared and traded on public facilities. For more information on central
clearing and trading of cleared swaps, see Swaps and Risks of Potential Regulation of Swaps and
Other Derivatives. Forward foreign currency contracts that qualify as deliverable forwards are
not regulated as swaps for most purposes, and are not included in the definition of commodity
interests. However these forwards are subject to some requirements applicable to swaps, including
reporting to swap data repositories, documentation requirements, and business conduct rules
applicable to swap dealers. CFTC regulation of forward foreign currency contracts, especially
non-deliverable forwards, may restrict a Funds ability to use these instruments in the manner
described above or subject Invesco to CFTC registration and regulation as a CPO.
The cost to a Fund of engaging in forward foreign 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 foreign currency contracts are usually entered into
on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are typically involved. The use of forward foreign
currency contracts does not eliminate 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 foreign 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.
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, except for the restriction related to borrowing, 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 (not including the Invesco Global Targeted Returns 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
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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.
The Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund is a non-diversified company as that term is
defined in the 1940 Act.
(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 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, or (ii) tax-exempt obligations issued by governments
or political subdivisions of governments. In complying with this restriction, the Fund will not
consider a bank-issued guaranty or financial guaranty insurance as a separate security.
(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 derivative instruments, including but
not limited to forwards, swaps and futures contracts and options thereon, the underlying
reference assets of which are physical commodities or investing in securities or other
instruments that are secured by, or the returns of which are linked to, physical
commodities. This restriction also does not prevent Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund from
investing up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary, thereby gaining exposure to the
investment returns of commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements
and investing outside of the Subsidiary in other commodity-linked instruments such as
commodity-linked notes, ETFs, futures and swaps.
(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.
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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.
(1) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding issuer diversification,
the Fund (not including the Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund) will not, with respect to
75% 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, 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 a 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 may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the securities of issuers whose principal
business activities are in the same industry.
(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 fundamental 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 will interpret
the fundamental restriction regarding the purchase and sale of physical
commodities and the related non-fundamental restriction to permit the Funds to invest in
ETFs, registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles that invest in
physical and/or financial commodities, subject to the limits described in the Funds prospectuses
and herein.
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(5) In complying with the fundamental restriction with regard to making loans, the
Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% 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.
(6) Notwithstanding the fundamental restriction with regard to investing all assets in
an open-end fund, the Fund may 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) The Fund (not including the Invesco Global Target Returns Fund)
may not acquire any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit
investment trusts in reliance on Sections 12(d)(1)(F) or 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act.
(8) The following apply:
(a) Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
80% of its assets in equity securities.
(b) Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund invests, under normal
circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets
countries, i.e. those that are in the initial stages of their industrial cycle.
(c) Invesco Macro International Equity Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at
least 80% of its assets in equity securities.
For purposes of the foregoing, assets means net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings
for investment purposes. Derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics
similar to the securities described above for a Fund may be counted toward that Funds 80% policy.
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.
Portfolio Turnover
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. The Funds
are expected to commence operations on December 16, 2013; therefore, as of the date of this SAI,
the Funds have no portfolio turnover.
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. Details of the Holdings Disclosure
Policy and a description of the basis on which employees of Invesco and its affiliates may release
information about portfolio securities in certain contexts are provided below.
Public release of portfolio holdings.
The Funds disclose the following portfolio holdings
information on http://
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and click on the Portfolio tab under the Funds name. A link to the
Funds portfolio holdings is located in the upper left side of this Web
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Generally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may not disclose such portfolio holdings until
one day after they have been posted on http://
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publicly available portfolio holdings information described above by contacting us at
1-800-959-4246.
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 Management 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.
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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support in connection with Invesco Funds operations (to determine the price of
securities held by an Invesco Fund);
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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-Advisors 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 disclosed on the Web site. 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, shareholders in the applicable Fund, persons considering investing in the applicable Fund or
representatives of such shareholders or potential shareholders, such as fiduciaries of a 401(k)
plan or a trust and their advisers, and other entities for which Invesco or its affiliates provides
or may provide investment advisory services. 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 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.
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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.
Disclosure of portfolio holdings of other Invesco-managed products.
Invesco and its
affiliates manage products sponsored by companies other than Invesco, including investment
companies, offshore funds, and separate accounts. In many cases, these other products are managed
in a similar fashion to certain Invesco Funds (as defined herein) and thus have similar portfolio
holdings. The sponsors of these other products managed by Invesco and its affiliates may disclose
the portfolio holdings of their products at different times than Invesco discloses portfolio
holdings for the Invesco Funds.
Invesco provides portfolio holdings information for portfolios of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
(Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the Insurance Funds) to insurance companies whose variable
annuity and variable life insurance accounts invest in the Insurance Funds (Insurance Companies).
Invesco may disclose portfolio holdings information for the Insurance Funds to Insurance Companies
with which Invesco has entered into Non-Disclosure Agreements up to five days prior to the
scheduled dates for Invescos disclosure of similar portfolio holdings information for other
Invesco Funds on http://
www.invesco.com/us
. Invesco provides portfolio holdings
information for the Insurance Funds to such Insurance Companies to allow them to disclose this
information on their Web sites at approximately the same time that Invesco discloses portfolio
holdings information for the other Invesco Funds on its website. Invesco manages the Insurance
Funds in a similar fashion to certain other Invesco Funds and thus the Insurance Funds and such
other Invesco Funds have similar portfolio holdings. Invesco does not disclose the portfolio
holdings information for the Insurance Funds on its Web site, and not all Insurance Companies
disclose this information on their Web sites.
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.
Interested Persons
Martin L. Flanagan, Trustee
Martin L. Flanagan has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco 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.
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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 Andersen & 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.
The Board believes that Mr. Flanagans long experience as an executive in the investment
management area benefits the Funds.
Philip A. Taylor, Trustee
Philip A. Taylor has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2006.
Mr. Taylor 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.
Wayne W. Whalen, Trustee
Wayne W. Whalen has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds and their
predecessor funds since 2010.
Mr. Whalen is Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, Partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP.
Mr. Whalen is a Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. From 1995 to
2010, Mr. Whalen served as Director or Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds
complex.
The Board believes that Mr. Whalens experience as a law firm Partner and his experience as a
director of investment companies benefits the Funds.
Independent Trustees
Bruce L. 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 and their predecessor funds
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.
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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.
David C. Arch, Trustee
David C. Arch has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds and their
predecessor funds since 2010.
Mr. Arch is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care
products manufacturer. Mr. Arch is a member of the Board of the Illinois Manufacturers
Association and of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan.
Formerly, Mr. Arch was a member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization
serving human needs based in Chicago. From 1984 to 2010, Mr. Arch served as Director or Trustee of
investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex.
The Board believes that Mr. Archs experience as the CEO of a public company and his
experience with investment companies benefits the Funds.
Frank S. Bayley, Trustee
Frank S. Bayley has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco 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 general partner and Of Counsel of the international law firm of Baker
& McKenzie, LLP, where his practice focused on business acquisitions and venture capital
transactions. Prior to joining Baker & 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 since 2000.
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From 1988 to 2010, Mr. Bunch was 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. 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.
In June 2010, Mr. Bunch became the Managing Member of Grumman Hill Group LLC, a family office
private equity investment manager.
The Board believes that Mr. Bunchs experience as an investment banker and investment
management lawyer benefits the Funds.
Rodney F. Dammeyer, Trustee
Rodney F. Dammeyer has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds and their
predecessor funds since 2010.
Mr. Dammeyer is chairman of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and
management advisory services. Prior to this, Mr. Dammeyer was responsible for managing all of Sam
Zells non-real estate investment activity as managing partner of Equity Group Corporate
Investments.
From 1985 to 1995, Mr. Dammeyer was chief executive officer of Itel Corporation, which later
changed its name to Anixter International. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Dammeyer was senior vice
president and chief financial of Household International, Inc. He was executive vice president and
chief financial officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. from 1979 to 1983.
After graduating from Kent State University in 1962, Mr. Dammeyer began his business career
with Arthur Andersen & Co. and was admitted to partnership in 1970. He served as chairman of the
firms advisory council and a member of the board of directors nominating committee.
Mr. Dammeyer is a member of the boards of directors of Stericycle, Inc. and Quidel
Corporation, in addition to several private companies. He also serves on the School of Leadership
and Education Sciences (SOLES) Advisory Board of the University of San Diego, the board of
directors of High Tech charter schools, and the California Charter Schools Association.
From 1987 to 2010, Mr. Dammeyer served as Director or Trustee of investment companies in the
Van Kampen Funds complex.
The Board believes that Mr. Dammeyers experience in executive positions at a number of public
companies, his accounting experience and his experience serving as a director of investment
companies benefits the Funds.
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 officer and director of Volvo Group North America and senior vice president of Swedish
parent company AB Volvo.
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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 SEC. 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 Insperity, Inc. (formerly Administaff), a premier
professional employer organization with clients nationwide. In addition, Mr. Fields 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.
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis, Trustee
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis has been a member of the Board of Trustee of the Invesco 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 Bioethics 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.
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Dr. Larry Soll, Trustee
Dr. Larry Soll has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 1997.
Formerly, Dr. Soll was chairman of the board (1987 - 1994), Chief Executive Officer (1982 -
1989; 1993 - 1994), and President (1982 to 1989) of Synergen Corp., a public company and in such
capacities supervised the activities of the Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Soll also has served as a
director of three other public companies and as Treasurer of a non-profit corporation. Dr. Soll
currently serves as a trustee and a member of the Audit Committee of each of the funds within the
Invesco Funds.
The Board believes that Dr. Solls experience as a chairman of a public company and in
academia benefits the Fund.
Hugo F. Sonnenschein, Trustee
Hugo F. Sonnenschein has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since
2010.
Mr. Sonnenschein is a Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University
of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the
University of Chicago. Until July 2000, Mr. Sonnenschein served as President of the University of
Chicago.
Mr. Sonnenschein is a Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment
committee. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical
Society, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. From 1994 to 2010, Mr.
Sonnenschein served as Director or Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex.
The Board believes that Mr. Sonnenscheins experiences in academia and in running a
university, and his experience as a director of investment companies benefits the Funds.
Raymond Stickel, Jr., Trustee
Raymond Stickel, Jr. has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since
2006.
Mr. 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. (the Firm) 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.
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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.
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
.
The Board is currently composed of fourteen
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 five 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.
The Board believes that its leadership structure, which includes an Independent Trustee as
Chairman, allows for effective communication between the Trustees and Fund management, among the
Boards Trustees and among its Independent Trustees. The existing Board structure, including its
committee structure, provides the Independent Trustees with effective control over Board governance
while also providing insight from the two non-Independent Trustees who are active officers of the
Funds investment adviser. The Boards leadership structure promotes dialogue and debate, which
the Board believes will allow for the proper consideration of matters deemed important to the Fund
and its shareholders and result in effective decision-making.
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
Invesco that affect the Funds.
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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.
Invesco 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 Invescos 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
service providers. The compliance policies and procedures are specifically designed to detect,
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, and the Valuation,
Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee (the Committees).
The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. David C. Arch, Frank S. Bayley, James T. Bunch,
Bruce L. Crockett, Rodney F. Dammeyer (Vice-Chair), 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 Invesco 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 October 31, 2013, the Audit Committee held six meetings.
The members of the Compliance Committee are Messrs. Bayley, Bunch, Dammeyer (Vice-Chair),
Stickel and Dr. Soll (Chair). 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
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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) receiving and reviewing quarterly reports on the activities of Invescos Internal
Compliance Controls Committee; (ix) reviewing all reports made by Invescos Chief Compliance
Officer; (x) reviewing and recommending to the independent trustees whether to approve procedures
to investigate matters brought to the attention of Invescos ombudsman; (xi) 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 (xii) 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 October 31, 2013, the Compliance Committee held six meetings.
The members of the Governance Committee are Messrs. Arch, Crockett, Albert Dowden (Chair),
Jack M. Fields (Vice-Chair), Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis and Hugo F. Sonnenschein. 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 October 31, 2013
,
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 90th 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 120th day prior to the shareholder meeting.
The members of the Investments Committee are Messrs. Arch, Bayley (Chair), Bunch (Vice-Chair),
Crockett, Dammeyer, Dowden, Fields (Vice-Chair), Martin L. Flanagan, Sonnenschein (Vice-Chair),
Stickel, Philip A. Taylor, Wayne W. Whalen and Drs. Mathai-Davis and Soll. The Investments
Committees primary purposes are to: (i) assist the Board in its oversight of the investment
management services provided by Invesco 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
October 31, 2013, the Investments Committee held six meetings.
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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. Dowden,
Fields, Dr. Mathai-Davis (Chair), Sonnenschein (Vice-Chair), and Whalen. 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
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 Invesco Funds; and (b) to make regular reports to the full
Board 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 regarding
liquidity determinations made pursuant to the Liquidity Procedures by Invesco 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 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 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 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 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 October 31, 2013, the Valuation,
Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee held six meetings.
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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, 2012 is found in Appendix D.
Retirement Plan For Trustees
The Trustees have adopted a retirement plan secured by the Funds for the Trustees who are
not affiliated with the Adviser. 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 from the Funds and/or the other Invesco Funds for
which a Trustee serves (each, a Covered Fund), for each Trustee who is not an employee or officer
of the Adviser, who either (a) became a Trustee prior to December 1, 2008, and who has at least
five years of credited service as a Trustee (including service to a predecessor fund) of a Covered
Fund, or (b) was a member of the Board of Trustees of a Van Kampen Fund immediately prior to June
1, 2010 (Former Van Kampen Trustee), and has at least one year of credited service as a Trustee of
a Covered Fund after June 1, 2010.
For Trustees other than Former Van Kampen Trustees, 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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If the Former Van Kampen Trustee completes at least 10 years of credited service after June 1,
2010, the retirement benefit will equal 75% of the Former Van Kampen 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 such 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 10 years beginning after the later of the Former Van Kampen Trustees termination
of service or attainment of age 72 (or age 60 in the event of disability or immediately in the
event of death). If a Former Van Kampen Trustee dies prior to receiving the full amount of
retirement benefits, the remaining payments will be made to the deceased Trustees designated
beneficiary or, if the Trustee has elected, in a discounted lump sum payment.
If the Former Van Kampen Trustee completes less than 10 years of credited service after June
1, 2010, the retirement benefit will be payable at the applicable time described in the preceding
paragraph, but will be paid in two components successively. For the period of time equal to the
Former Van Kampen Trustees years of credited service after June 1, 2010, the first component of
the annual retirement benefit will equal 75% of the compensation amount described in the preceding
paragraph. Thereafter, for the period of time equal to the Former Van Kampen Trustees years of
credited service after June 1, 2010, the second component of the annual retirement benefit will
equal the excess of (x) 75% of the compensation amount described in the preceding paragraph, over
(y) $68,041 plus an interest factor of 4% per year compounded annually measured from June 1, 2010
through the first day of each year for which payments under this second component are to be made.
In no event, however, will the retirement benefits under the two components be made for a period of
time greater than 10 years. For example, if the Former Van Kampen Trustee completes 7 years of
credited service after June 1, 2010, he or she will receive 7 years of payments under the first
component and thereafter 3 years of payments under the second component, and if the Former Van
Kampen Trustee completes 4 years of credited service after June 1, 2010, he or she will receive 4
years of payments under the first component and thereafter 4 years of payments under the second
component.
Deferred Compensation Agreements
Edward K. Dunn and Carl Frischling (former Trustees of funds in the Invesco Funds
complex), Messrs. Crockett, Fields 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 Funds,
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 these 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 Funds and of each other Invesco Fund from
which they are deferring compensation.
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Purchase of Class A Shares of the Funds at Net Asset Value
The trustees and other affiliated persons of the Trust may purchase Class A shares of the
Invesco Funds without paying an initial sales charge. Invesco Distributors permits such purchases
because there is a reduced sales effort involved in sales to such purchasers, thereby resulting in
relatively low expenses of distribution. For a complete description of the persons who will not
pay an initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of the Invesco Funds, see Appendix G -
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares - Purchase and Redemption of Shares - Class A Shares
Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge.
Purchase of Class Y Shares of the Funds at Net Asset Value
The trustees and other affiliated persons of the Trust may purchase Class Y shares of the
Invesco Funds. For a description please see Appendix G Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of
Shares Purchase and Redemption of Shares Purchases of Class Y Shares.
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
of Ethics 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 has adopted its 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)
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Fund
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Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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Invesco
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
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Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmBH
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Invesco Asset Management Limited
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
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Invesco
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmBH
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Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
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Invesco
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Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
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Invesco
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Invesco (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. Once the Funds commence operations, information regarding
how the Funds voted proxies related to their portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June
30, 2014 will be available without charge at our Web site,
www.invesco.com
/us.
This information will also be available at the SEC Web site,
www.sec.gov
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
Invesco provided the initial capitalization of each Fund and, accordingly, as of the date
of this SAI, owned more than 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of each Fund and therefore
could be deemed to control each Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. It is anticipated
that after the commencement of the public offering of a Funds shares, Invesco will cease to
control the Fund for the purposes of the 1940 Act. Each Fund had no 5% shareholders because, as of
the date of the SAI, it had not yet commenced operations.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
Investment 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, as successor in interest to multiple
investment advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976. 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.
Pursuant to an administrative services agreement with the Funds, 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 the 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.
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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.
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Annual Rate/Net Assets
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Fund Name
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Per Advisory Agreement
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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1.25% of first $10B
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1.15% amount over $10B
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
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1.25% of first $10B
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1.15% amount over $10B
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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1.50% of first $10B
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1.25% amount over $10B
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
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1.25% of first $10B
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1.15% amount over $10B
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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0.935% of first $250M
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0.910% of next $250M
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0.885% of next $500M
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0.860% of next $1.5B
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0.835% of next $2.5B
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0.810% of next $2.5B
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0.785% of next $2.5B
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0.760% amount over $10B
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Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
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0.935% of first $250M
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0.910% of next $250M
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0.885% of next $500M
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0.860% of next $1.5B
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0.835% of next $2.5B
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0.810% of next $2.5B
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0.785% of next $2.5B
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0.760% amount over $10B
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Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
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1.25% of first $10B
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1.15% amount over $10B
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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 December 31, 2015, to waive advisory
fees payable by each Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee Invesco receives from
certain affiliated funds as a result of each Funds investment of uninvested cash in
such affiliated funds. See Description of the Funds and Their Investments and Risks
Investment Strategies and Risks Other Investments Other Investment Companies. Invesco Global
Targeted Returns Fund may pursue its investment objectives by investing in the Subsidiary. The
Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with the Adviser whereby the Adviser provides
investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. In consideration of these services, the
Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the
advisory fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee and administration
fee, respectively, paid to the Adviser by the Subsidiary. This waiver may not be terminated by the
Adviser and will remain in effect for as long as the Advisers contract with the Subsidiary is in
place.
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Invesco also has contractually agreed 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, including
litigation expenses; and (v) expenses that each Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because
of an expense offset arrangement) for the Funds shares as follows:
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Fund
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Expense Limitation
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Expiration Date
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.62%
2.37%
1.87%
1.37%
1.37%
1.37%
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December 31, 2015
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.62%
2.37%
1.87%
1.37%
1.37%
1.37%
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December 31, 2015
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.71%
2.46%
1.96%
1.46%
1.46%
1.46%
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December 31, 2015
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.87%
2.62%
2.12%
1.62%
1.62%
1.62%
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December 31, 2015
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Fund
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Expense Limitation
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Expiration Date
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.72%
2.47%
1.97%
1.47%
1.47%
1.47%
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December 31, 2015
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Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.43%
2.18%
1.68%
1.18%
1.18%
1.18%
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December 31, 2015
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Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
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Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R Shares
Class R5 Shares
Class R6 Shares
Class Y Shares
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1.87%
2.62%
2.12%
1.62%
1.62%
1.62%
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December 31, 2015
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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 invests. As a result, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
and/or Expense Reimbursement may exceed a Funds expense limit.
Unless the Board of Trustees and Invesco may mutually agree to amend or continue the fee
waiver agreements, they will terminate on the dates disclosed in the table above.
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 1940 Act:
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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 Canada Ltd. (Invesco Canada)
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares) (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.
Services to the Subsidiary.
As with Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco is responsible for the Subsidiarys
day-to-day business pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. Under this
agreement, Invesco provides the Subsidiary with the same type of management and sub-advisory
services, under the same terms and conditions, as are provided to Invesco Global Targeted Returns
Fund. The advisory agreement of the Subsidiary provides for automatic termination upon the
termination of the Advisory Agreement with respect to Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund. The
Subsidiary has also entered into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency
and audit services with the same service providers that provide those services to Invesco Global
Targeted Returns Fund.
The Subsidiary will be managed pursuant to compliance policies and procedures that are the
same, in all material respects, as the policies and procedures adopted by Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Fund. As a result, Invesco, in managing the Subsidiarys portfolios, is subject to the
same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the management of Invesco Global Targeted
Returns Fund, and, in particular, to the requirements relating to portfolio leverage, liquidity,
brokerage, and the timing and method of the valuation of the Subsidiarys portfolio investments and
shares of the Subsidiary. Invesco Global Targeted Returns Funds Chief Compliance Officer oversees
implementation of the Subsidiarys policies and procedures and makes periodic reports to Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Funds Board regarding the Subsidiarys compliance with its policies and
procedures.
Portfolio Managers
Appendix F 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.
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A description of the managers compensation structure.
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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.
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.
For Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, an agreement containing the same material,
terms and provisions was entered into between Invesco and the Subsidiary.
Other Service Providers
Transfer Agent
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc., (Invesco Investment Services), 11
Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046, a wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., 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 related
to the servicing of shareholders of the Funds. Other such services may be delegated or
sub-contracted to third party intermediaries. For servicing accounts holding Class A, A2, AX, B,
BX, C, CX, P, R, RX, S, Y, Invesco Cash Reserve and Investor Class shares, as applicable, the TA
Agreement provides that the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, will pay Invesco Investment Services an
annual fee per open shareholder account plus certain out of pocket expenses. This fee is paid
monthly at the rate of 1/12 of the annual rate and is based upon the number of open shareholder
accounts during each month. For servicing accounts holding Class R5 and R6 shares, as applicable,
the TA Agreement provides that the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, will pay Invesco Investment
Services a fee per trade executed, to be billed monthly,
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plus certain out-of-pocket expenses. In
addition, all fees payable by Invesco Investment Services or its affiliates to third party
intermediaries who service accounts pursuant to sub-transfer agency, omnibus account services and
sub-accounting agreements are charged back to the Funds, subject to certain limitations approved by
the Board of the Trust. These payments are made in consideration of services that would otherwise
be provided by Invesco Investment Services if the accounts serviced by such intermediaries were
serviced by Invesco Investment Services directly. For more information regarding such payments to
intermediaries, see the discussion under Sub-Accounting and Networking Support Payments in
Appendix G.
For Invesco Global Targeted Returns, an agreement containing the same material, terms and
provisions was entered into between Invesco and the Subsidiary.
Sub-Transfer Agent.
Invesco Canada, 5140 Yonge Street, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario M2N6X7, a
wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., provides services to the Trust as a sub-transfer
agent, pursuant to an agreement between Invesco Canada and Invesco Investment Services. The Trust
does not pay a fee to Invesco Canada for these services. Rather Invesco Canada is compensated by
Invesco Investment Services, as a sub-contractor.
For Invesco Global Targeted Returns, an agreement containing the same material, terms and
provisions was entered into between Invesco and the Subsidiary.
Custodian
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State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Custodian), 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, is custodian of all securities and cash of the Funds. The Bank of New York
Mellon
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2 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431, 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.
For Invesco Global Targeted Returns, an agreement containing the same material terms and
provisions was entered into between the Custodian and the Subsidiary.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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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 Street, 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
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Legal matters for the Trust have been passed upon by Stradley Ronon
Stevens & Young, LLP, 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7018, which
also serves as counsel to the Subsidiary.
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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.
The same procedures also apply to the Subsidiary.
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 broker-dealers,
including affiliated and 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 six primary trading centers to
place equity securities trades in their regions. Invesco Advisers Americas desk, located in
Atlanta, Houston and Toronto, generally places trades of equity securities trading in North
America, Canada and Latin America; the Hong Kong desk of Invesco Hong Kong (the Hong Kong Desk)
generally places trades of equity securities in the Asia-Pacific markets, except Japan, the Japan
trading desk of Invesco Japan generally places trades of equity securities in the Japanese markets;
and the London trading desk of Invesco Global Investment Funds Limited (the London Desk) generally
places trades of equity securities in European, Middle Eastern and African countries; the Australia
desk, located in Sydney and Melbourne, for the execution of orders of equity securities trading in
the Australian and New Zealand markets and the Taipei desk, located in Taipei, for the execution of
orders of securities trading in the Chinese market. Invesco, Invesco Canada, Invesco Australia,
Invesco Japan, Invesco Deutschland, Invesco Hong Kong and Invesco Asset Management 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 global trading desks are similar in all
material respects.
References in the language below to actions by Invesco Advisers, Inc. or a Sub-Adviser (other
than Invesco Canada) or Invesco Japan making determinations or taking actions related to equity
trading 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 OTC 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.
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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.
Commissions
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.
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 are not affiliated with Invesco 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-Adviser s] 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-Adviser 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-Adviser.
Invesco and the Sub-Adviser face a potential conflict of interest when they use client trades
to obtain Soft Dollar Products. This conflict exists because Invesco and the Sub-Adviser are able
to use the Soft Dollar Products to manage client accounts without paying cash for the Soft Dollar
Products, which
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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-Adviser to use Soft Dollar Products for the benefit of any account
it manages. Certain Invesco-managed accounts (or accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser) 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-Adviser 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:
Fixed-income funds normally do not generate soft dollar commissions to pay for Soft Dollar
Products. Therefore, soft dollar commissions used to pay for Soft Dollar Products which are used
to manage certain fixed-income Invesco Funds are generated entirely by equity Invesco Funds and
other equity client accounts managed by Invesco. In other words, certain fixed-income Invesco
Funds are cross-subsidized by the equity Invesco Funds in that the fixed-income Invesco Funds
receive the benefit of Soft Dollar Products services for which they do not pay. Similarly, 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 concludes that the Broker supplying the product is
capable of providing best execution.
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-Adviser 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
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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.
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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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Quantitative/Technical Analysis software tools that assist in quantitative and
technical analysis of investment data.
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Fixed-Income Security Analysis data and analytical tools that pertain specifically
to fixed-income securities. These tools assist in creating financial models, such as
cash flow projections and interest rate sensitivity analyses, which are relevant to
fixed-income securities.
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Other Specialized Tools other specialized products, such as consulting analyses,
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
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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.
Affiliated Transactions
Invesco may place trades with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (ICMI), a broker-dealer with
whom it is under common control, provided Invesco determines that the affiliates trade execution
abilities and costs are at least comparable to those of non-affiliated brokerage firms with which
Invesco could otherwise place similar trades. ICMI receives brokerage commissions in connection
with effecting trades for the Funds and, therefore, use of ICMI presents a conflict of interest for
Invesco. Trades placed through ICMI, including the brokerage commissions paid to ICMI, are subject
to procedures adopted by the Boards of the various Invesco Funds, including the Trust.
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-Advisers 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-Advisers will allocate 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-Advisers 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-Advisers 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 Canada, 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.
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PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES
Please refer to Appendix G for information on Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares.
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
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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.
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.
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 Internal Revenue Code (Code) and applicable
regulations in effect on the date of this SAI. Future legislative, regulatory or administrative
changes, including provisions of current law that sunset and thereafter no longer apply, 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.
This is for general information only and not tax advice. All investors should consult their
own tax advisors as to the federal, state, local and foreign tax provisions applicable to them.
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
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the Fund must distribute an amount equal to the sum
of 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
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the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income
from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, and gains
from the sale 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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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 or 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 the 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. In lieu of potential
disqualification, the Fund is permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the Asset
Diversification Test or Income Requirement, which, in general, are limited to those due to
reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
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 would 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. Subject
to savings provisions for certain inadvertent failures to satisfy the Income Requirement or Asset
Diversification Test which, in general, are limited to those due to reasonable cause and not
willful neglect, it is possible that the Fund will not qualify as a regulated investment company in
any given tax year. Even if such savings provisions apply, the Fund may be subject to a monetary
sanction of $50,000 or more. 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.
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Portfolio turnover.
For investors that hold their Fund shares in a taxable account, a high
portfolio turnover rate (except in a money market fund that maintains a stable net asset value) may
result in higher taxes. This is because a Fund with a high turnover rate may accelerate the
recognition of capital gains and more of such gains are likely to be taxable as short-term rather
than long-term capital gains in contrast to a comparable fund with a low turnover rate. Any such
higher taxes would reduce the Funds after-tax performance. See Taxation of Fund Distributions
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Capital gain dividends below. For non-U.S. investors, any such acceleration of the
recognition of capital gains that results in more short-term and less long-term capital gains being
recognized by the Fund may cause such investors to be subject to increased U.S. withholding taxes.
See, Foreign Shareholders U.S. withholding tax at the source below.
Capital loss carryovers
. The capital losses of the Fund, if any, do not flow through to
shareholders. Rather, the Fund may use its capital losses, subject to applicable limitations, to
offset its capital gains without being required to pay taxes on or distribute to shareholders such
gains that are offset by the losses. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of
2010 (RIC Mod Act), if the Fund has a net capital loss (that is, capital losses in excess of
capital gains) for a taxable year beginning after December 22, 2010, the excess (if any) of the
Funds net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a
short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Funds next taxable year, and the excess
(if any) of the Funds net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is
treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Funds next taxable year. Any
such net capital losses of the Fund that are not used to offset capital gains may be carried
forward indefinitely to reduce any future capital gains realized by the Fund in succeeding taxable
years. However, for any net capital losses realized in taxable years of the Fund beginning on or
before December 22, 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward such capital losses for eight
years as a short-term capital loss. Under a transition rule, capital losses arising in a taxable
year beginning after December 22, 2010 must be used before capital losses realized in a taxable
year beginning on or before December 22, 2010. The amount of capital losses that can be carried
forward and used in any single year is subject to an annual limitation if there is a more than 50%
change in ownership of the Fund. An ownership change generally results when shareholders owning
5% or more of the Fund increase their aggregate holdings by more than 50% over a three-year
look-back period. An ownership change could result in capital loss carryovers being used at a
slower rate (or, in the case of those realized in taxable years of the Fund beginning on or before
December 22, 2010, to expire), thereby reducing the 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.
Deferral of late year losses
. The Fund may elect to treat part or all of any qualified late
year loss as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Funds
taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The
effect of this election is to treat any such qualified late year loss as if it had been incurred
in the succeeding taxable year , which may change the timing, amount, or characterization of Fund
distributions (see, Taxation of Fund Distributions
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Capital gain dividends below). A
qualified late year loss includes:
(i) any net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss
incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (post-October losses), and
(ii) the excess, if any, of (1) the sum of (a) specified losses incurred after October
31 of the current taxable year, and (b) other ordinary losses incurred after December 31 of
the current taxable year, over (2) the sum of (a) specified gains incurred after October 31
of the current taxable year, and (b) other ordinary gains incurred after December 31 of the
current taxable year.
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The terms specified losses and specified gains mean ordinary losses and gains from the
sale, exchange, or other disposition of property (including the termination of a position with
respect to such property), foreign currency losses and gains, and losses and gains resulting from
holding stock in a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) for which a mark-to-market election is
in effect. The terms ordinary losses and ordinary gains mean other ordinary losses and gains
that are not described in the preceding sentence.
Special rules apply to a Fund with a fiscal year ending in November or December that elects to
use its taxable year for determining its capital gain net income for excise tax purposes.
Undistributed capital gains
. The Fund may retain or distribute to shareholders its net
capital gain for each taxable year. The Fund currently intends to distribute net capital gains.
If the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will be taxed thereon (except to the
extent of any available capital loss carryovers) at the highest corporate tax rate (currently 35%).
If the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, it is expected that the Fund also will elect to
have shareholders treated as if each received a distribution of its pro rata share of such gain,
with the result that each shareholder will be required to report its pro rata share of such gain on
its tax return as long-term capital gain, will receive a refundable tax credit for its pro rata
share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain and will increase the tax basis for its shares by an
amount equal to the deemed distribution less the tax credit.
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) generally will 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, except with
respect to a qualified fund of funds, 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 and (b) is
not eligible to pass-through to shareholders exempt-interest dividends from an underlying fund. A
qualified fund of funds, i.e. a Fund at least 50 percent of the value of the total assets of which
(at the close of each quarter of the taxable year) is represented by interests in other RICs, is
eligible to pass-through to shareholders (a) foreign tax credits and (b) exempt-interest dividends.
Also a fund of funds, whether or not it is a qualified fund of funds, is eligible to pass-through
to shareholders qualified dividends earned by an underlying fund (see, Taxation of Fund
Distributions Qualified dividend income for individuals and Corporate dividends received
deduction below). However, dividends paid to shareholders by a fund of funds from interest earned
by an underlying fund on U.S. Government obligations are unlikely to be exempt from state and local
income tax.
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 at least: (1) 98% of its ordinary income for the
calendar year, (2) 98.2% 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. The Fund may elect to defer to the
following year any net ordinary loss incurred for the portion of the calendar year which is after
the beginning of the Funds taxable year. Also, the Fund will defer any specified gain or
specified loss which would be properly taken into account for the portion of the calendar after
October 31. Any net ordinary loss, specified gain, or specified loss deferred shall be treated as
arising on January 1 of the following calendar year. Generally, the Fund may make sufficient
distributions to avoid liability for federal income and excise tax, but can give no assurances that
all or a portion of 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 an excise tax.
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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 generally will 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. Some countries require the filing of a tax reclaim or other forms to
receive the benefit of the reduced tax rate; whether or when the Fund will receive the tax reclaim
is within the control of the individual country. Information required on these forms may not be
available such as shareholder information; therefore, the Fund may not receive the reduced treaty
rates or potential reclaims. Other countries have conflicting and changing instructions and
restrictive timing requirements which may cause the Fund not to receive the reduced treaty rates or
potential reclaims. Other countries may subject capital gains realized by the Fund on sale or
disposition of securities of that country to taxation. 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, although it reserves the right not to do so.
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Investments in Commodities.
The Invesco Global
Targeted Returns Fund invests in derivatives, financially-linked instruments, and the stock of its
own Subsidiary to gain exposure to the commodity markets. This strategy may cause the Fund to
realize more ordinary income than would be the case if the Fund invested directly in commodities.
Also, these commodity-linked investments and the income earned thereon must be taken into account
by the Fund in complying with the Distribution and Income Requirements and the Asset
Diversification Test as described below.
Distribution requirement.
The Fund intends to distribute the Subsidiarys income each year in
satisfaction of the Funds Distribution Requirement. The Subsidiary will be classified for federal
income tax purposes as a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) with respect to the Fund. As such,
the Fund will be required to include in its gross income each year amounts earned by the Subsidiary
during that year (subpart F income), whether or not such earnings are distributed by the Subsidiary
to the Fund. Subpart F income will be distributed by the Fund to shareholders each year as
ordinary income and will not be qualified dividend income eligible for taxation at long-term
capital gain rates. The Subsidiary likely will also be classified as a PFIC as defined below in
Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions - PFIC Investments but the CFC rules supersede the PFIC
rules.
Income requirement
. As described above, the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income
from qualifying sources to qualify as a regulated investment company. Gains from the disposition
of commodities, including precious metals, are not considered qualifying income for purposes of
satisfying the Income Requirement. See, Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions Investments in
commodities structured notes, corporate subsidiary and certain ETFs. The IRS has issued a
revenue ruling which holds that income derived from commodity-linked swaps is not qualifying income
under Subchapter M of the Code. As a result, the Funds ability to directly invest in
commodity-linked swaps as part of its investment strategy is limited to a maximum of 10% of its
gross income. The IRS has issued a number of private letter rulings to other mutual funds,
including to another Invesco fund (upon which only the fund that received the private letter ruling
can rely), which indicate that income from a funds investment in certain commodity-linked notes
and a wholly owned foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked derivatives, such as the
Subsidiary, constitutes qualifying income. However, the IRS suspended issuance of any further
private letter rulings in July 2011 pending a review of its position. Should the IRS issue
guidance, or Congress enact legislation, that adversely affects the tax treatment of the Funds use
of commodity-linked notes or the Subsidiary (which might be applied retroactively to the Fund), it
could limit each Funds ability to pursue its investment strategy and the Fund might not qualify as
a regulated investment company for one or more years. In this event, the Board may authorize a
significant change in investment strategy or Fund liquidation. In lieu of potential
disqualification, the Fund is permitted to pay a tax for certain failures to satisfy the Income
Requirement, which, in general, are limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The Fund also may incur transaction and other costs to comply with any new or additional
guidance from the IRS.
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Asset diversification test.
For purposes of the Asset Diversification Test, the Funds
investment in the Subsidiary would be considered a security of one issuer. Accordingly, the Fund
intends to limit its investment in the Subsidiary to no more than 25% of the value of the Funds
total assets in order to satisfy the Asset Diversification Test.
Taxation of the Subsidiary.
On the basis of current law and practice, the Subsidiary will not
be liable for income tax in the Cayman Islands. Distributions by the Subsidiary to the Fund will
not be subject to withholding tax in the Cayman Islands. In addition, the Subsidiarys investment
in commodity-linked derivatives and other assets held as collateral are anticipated to qualify for
a safe harbor under Code Section 864(b) so that the Subsidiary will not be treated as conducting a
U.S. trade or business. Thus, the Subsidiary should not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a
net basis. However, if certain of the Subsidiarys activities were determined not to be of the
type described in the safe harbor (which is not expected), then the activities of the Subsidiary
may constitute a U.S. trade or business, or be taxed as such.
In general, a foreign corporation, such as the Subsidiary, that does not conduct a U.S. trade
or business is nonetheless subject to tax at a flat rate of 30 percent (or lower tax treaty rate),
generally payable through withholding, on the gross amount of certain U.S.-source income that is
not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, subject to certain exemptions, including
among others, exemptions for capital gains, portfolio interest and income from notional principal
contracts. It is not anticipated that the Subsidiary will be subject to material amounts of U.S.
withholding tax on its portfolio investments. The Subsidiary intends to properly certify its status
as a non-U.S. person to each custodian and withholding agent to avoid U.S. backup withholding
requirements discussed below.
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 by the
Fund will be treated in the manner described regardless of whether such distributions are paid in
cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund (or of another Fund). The Fund will send you
information annually as to the federal income tax consequences of distributions made (or deemed
made) during the 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 dividends may be paid to you. If you are a taxable investor,
distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income to the extent of
the Funds earnings and profits. 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
to be taxed at reduced rates.
Capital gain dividends
. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long
the Fund owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned
his or her shares. 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 reported
by the Fund to shareholders as capital gain dividends generally will be taxable to a shareholder
receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain. Long-term capital gain rates applicable to
individuals are taxed at the maximum rate of 15% (20% for certain high income taxpayers) or 25%
depending on the nature of the 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 generally will be
taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as ordinary income.
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Qualified dividend income for individuals
. Ordinary income dividends reported by the Fund to
shareholders as derived from qualified dividend income will be taxed in the hands of individuals
and other noncorporate shareholders at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. Qualified
dividend income means dividends paid to the Fund (a) by domestic corporations, (b) by foreign
corporations that are either (i) incorporated in a possession of the United States, or (ii) are
eligible for benefits under certain income tax treaties with the United States that include an
exchange of information program, or (c) with respect to stock of a foreign corporation that is
readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Both the Fund and the
investor must meet certain holding period requirements to qualify Fund dividends for this
treatment. Income derived from investments in derivatives, fixed-income securities, U.S. REITs,
PFICs, CFCs (such as the Subsidiary; see, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Investments
in Commodities) and income received in lieu of dividends in a securities lending transaction
generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. If the qualifying dividend
income received by the Fund is equal to 95% (or a greater percentage) of the Funds gross income
(exclusive of net capital gain) in any taxable year, all of the ordinary income dividends paid by
the Fund will be qualifying dividend income.
Corporate dividends received deduction
. Ordinary income dividends reported by the Fund to
shareholders 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.
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. Thus, the portion of a distribution that constitutes a return of capital will decrease the
shareholders tax basis in his Fund shares (but not below zero), and will result in an increase in
the amount of gain (or decrease in the amount of loss) that will be recognized by the shareholder
for tax purposes on the later sale of such Fund shares. Return of capital distributions can occur
for a number of reasons including, among others, the Fund overestimates the income to be received
from certain investments such as those classified as partnerships or equity REITs. See Tax
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Investments in U.S. REITs.
Impact of realized but undistributed income and gains, and net unrealized appreciation of
portfolio securities
. At the time of your purchase of shares (except in a money market fund that
maintains a stable net asset value), the Funds net asset value may reflect undistributed income,
undistributed capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities held by the
Fund. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your
investment, would be taxable and would be taxed as either ordinary income (some portion of which
may be taxed as qualified dividend income) or capital gain unless you are investing through a
tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. The Fund may
be able to reduce the amount of such distributions by utilizing its capital loss carryovers, if
any.
Pass-through of foreign tax credits
. If more than 50% of the value of the Funds total assets
at the end of a fiscal year is invested in foreign securities, or if the Fund is a qualified fund
of funds (i.e. a fund at least 50 percent of the value of the total assets of which, at the close
of each quarter of the taxable year, is represented by interests in other RICs), 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
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against federal income tax (but not
both). No deduction for foreign tax may be claimed by a noncorporate shareholder who does not
itemize deductions or who is subject to the alternative minimum tax. 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. The Fund reserves the right not to
pass-through to its shareholders the amount of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund. Additionally,
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. See Tax Treatment of Portfolio
Transactions Securities lending below.
Tax credit bonds
. If the Fund holds, directly or indirectly, one or more tax credit bonds
(including build America bonds, clean renewable energy bonds and qualified tax credit bonds) on one
or more applicable dates during a taxable year, the Fund may elect to permit its shareholders to
claim a tax credit on their income tax returns equal to each shareholders proportionate share of
tax credits from the applicable bonds that otherwise would be allowed to the Fund. In such a case,
shareholders must include in gross income (as interest) their proportionate share of the income
attributable to their proportionate share of those offsetting tax credits. A shareholders ability
to claim a tax credit associated with one or more tax credit bonds may be subject to certain
limitations imposed by the Code. Even if the Fund is eligible to pass through tax credits to
shareholders, the Fund may choose not to do so.
U.S. Government interest
. Income earned on certain U.S. Government obligations is exempt from
state and local personal income taxes if earned directly by you. States also grant tax-free status
to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. Government, subject
in some states to minimum investment or reporting requirements that must be met by the Fund.
Income on investments by the Fund in certain other obligations, such as repurchase agreements
collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, commercial paper and federal agency-backed
obligations (e.g., GNMA or FNMA obligations), generally does not qualify for tax-free treatment.
The rules on exclusion of this income are different for corporations. If the Fund is a fund of
funds, see Taxation of the Fund
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Asset allocation funds.
Dividends declared in December and paid in January
. Ordinarily, shareholders are required to
take distributions by the Fund into account in the year in which the distributions are made.
However, dividends declared in October, November or December of any year and payable to
shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month will be deemed to have been received by
the shareholders (and made by the Fund) on December 31 of such calendar year if such dividends are
actually paid in January of the following year. Shareholders will be advised annually as to the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of distributions made (or deemed made) during the year in
accordance with the guidance that has been provided by the IRS.
Medicare tax
. The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as
amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, will impose a
3.8% Medicare tax on net investment income earned by certain individuals, estates and trusts for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. Net investment income, for these purposes, means
investment income, including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the
Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares, reduced by the
deductions properly allocable to such income. In the case of an individual, the tax will be imposed
on the lesser of (1) the shareholders net investment income or (2) the amount by which the
shareholders modified adjusted gross income exceeds $250,000 (if the shareholder is married and
filing jointly or a surviving spouse), $125,000 (if the shareholder is married and filing
separately) or $200,000 (in any other case). This Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you
on, and paid with, your federal income tax return. Net investment income does not include
exempt-interest dividends.
Sale or Redemption of Fund Shares.
A shareholder will recognize gain or loss on the sale or
redemption of shares of the Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of the
sale or redemption and the shareholders adjusted tax basis in the shares. If you owned your
shares as a capital asset, any gain or loss that you realize will be considered capital gain or
loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held for longer than one year.
Capital losses in any year are deductible only to the extent of capital gains plus, in the case of
a noncorporate taxpayer, $3,000 of ordinary income.
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Tax basis information
. The Fund is required to report to you and the IRS annually on Form
1099-B the cost basis of shares purchased or acquired on or after January 1, 2012 where the cost
basis of the shares is known by the Fund (referred to as covered shares) and which are disposed
of after that date. However, cost basis reporting is not required for certain shareholders,
including shareholders investing in the Fund through a tax-advantaged retirement account, such as a
401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, or shareholders investing in a money market fund
that maintains a stable net asset value. When required to report cost basis, the Fund will
calculate it using the Funds default method of average cost, unless you instruct the Fund to use a
different calculation method. In general, average cost is the total cost basis of all your shares
in an account divided by the total number of shares in the account. To determine whether short-term
or long-term capital gains taxes apply, the IRS presumes you redeem your oldest shares first.
The IRS permits the use of several methods to determine the cost basis of mutual fund shares.
The method used will determine which specific shares are deemed to be sold when there are multiple
purchases on different dates at differing share prices, and the entire position is not sold at one
time. The Fund does not recommend any particular method of determining cost basis, and the use of
other methods may result in more favorable tax consequences for some shareholders. It is important
that you consult with your tax advisor to determine which method is best for you and then notify
the Fund if you intend to utilize a method other than average cost for covered shares.
In addition to the Funds default method of average cost, other cost basis methods offered by
Invesco, which you may elect to apply to covered shares, include:
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depletes shares with losses before gains, consistent
with the objective of minimizing taxes. For shares that yield a loss, shares owned one
year or less (short-term) will be depleted ahead of shares owned more than one year
(long-term). For gains, long-term shares will be depleted ahead of short-term gains
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shareholder selects which lots to deplete at
time of each disposition. Transaction amount must be in shares. If insufficient shares
are identified at the time of disposition, then a secondary default method of first-in
first-out will be applied.
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You may elect any of the available methods detailed above for your covered shares. If you do
not notify the Fund of your elected cost basis method, the default method of average cost will be
applied to your covered shares upon redemption. The cost basis for covered shares will be
calculated separately from any noncovered shares (defined below) you may own. You may change or
revoke the use of the average cost method and revert to another cost basis method if you notify the
Fund by the date of the first sale, exchange, or other disposition of your covered shares. In
addition, you may change to another cost basis method at any time by notifying the Fund, but only
for shares acquired after the date of the change (the change is prospective). The basis of the
shares that were averaged before the change will remain averaged after the date of the change.
The Fund may also provide Fund shareholders (but not the IRS) with information concerning the
average cost basis of their shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 (noncovered shares) in
order to assist you with the calculation of gain or loss from a sale or redemption of noncovered
shares. With the exception of the specific lot identification method, Invesco first depletes
noncovered shares in first-in, first-out order before applying your elected method to your
remaining covered shares. If you want to deplete your shares in a different order then you must
elect specific lot identification and choose the lots you wish
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to deplete first. Shareholders that
use the average cost method for noncovered shares must make the election to use the average cost
method for these shares on their federal income tax returns in accordance with Treasury
regulations. This election for noncovered shares cannot be made by notifying the Fund.
The Fund will compute and report the cost basis of your Fund shares sold or exchanged by
taking into account all of the applicable adjustments to cost basis and holding periods as required
by the Code and Treasury regulations for purposes of reporting these amounts to you and, in the
case of covered shares, to the IRS. However, the Fund is not required to, and in many cases the
Fund does not possess the information to, take all possible basis, holding period or other
adjustments into account in reporting cost basis information to you. Therefore, shareholders should
carefully review the cost basis information provided by the Fund, whether this information is
provided pursuant to compliance with cost basis reporting requirements for shares acquired on or
after January 1, 2012, or is provided by the Fund as a service to shareholders for shares acquired
prior to that date, and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are
required by the Code and Treasury regulations when reporting these amounts on their federal income
tax returns. Shareholders remain solely responsible for complying with all federal income tax laws
when filing their federal income tax returns.
If you hold your Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee), please contact that broker
(nominee) with respect to the reporting of cost basis and available elections for your account.
For more information about the cost basis methods offered by Invesco, please refer to the Tax
Center located under the Accounts & Services menu of our Web site at www.invesco.com/us.
Wash sale rule
. All or a portion of any loss so recognized may be deferred under the wash
sale rules if the shareholder purchases other shares of the Fund within 30 days before or after the
sale or redemption.
Sales at a loss within six months of purchase
. Any capital loss arising from the sale or
redemption of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the
extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received on such shares.
Deferral of basis any class that bears a front-end sales load
. If a shareholder (a) incurs
a sales load in acquiring shares of the Fund, (b) disposes of such shares less than 91 days after
they are acquired, and (c) subsequently acquires shares of the Fund or another Fund by January 31
of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the disposition of the original shares
occurred at a reduced sales load pursuant to a right to reinvest at such reduced sales load
acquired in connection with the acquisition of the shares disposed of, then the sales load on the
shares disposed of (to the extent of the reduction in the sales load on the shares subsequently
acquired) shall not be taken into account in determining gain or loss on the shares disposed of,
but shall be treated as incurred on the acquisition of the shares subsequently acquired. The wash
sale rules may also limit the amount of loss that may be taken into account on disposition after
such adjustment.
Conversion of shares of the Fund into other shares of the same Fund.
The conversion of shares
of one class of the Fund into shares of another class of the same Fund is not taxable for federal
income tax purposes and no gain or loss will be reported on the transaction. This is true whether
the conversion occurs automatically pursuant to the terms of the class or is initiated by the
shareholder. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors regarding the state and local tax
consequences of a conversion of shares.
Exchange of shares of the Fund for shares of another Fund.
The exchange of shares in one Fund
for shares of another Fund is taxable for federal income tax purposes and the exchange will be
reported as a taxable sale. An exchange occurs when the purchase of shares of a Fund is made using
the proceeds from a redemption of shares of another Fund and is effectuated on the same day as the
redemption. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors regarding the state and local tax
consequences of an exchange of shares.
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Reportable transactions.
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 (or certain greater amounts over a combination of years), the
shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. The fact that a loss is
reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the
taxpayers treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to
determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
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.
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 generally is required to include in gross income each year the portion of the
original issue discount that accrues during such year. 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) the 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 a
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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. Section 1256 contracts do not
include any interest rate swap, currency swap, basis swap, interest rate cap, interest rate floor,
commodity swap, equity swap, equity index swap, credit default swap, or similar agreement.
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. 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 current earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income, reduced by
related deductions), (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 securities 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.
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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. Foreign companies are not required to identify themselves as PFICs. Due to various
complexities in identifying PFICs, a fund can give no assurances that it will be able to identify
portfolio securities in foreign corporations that are PFICs in time for the fund to make a
mark-to-market election. 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. Also, see Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Investments in
Commodities with respect to investment in the Subsidiary.
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) and Foreign Shareholders
U.S.
withholding tax at the source with respect to certain other tax aspects of investing in U.S.
REITs.
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 conduit
(REMIC) 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
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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 (UBTI) to entities (including
qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans, Keogh plans or other
tax-exempt entities) subject to tax on 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. 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 QPTPs.
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. While the rules are not entirely clear with respect to a
fund investing in a partnership outside a master-feeder structure, for purposes of testing whether
a fund satisfies the Asset Diversification Test, the fund generally is 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 (e.g., because it invests
in commodities). All of the net income derived by a 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. Although, in
general, the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a fund
with respect to items attributable to an interest in a QPTP. Fund investments in partnerships,
including in QPTPs, may result in the funds being subject to state, local or foreign income,
franchise or withholding tax liabilities.
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. In a subsequent revenue ruling, as well as in a number of follow-on private letter
rulings (upon which only the fund that received the private letter ruling may rely), 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 (such as the
Subsidiary) that invests in commodities, may be considered qualifying income under the Code.
However, as of the date of this SAI, the IRS suspended the issuance of any further private letter
rulings in July 2011 pending a review of its position. Should the IRS issue guidance, or Congress
enact legislation, that adversely affects the tax treatment of a funds use of commodity-linked
notes, or a corporate subsidiary, the fund may no longer be able to utilize commodity index-linked
notes or a corporate subsidiary to gain commodity exposure. In addition, a fund may gain exposure
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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, commodity-linked derivatives, and certain ETFs or be forced to sell
other investments to generate income due to the Income Requirement. If a fund does not
appropriately limit such investments or if such investments (or the income earned on such
investments) were to be recharacterized for U.S. tax purposes, the fund could fail to qualify as a
regulated investment company. In lieu of potential disqualification, a fund is permitted to pay a
tax for certain failures to satisfy the Asset Diversification Test or Income Requirement, which, in
general, are limited to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect. Also see, Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
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Investments in Commodities with respect to investment in the
Subsidiary.
Securities lending
. While securities are loaned out by a fund, the fund generally will
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.
Tax Certification and Backup Withholding.
Tax certification and backup withholding tax laws
may require that you certify your tax information when you become an investor in the Fund. For
U.S. citizens and resident aliens, this certification is made on IRS Form W-9. Under these laws,
the Fund must withhold a portion of your taxable distributions and sales proceeds unless you:
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certify that this number is correct,
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certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, and
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certify that you are a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).
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The Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When withholding is required,
the amount will be 28% of any distributions or proceeds paid. Backup withholding is not an
additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholders U.S. federal income
tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS. Certain payees and
payments are exempt from backup withholding and information reporting.
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Non-U.S. investors have special U.S. tax certification requirements. See Foreign
Shareholders
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Tax certification and backup withholding.
Foreign Shareholders.
Shareholders who, as to the United States, are nonresident alien
individuals, foreign trusts or estates, foreign corporations, or foreign partnerships (foreign
shareholder), may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are subject to special U.S. tax
certification requirements.
Taxation of a foreign shareholder depends on whether the income from the Fund is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business carried on by such shareholder.
U.S. withholding tax at the source
. If the income from the Fund is not effectively connected
with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a foreign shareholder, distributions to such
shareholder will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) upon
the gross amount of the distribution, subject to certain exemptions including those for dividends
reported by the Fund to shareholders as:
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exempt-interest dividends paid by the Fund from its net interest income earned on
municipal securities;
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capital gain dividends paid by the Fund from its net long-term capital gains (other
than those from disposition of a U.S. real property interest), unless you are a
nonresident alien present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the calendar year; and
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with respect to taxable years of the Fund beginning before January 1, 2014 (unless
such provision is extended or made permanent), interest-related dividends paid by the
Fund from its qualified net interest income from U.S. sources and short-term capital
gains dividends. After such sunset date, short-term capital gains are taxable to
non-U.S. investors as ordinary dividends subject to U.S. withholding tax at a 30% or
lower treaty rate.
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However, the Fund does not intend to utilize the exemptions for interest-related dividends
paid and short-term capital gain dividends paid. Moreover, notwithstanding such exemptions from
U.S. withholding at the source, any dividends and distributions of income and capital gains,
including the proceeds from the sale of your Fund shares, will be subject to backup withholding at
a rate of 28% if you fail to properly certify that you are not a U.S. person.
Foreign shareholders may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% on the income
resulting from an election to pass-through foreign tax credits to shareholders, but may not be able
to claim a credit or deduction with respect to the withholding tax for the foreign tax treated as
having been paid by them.
Amounts reported by the Fund to shareholders as capital gain dividends (a) that are
attributable to certain capital gain dividends received from a qualified investment entity (QIE)
(generally defined as either (i) a U.S. REIT or (ii) a RIC classified as a U.S. real property
holding corporation or which would be if the exceptions for holding 5% or less of a class of
publicly traded shares or an interest in a domestically controlled QIE did not apply) or (b) that
are realized by the Fund on the sale of a U.S. real property interest (including gain realized on
sale of shares in a QIE other than one that is a domestically controlled), will not be exempt from
U.S. federal income tax and may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or lower
treaty rate) if the Fund by reason of having a REIT strategy is classified as a QIE. If the Fund is
so classified, foreign shareholders owning more than 5% of the Funds shares may be treated as
realizing gain from the disposition of a U.S. real property interest, causing Fund distributions to
be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 35%, and requiring the filing of a nonresident U.S.
income tax return. In addition, if the Fund is classified as a QIE, anti-avoidance rules apply to
certain wash sale transactions. Namely, if the Fund is a domestically-controlled QIE and a foreign
shareholder disposes of the Funds shares prior to the Fund paying a distribution attributable to
the disposition of a U.S. real
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property interest and the foreign shareholder later acquires an
identical stock interest in a wash sale transaction, the foreign shareholder may still be required
to pay U.S. tax on the Funds distribution. Also, the sale of shares of the Fund, if classified as
a U.S. real property holding corporation, could also be considered a sale of a U.S. real property
interest with any resulting gain from such sale being subject to U.S. tax as income effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. These rules generally apply to dividends paid by the Fund
before January 1, 2014 (unless such provision is extended or made permanent). After such sunset
date, Fund distributions from a U.S. REIT (whether or not domestically controlled) attributable to
gain from the disposition of a U.S. real property interest will continue to be subject to the
withholding rules described above provided the Fund is classified as a QIE.
Income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business
. If the income from the Fund is
effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a foreign shareholder, then
ordinary income dividends, capital gain dividends and any gains realized upon the sale or
redemption of shares of the Fund will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable
to U.S. citizens or domestic corporations and require the filing of a nonresident U.S. income tax
return.
Tax certification and backup withholding
. Foreign shareholders may have special U.S. tax
certification requirements to avoid backup withholding (at a rate of 28%) and, if applicable, to
obtain the benefit of any income tax treaty between the foreign shareholders country of residence
and the United States. To claim these tax benefits, the foreign shareholder must provide a
properly completed Form W-8BEN (or other Form W-8, where applicable, or their substitute forms) to
establish his or her status as a non-U.S. investor, to claim beneficial ownership over the assets
in the account, and to claim, if applicable, a reduced rate of or exemption from withholding tax
under the applicable treaty. A Form W-8BEN provided without a U.S. taxpayer identification number
remains in effect for a period of three years beginning on the date that it is signed and ending on
the last day of the third succeeding calendar year. However, non-U.S. investors must advise the
Fund of any changes of circumstances that would render the information given on the form incorrect,
and must then provide a new W-8BEN to avoid the prospective application of backup withholding.
Forms W-8BEN with U.S. taxpayer identification numbers remain valid indefinitely, or until the
investor has a change of circumstances that renders the form incorrect and necessitates a new form
and tax certification. Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
. Under FATCA, foreign entities, referred to as
foreign financial institutions (FFI) or non-financial foreign entities (NFFE) that are shareholders
in the Fund may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on: (a) income
dividends paid by the Fund after June 30, 2014, and (b) certain capital gain distributions and the
proceeds of a sale of Fund shares paid after December 31, 2016. The FATCA withholding tax
generally can be avoided: (a) by an FFI, if it reports certain direct and indirect ownership of
foreign financial accounts held by U.S. persons with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if it: (i)
certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) if it does have such owners,
reporting information relating to them. The U.S. Treasury has negotiated intergovernmental
agreements (IGA) with certain countries and is in various stages of negotiations with a number of
other foreign countries with respect to one or more alternative approaches to implement FATCA.
An FFI can avoid FATCA withholding by becoming a participating FFI, which requires the FFI
to enter into a U.S. tax compliance agreement with the IRS under section 1471(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code (FFI agreement) under which it agrees to verify, report and disclose certain of its
U.S. accountholders and provided that such entity meets certain other specified requirements. The
FFI will report to the IRS, or, depending on the FFIs country of residence, to the government of
that country (pursuant to the terms and conditions of an applicable IGA and applicable law), which
will, in turn, report to the IRS. An FFI that is resident in a country that has entered into an
IGA with the U.S. to implement FATCA will be exempt from FATCA withholding provided that the FFI
shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement.
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An NFFE that is the beneficial owner of a payment from the Fund can avoid the FATCA
withholding tax generally by certifying that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or by
providing the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each substantial U.S. owner. The
NFFE will report the information to the Fund or other applicable withholding agent, which will, in
turn, report the information to the IRS.
Such foreign shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant
categories as established by U.S. Treasury regulations and other guidance regarding FATCA. An FFI
or NFFE that invests in a Fund will need to provide the Fund with documentation properly certifying
the entitys status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding. Non-U.S. investors should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact of these requirements on their investment in a
Fund. The requirements imposed by FATCA are different from, and in addition to, the U.S. tax
certification rules to avoid backup withholding described above. Shareholders are urged to consult
their tax advisors regarding the application of these requirements to their own situation.
U.S. estate tax
. Transfers by gift of shares of the Fund by a foreign shareholder who is a
nonresident alien individual will not be subject to U.S. federal gift tax. An individual who, at
the time of death, is a foreign shareholder will nevertheless be subject to U.S. federal estate tax
with respect to shares at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens and residents, unless a
treaty exemption applies. If a treaty exemption is available, a decedents estate may nonetheless
need to file a U.S. estate tax return to claim the exemption in order to obtain a U.S. federal
transfer certificate. The transfer certificate will identify the property (i.e., Fund shares) as to
which the U.S. federal estate tax lien has been released. In the absence of a treaty, there is a
$13,000 statutory estate tax credit (equivalent to an estate with assets of $60,000).
Local Tax Considerations.
Rules of state and local taxation of ordinary income, qualified
dividend income and capital gain dividends may differ from the rules for U.S. federal income
taxation described above. Distributions may also be subject to additional state, local and foreign
taxes depending on each shareholders particular situation.
DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITIES
Distributor
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements, as amended, relating to the
Funds (the Distribution Agreements) with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors), a
registered broker-dealer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., pursuant to which Invesco
Distributors acts as the distributor of shares of the Funds. The address of Invesco Distributors
is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Certain trustees and officers of the
Trust are affiliated with Invesco Distributors. See Management of the Trust. In addition to the
Funds, Invesco Distributors serves as distributor to many other mutual funds that are offered to
retail investors. The following Distribution of Securities information is about all of the Invesco
Funds that offer retail and/or Class R5 or R6 shares. Not all Invesco Funds offer all share
classes.
The Distribution Agreements provide Invesco Distributors with the exclusive right to
distribute shares of the Funds on a continuous basis directly and through other broker-dealers and
other financial intermediaries with whom Invesco Distributors has entered into selected dealer
and/or similar agreements. Invesco Distributors has not undertaken to sell any specified number of
shares of any classes of the Funds.
Invesco Distributors expects to pay sales commissions from its own resources to dealers and
institutions who sell Class C and Class R shares of the Funds at the time of such sales.
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Invesco Distributors may pay sales commissions to dealers and institutions who sell Class C
shares of the Invesco Funds at the time of such sales. A predecessor of Invesco Distributors paid
sales commission to dealers and institutions who sold Class C5 shares of the Invesco Funds at the
time of such sales. Payments for Class C shares equal 1.00% of the purchase price of the Class C
shares sold by the dealer or institution, consisting of a sales commission of 0.75% of the purchase
price of the Class C shares sold plus an advance of the first year service fee of 0.25% for such
shares. Invesco Distributors will retain all payments received by it relating to Class C shares
for the first year after they are purchased. The portion of the payments to Invesco Distributors
under the Class C Plan that constitutes an asset-based sales charge (0.75%) is intended in part to
permit Invesco Distributors to recoup a portion of the sales commissions to dealers plus financing
costs, if any. After the first full year, Invesco Distributors will make quarterly payments to
dealers and institutions based on the average net asset value of Class C shares that are
attributable to shareholders for whom the dealers and institutions are designated as dealers of
record. These payments will consist of an asset-based sales charge of 0.75% and a service fee of
0.25%.
Invesco Distributors may pay dealers and institutions who sell Class R shares an annual fee of
0.50% of average daily net assets. These payments will consist of an asset-based fee of 0.25% and
a service fee of 0.25% and will commence either on the thirteenth month after the first purchase,
on accounts on which a dealer concession was paid, or immediately, on accounts on which a dealer
concession was not paid. If Invesco Distributors pays a dealer concession, it will retain all
payments received by it relating to Class R shares for the first year after they are purchased.
Invesco Distributors will make quarterly payments to dealers and institutions based on the average
net asset value of Class R shares that are attributable to shareholders for whom the dealers and
institutions are designated as dealers of record.
The Trust (on behalf of any class of any Invesco Fund) or Invesco Distributors may terminate
the Distribution Agreements on 60 days written notice without penalty. The Distribution
Agreements will terminate automatically in the event of their assignment.
Distribution Plans
The Trust has adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for
each Funds Class A shares, Class C shares, and Class R shares (collectively the Plans).
Each Fund, pursuant to its Class A, Class C, and Class R Plans, pays Invesco Distributors
compensation at the annual rate, shown immediately below, of the Funds average daily net assets of
the applicable class.
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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All of the Plans compensate or reimburse Invesco Distributors, as applicable, for the
purpose of financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the
Funds. Such activities include, but are not limited to, the following: printing of prospectuses
and statements of additional information and reports for other than existing shareholders;
overhead; preparation and distribution of advertising material and sales literature; expenses of
organizing and conducting sales seminars; supplemental payments to dealers and other institutions
such as asset-based sales charges or as payments of service fees under shareholder service
arrangements; and costs of administering each Plan.
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Amounts payable by a Fund under the Class A, Class C, and Class R Plans need not be directly
related to the expenses actually incurred by Invesco Distributors on behalf of each Fund. These
Plans do not obligate the Funds to reimburse Invesco Distributors for the actual allocated share of
expenses Invesco Distributors may incur in fulfilling its obligations under these Plans. Thus,
even if Invesco Distributors actual allocated share of expenses exceeds the fee payable to Invesco
Distributors at any given time, under these Plans, the Funds will not be obligated to pay more than
that fee. If Invesco Distributors actual allocated share of expenses is less than the fee it
receives, under these Plans, Invesco Distributors will retain the full amount of the fee.
Invesco Distributors may from time to time waive or reduce any portion of its 12b-1 fee for
Class A, Class C, or Class R 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.
The Funds may pay a service fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class
C, and Class R shares, attributable to the customers selected dealers and financial institutions to
such dealers and financial institutions, including Invesco Distributors, acting a principal, who
furnish continuing personal shareholder services to their customers who purchase and own the
applicable class of shares of the Fund. Under the terms of a shareholder service agreement, such
personal shareholder services include responding to customer inquiries and providing customers with
information about their investments. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under each Plan would
constitute an asset-based sales charge.
Under a Shareholder Service Agreement, a Fund agrees to pay periodically fees to selected
dealers and other institutions who render the foregoing services to their customers. The fees
payable under a Shareholder Service Agreement will be calculated at the end of each payment period
for each business day of the Funds during such period at the annual rate specified in each
agreement based on the average daily net asset value of the Funds shares purchased or acquired
through exchange. Fees shall be paid only to those selected dealers or other institutions who are
dealers or institutions of record at the close of business on the last business day of the
applicable payment period for the account in which such Funds shares are held.
Selected dealers and other institutions entitled to receive compensation for selling Fund
shares may receive different compensation for selling shares of one particular class over another.
Under the Plans, certain financial institutions which have entered into service agreements and
which sell shares of the Funds on an agency basis, may receive payments from the Funds pursuant to
the respective Plans. Invesco Distributors does not act as principal, but rather as agent for the
Funds, in making dealer incentive and shareholder servicing payments to dealers and other financial
institutions under the Plans. These payments are an obligation of the Funds and not of Invesco
Distributors.
Payments pursuant to the Plans are subject to any applicable limitations imposed by rules of
FINRA.
As required by Rule 12b-1, the Plans and related forms of Shareholder Service Agreements
were 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 Plans or in any agreements related to the Plans (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 Plans would benefit
each class of the Funds and its respective shareholders.
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The anticipated benefits that may result from the Plans with respect to each Fund and/or the
classes of each Fund and its shareholders include but are not limited to the following: (1) rapid
account access; (2) relatively predictable flow of cash; and (3) a well-developed, dependable
network of shareholder service agents to help to curb sharp fluctuations in rates of redemptions
and sales, thereby reducing the chance that an unanticipated increase in net redemptions could
adversely affect the performance of each Fund.
Unless terminated earlier in accordance with their terms, the Plans continue 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. A Plan may be terminated as to any Fund or class
by the vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or, with respect to a particular class, by the
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that class.
Any change in the Plans that would increase materially the distribution expenses paid by the
applicable class requires shareholder approval; otherwise, the Plans may be amended by the
trustees, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, by votes cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting upon such amendment. As long as the Plans are in effect, the
selection or nomination of the Independent Trustees is committed to the discretion of the
Independent Trustees.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
When issued, the Funds financial statements, including the Financial Highlights
pertaining thereto, and the reports of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon,
will be incorporated by reference into the SAI from the Funds most recent Annual Report to
shareholders.
PENDING LITIGATION
Investigations Related to Market Timing
On August 30, 2005, the West Virginia Securities Commissioner (WVSC) issued a Summary Order to
Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing to AIM Advisors, Inc. and AIM Distributors, Inc.
(predecessors to Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc., respectively)
(collectively, Invesco) (Order No. 05-1318). The WVSC alleged that Invesco entered into certain
arrangements permitting market timing and failed to disclose these arrangements in violation of the
West Virginia securities laws. The WVSC ordered Invesco to cease any further violations and sought
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. On October 27, 2011, a hearing examiner was appointed to
this matter. This matter continues to be indefinitely suspended.
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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
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Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.
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Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
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Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
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Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as
such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
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Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.
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Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.
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Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high
credit risk.
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Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of
principal and interest.
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Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of
principal or interest.
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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.
A-1
Note: In addition, in certain countries the prime rating may be modified by the issuers or
guarantors senior unsecured long-term debt rating.
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.
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 Issue Credit Ratings
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on Standard & Poors analysis of 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;
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.
A-2
Issue ratings are an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative
seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated
lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such
differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and
unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)
AAA
An obligation rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poors. The obligors
capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.
AA
An obligation rated AA differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The
obligors capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.
A
An obligation rated A is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the
obligors capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.
BBB
An obligation rated BBB exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic
conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor
to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
BB, B, CCC, CC and C
Obligations rated BB, B, CCC, CC, and C are regarded as having significant speculative
characteristics. BB indicates the least degree of speculation and C the highest. While such
obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed
by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.
BB
An obligation rated BB is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However,
it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic
conditions which could lead to the obligors inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment
on the obligation.
B
An obligation rated B is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated BB, but the
obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse
business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligors capacity or
willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
A-3
CCC
An obligation rated CCC is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable
business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on
the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor
is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
CC
An obligation rated CC is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.
C
A C rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment,
obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of
an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced
a payment default. Among others, the C rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred
stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the
instruments terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby
some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other
instruments having a total value that is less than par.
D
An obligation rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when payments on an
obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poors believes that such payments will
be made within five business days, irrespective of any grace period. The D rating also will be
used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an
obligation are jeopardized. An obligations rating is lowered to D upon completion of a
distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of
cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.
Plus (+) or minus (-)
The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to
show relative standing within the major rating categories.
NR
This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which
to base a rating, or that Standard & Poors does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of
policy.
Standard & Poors Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
A-1
A short-term obligation rated A-1 is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poors. The
obligors capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this
category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the
obligors capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.
A-4
A-2
A short-term obligation rated A-2 is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes
in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However,
the obligors capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.
A-3
A short-term obligation rated A-3 exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse
economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead a weakened capacity of the
obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
B
A short-term obligation rated B is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative
characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however,
it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligors inadequate capacity to meet
its financial commitments.
C
An obligor rated C is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable
business, financial, and economic conditions for it to meet its financial commitments.
D
A short-term obligation rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when
payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poors believes that such
payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than
five business days will be treated as five business days. The D rating also will be used upon the
filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are
jeopardized.
Standard & Poors Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings Definitions
A Standard & Poors U.S. municipal note rating reflects Standard & Poors opinion about the
liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less
will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will
most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to
assign, Standard & Poors analysis will review the following considerations:
Amortization schedule - the larger 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.
A-5
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.
Standard & Poors Dual Ratings
Standard & Poors 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 rating symbols are used for bonds to denote the long-term maturity and the short-term
rating symbols for the put option (for example, AAA/A-1+). With U.S. municipal short-term demand
debt, note rating symbols are used with the short-term issue credit rating symbols (for example,
SP-1+/A-1+)
The ratings and other credit related opinions of Standard & Poors and its affiliates are
statements of opinion as of the date they are expressed and not statements of fact or
recommendations to purchase, hold or sell any securities or make any investment decisions.
Standard & Poors assumes no obligation to update any information following publication. Users of
ratings and credit related opinions should not rely on them in making any investment decision.
Standard & Poors opinions and analysis do not address the suitability of any security. Standard &
Poors Financial Services LLC does not act as a fiduciary or an investment advisor. While Standard
& Poors has obtained information from sources it believes to be reliable, Standard & Poors does
not perform an audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of any
information it receives. Ratings and credit related opinions may be changed, suspended, or
withdrawn at any time.
Fitch Credit Rating Scales
Fitch Ratings credit ratings provide an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet
financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance
claims or counterparty obligations. Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the
likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested.
The agencys credit ratings cover the global spectrum of corporate, sovereign (including
supranational and sub-national), financial, bank, insurance, municipal and other public finance
entities and the securities or other obligations they issue, as well as structured finance
securities backed by receivables or other
financial assets.
The terms investment grade and speculative grade have established themselves over time as
shorthand to describe the categories AAA to BBB (investment grade) and BB to D (speculative
grade). The terms investment grade and speculative grade are market conventions, and do not
imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. Investment
grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the
speculative categories either signal a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already
occurred.
A designation of Not Rated or NR is used to denote securities not rated by Fitch where Fitch
has rated some, but not all, securities comprising an issuance capital structure.
Credit ratings express risk in relative rank order, which is to say they are ordinal measures of
credit risk and are not predictive of a specific frequency of default or loss.
A-6
Fitch Ratings credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In
particular, ratings do not deal with the risk of a market value loss on a rated security due to
changes in interest rates, liquidity and other market considerations. However, in terms of payment
obligation on the rated liability, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences
the
ability
of an issuer to pay upon a commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk
to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the
obligation
to pay upon a
commitment (for example, in the case of index-linked bonds).
In the default components of ratings assigned to individual obligations or instruments, the agency
typically rates to the likelihood of non-payment or default in accordance with the terms of that
instruments documentation. In limited cases, Fitch Ratings may include additional considerations
(i.e. rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligations documentation). In
such cases, the agency will make clear the assumptions underlying the agencys opinion in the
accompanying rating commentary.
Fitch Long-Term Rating Scales
Issuer Credit Rating Scales
Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations,
sovereigns and insurance companies, are generally assigned Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs). IDRs
opine on an entitys relative vulnerability to default on financial obligations. The threshold
default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment
would best reflect the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also address relative
vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative receivership or similar concepts, although the agency
recognizes that issuers may also make pre-emptive and therefore voluntary use of such mechanisms.
In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agencys view of their
relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage likelihood of
default. For historical information on the default experience of Fitch-rated issuers, please
consult the transition and default performance studies available from the Fitch Ratings website.
AAA: Highest credit quality.
AAA ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in cases of
exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly
unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA: Very high credit quality.
AA ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for
payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable
events.
A: High credit quality.
A ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial
commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse
business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.
BBB: Good credit quality.
BBB ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for
payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions
are more likely to impair this capacity.
BB: Speculative.
BB ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of
adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial
flexibility exists which supports the servicing of financial commitments.
A-7
B: Highly speculative.
B ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains.
Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is
vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.
CCC: Substantial credit risk.
Default is a real possibility.
CC: Very high levels of credit risk.
Default of some kind appears probable.
C: Exceptionally high levels of credit risk
Default is imminent or inevitable, or the issuer is in standstill. Conditions that are indicative
of a C category rating for an issuer include:
a. the issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a
material financial obligation;
b. the issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement
following a payment default on a material financial obligation; or
c. Fitch Ratings otherwise believes a condition of RD or D to be imminent or
inevitable, including through the formal announcement of a coercive debt exchange.
RD: Restricted default.
RD ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings opinion has experienced an uncured payment
default on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation but which has not entered into
bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure,
and which has not otherwise ceased business. This would include:
a. the selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;
b. the uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default
forbearance period following a payment default on a bank loan, capital markets
security or other material financial obligation;
c. the extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default
on one or more material financial obligations, either in series or in parallel; or
d. execution of a coercive debt exchange on one or more material financial
obligations.
D: Default.
D ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings,
administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure, or which has
otherwise ceased business.
Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within this
context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will
generally not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period,
unless a default is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a coercive
debt exchange.
Imminent default typically refers to the occasion where a payment default has been intimated by
the issuer, and is all but inevitable. This may, for example, be where an issuer has missed a
scheduled payment, but (as is typical) has a grace period during which it may cure the payment
default. Another alternative would be where an issuer has formally announced a coercive debt
exchange, but the date of the exchange still lies several days or weeks in the immediate future.
A-8
In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agencys opinion as to the most
appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings, and may differ
from the definition of default under the terms of an issuers financial obligations or local
commercial practice.
Note:
The modifiers + or - may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating
categories. Such suffixes are not added to the AAA Long-Term IDR category, or to Long-Term IDR
categories below B.
Fitch Short-Term Rating Scales
A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to
default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial
obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-Term
Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as short term based on
market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured
obligations, and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.
F1: Highest short-term credit quality.
Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an
added + to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.
F2: Good short-term credit quality.
Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.
F3: Fair short-term credit quality.
The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.
B: Speculative short-term credit quality.
Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near
term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
C: High short-term default risk.
Default is a real possibility.
RD: Restricted default.
Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it
continues to meet other financial obligations. Applicable to entity ratings only.
D: Default.
Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.
A-9
APPENDIX B
Persons to Whom Invesco Provides
Non-Public Portfolio Holdings on an Ongoing Basis
(as of July 31, 2013)
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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 Invesco 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 Invesco Funds)
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
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Special Insurance Counsel
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Barclays Capital, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Blaylock Robert Van LLC
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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BB&T Capital Markets
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Bear Stearns Pricing Direct, Inc.
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Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds)
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BLNS Securities Ltd.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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BOSC, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco 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 Invesco Funds)
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Cabrera Capital Markets
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Broker (for certain Invesco 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
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Cirrus Research, LLC
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Trading System
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Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Commerce Capital Markets
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Crane Data, LLC
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Credit Suisse International / Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Ltd.
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Service Provider
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Crews & Associates
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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D.A. Davidson & Co.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Dechert LLP
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Legal Counsel
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DEPFA First Albany
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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E.K. Riley Investments LLC
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Empirical Research Partners
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Finacorp Securities
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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First Miami Securities
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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First Southwest Co.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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First Tryon Securities
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Fitch, Inc.
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Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds)
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FT Interactive Data Corporation
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Pricing Vendor
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FTN Financial Group
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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GainsKeeper
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Software Provider (for certain Invesco Funds)
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GCom2 Solutions
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Software Provider (for certain Invesco Funds)
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George K. Baum & Company
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Glass, Lewis & Co.
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System Provider (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Global Trading Analytics, LLC
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Software Provider
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Global Trend Alert
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Greater Houston Publishers, Inc.
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Financial Printer
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Hattier, Sanford & Reynoir
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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ICI (Investment Company Institute)
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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B-1
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Service Provider
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Disclosure Category
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ICRA Online Ltd.
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Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds)
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iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Initram Data, Inc.
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Pricing Vendor
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Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
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Proxy Voting Service (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
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Transfer Agent
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Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
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System Provider (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Investment Company Institute
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Investortools, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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ITG, Inc.
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Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds)
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J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.\Citigroup Global
Markets Inc.\JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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Lender (for certain Invesco Funds)
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J.P. Morgan Securities
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
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Sub-advisor (for certain sub-advised accounts)
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Jorden Burt LLP
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Special Insurance Counsel
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KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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Legal Counsel
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Lebenthal & Co. LLC
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Lipper, Inc.
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Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Loan Pricing Corporation
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Pricing Service (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Loop Capital Markets
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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M.R. Beal
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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MarkIt Group Limited
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Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Merrill Communications LLC
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Financial Printer
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Mesirow Financial, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Middle Office Solutions
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Software Provider
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Moodys Investors Service
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Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Morrison Foerster LLP
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Legal Counsel
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MS Securities Services, Inc. and Morgan Stanley
& Co. Incorporated
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Securities Lender (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Muzea Insider Consulting Services, LLC
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Ness USA Inc.
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System provider
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Noah Financial, LLC
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Omgeo LLC
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Trading System
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Piper Jaffray
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Prager, Sealy & Co.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (for
all Invesco Funds)
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Protective Securities
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Ramirez & Co., Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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RBC Capital Markets
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Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds)
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RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Reuters America LLC
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Pricing Service (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Rice Financial Products
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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RR Donnelley Financial
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Financial Printer
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Ryan Beck & Co.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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B-2
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Service Provider
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Disclosure Category
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Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., L.L.C.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Simon Printing Company
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Financial Printer
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Southwest Precision Printers, Inc.
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Financial Printer
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Southwest Securities
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Standard and Poors/Standard and Poors
Securities Evaluations, Inc.
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Pricing Service and Rating and Ranking Agency
(each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds)
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StarCompliance, Inc.
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System Provider
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Custodian, Lender, Securities Lender, and System
Provider (each, respectively, for certain Invesco
Funds)
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Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
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Legal Counsel
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The Bank of New York
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Custodian and Securities Lender (each,
respectively, for certain Invesco Funds)
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The MacGregor Group, Inc.
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Software Provider
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The Savader Group LLC
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Thomson Information Services Incorporated
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Software Provider
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UBS Financial Services, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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VCI Group Inc.
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Financial Printer
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Vining Sparks IBG
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Broker (for Certain Invesco Funds)
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W.H Mell Associates, Inc.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Wachovia National Bank, N.A.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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Western Lithograph
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Financial Printer
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Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital L.L.C.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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William Blair & Co.
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Broker (for certain Invesco Funds)
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XSP, LLC\Solutions Plus, Inc.
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Software Provider
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B-3
APPENDIX C
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
As of November 30, 2013
The address of each trustee and officer is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustee 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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Number of
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Trusteeship(s)/
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Funds in
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Directorship Held
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Trustee
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Fund
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by
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Name, year of
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and/or
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Complex
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Trustee/Director
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Birth and Position(s)
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Officer
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Principal Occupation(s)
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Overseen
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During Past 5
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Held with the Trust
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Since
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During Past 5 years
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by Trustee
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Years
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Interested Persons:
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Martin L.
Flanagan
1
- 1960
Trustee
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2007
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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
Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 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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117
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None
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Philip A. Taylor
2
- 1954
Trustee, President and
Principal Executive Officer
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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, Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.)
(financial services holding company); Director and
President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered
investment adviser and registered transfer agent);
Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.)
(registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc.
(formerly known as INVESCO
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117
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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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Other
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Number of
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Trusteeship(s)/
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Funds in
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Directorship Held
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Trustee
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Fund
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by
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Name, year of
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and/or
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Complex
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Trustee/Director
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Birth and Position(s)
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Officer
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Principal Occupation(s)
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Overseen
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During Past 5
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Held with the Trust
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Since
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During Past 5 years
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by Trustee
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Years
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Distributors, Inc.) (registered
broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco
Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc.
(holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco
Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and
Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company);
Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco
Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark
Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser
and registered transfer agent); 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); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly
known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief
Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp.
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Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor
Services Inc.; Director, Chief Executive Officer and
President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van
Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP
Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships);
and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered
broker dealer); 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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Wayne W. Whalen
3
- 1939
Trustee
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2010
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Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to
certain funds in the Fund Complex.
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130
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Director of the Mutual fund Directors Forum, a
nonprofit membership
organization for
investment directors;
Chairman and Director
of the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library
Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy
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3
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Mr. Whalen has been deemed to be an
interested person of the Trust because of his prior service as counsel to the
predecessor funds of certain Invesco open-end funds and his affiliation with
the law firm that served as counsel to such predecessor funds and continues to
serve as counsel to the Invesco Van Kampen closed-end funds.
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Other
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|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds in
|
|
Directorship Held
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
by
|
Name, year of
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Complex
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Birth and Position(s)
|
|
Officer
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
Overseen
|
|
During Past 5
|
Held with the Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
During Past 5 years
|
|
by Trustee
|
|
Years
|
Independent Trustees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bruce L. Crockett 1944
Trustee and Chair
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
Chairman, Crockett Technologies 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)
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
ACE Limited (insurance
company); and
Investment Company
Institute
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David C. Arch 1945
Trustee
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex
Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer)
Retired.
Formerly: Member of the Heartland
Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving
human needs based in Chicago
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
Board member of the
Illinois
Manufacturers
Association,
Member of the
Board of Visitors,
Institute for the
Humanities
University of Michigan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frank S. Bayley 1939
Trustee
|
|
|
1987
|
|
|
Retired.
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds
Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and
General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker &
McKenzie, LLP
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
Director and Chairman,
C.D. Stimson Company
(a real estate
company);
Trustee and Overseer,
The Curtis Institute
of Music
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James T. Bunch 1942
Trustee
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office
private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green Manning & Bunch Ltd.
(investment banking firm) (1988-2010); Executive
Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director,
Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation.
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
Chairman, Board of
Governors, Western
Golf Association,
Chairman-elect, Evans
Scholars
Foundation
and Director, Denver
Film Society
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rodney F. Dammeyer 1940
Trustee
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering
capital investment and management advisory services)
Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity
Group Corporate Investments. Prior to
1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel
Corporation (formerly Anixter International)
Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Household International,
Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur
Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of
investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
Director of Quidel
Corporation and
Stericycle, Inc.
Prior to May
2008, Trustee of The
Scripps Research
Institute. Prior to February
2008, Director of
Ventana Medical
Systems, Inc.
|
C-3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds in
|
|
Directorship Held
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
by
|
Name, year of
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Complex
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Birth and Position(s)
|
|
Officer
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
Overseen
|
|
During Past 5
|
Held with the Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
During Past 5 years
|
|
by Trustee
|
|
Years
|
Albert R. Dowden 1941
Trustee
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
Director of a number of public and private business
corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private
investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5
portfolios) (registered investment company)
Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding
Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance
Company (property casualty company); 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)
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
Director of Natures Sunshine
Products, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jack M. Fields 1952
Trustee
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc.
(government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive
Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting,
corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education
Fund (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP
(sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers
Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S.
House of Representatives
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
Insperity, Inc.
(formerly known as
Administaff)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prema Mathai-Davis 1950
Trustee
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
Retired.
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A.
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Larry Soll 1942
Trustee
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Retired.
Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company)
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hugo F. Sonnenschein 1940
Trustee
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of
the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished
Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the
University of Chicago
Formerly: President of the University of Chicago
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
Trustee of the
University of
Rochester and a member
of its investment
committee; Member of the National
Academy of Sciences,
the American
Philosophical Society
and a fellow of the
American Academy of
Arts and Sciences
|
C-4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds in
|
|
Directorship Held
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
by
|
Name, year of
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Complex
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Birth and Position(s)
|
|
Officer
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
Overseen
|
|
During Past 5
|
Held with the Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
During Past 5 years
|
|
by Trustee
|
|
Years
|
Raymond Stickel, Jr. 1944
Trustee
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Retired.
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25
portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
None
|
|
Officers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russell C. Burk 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
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.) and Van Kampen
Exchange Corp.; 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; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management
LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco
Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen
Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco
Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds
Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, 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
Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen
Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.;
Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim
Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments 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)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sheri Morris 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
|
|
|
1999
|
|
|
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer,
The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)
(registered investment adviser); and Vice President,
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C-5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds in
|
|
Directorship Held
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
by
|
Name, year of
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Complex
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Birth and Position(s)
|
|
Officer
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
Overseen
|
|
During Past 5
|
Held with the Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
During Past 5 years
|
|
by Trustee
|
|
Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trust, PowerShares
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively
Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim 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.; and Treasurer, 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karen Dunn Kelley 1960
Vice President
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Senior Managing Director, Investments;
Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and
Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as
Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment
adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management,
Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group,
Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group,
Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors,
Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.);
Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and Invesco
Management Company Limited; Director and President,
INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., 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)
Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management
Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice
President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco
Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional
(N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); 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)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crissie M. Wisdom
1969
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco
Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional
(N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco
Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds
Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco
Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc.,
Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco
Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund
Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
C-6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Trusteeship(s)/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds in
|
|
Directorship Held
|
|
|
Trustee
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
by
|
Name, year of
|
|
and/or
|
|
|
|
Complex
|
|
Trustee/Director
|
Birth and Position(s)
|
|
Officer
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
|
|
Overseen
|
|
During Past 5
|
Held with the Trust
|
|
Since
|
|
During Past 5 years
|
|
by Trustee
|
|
Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and
PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust;
and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk
Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Todd L. Spillane 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and
Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; 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; 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.)
Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco
Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen
Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco
Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer,
INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding
company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered
investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management
(N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
(registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor
Services Inc., 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; and Vice President,
Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management
Company
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
C-7
Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares as of December 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
Dollar Range of
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Securities
|
|
|
|
|
in All Registered
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
|
|
|
|
|
Companies
|
|
|
|
|
Overseen by
|
|
|
Dollar Range of Equity Securities
|
|
Trustee in
|
Name of Trustee
|
|
Per Fund
|
|
Invesco Funds
|
Interested Persons
|
|
|
|
|
Martin L. Flanagan
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund Over $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
|
Philip A. Taylor
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Wayne W. Whalen
|
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund $10,001 - $50,000
|
|
Over $100,000
|
|
Independent Trustees
|
|
|
|
|
David C. Arch
|
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund $10,001 - $50,000
|
|
Over $100,000
|
Frank S. Bayley
|
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund $50,001 - $100,000
Invesco Select Companies Fund $50,001 - $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
|
James T. Bunch
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund Over $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
4
|
Bruce L. Crockett
|
|
Invesco China Fund $10,001 - $50,000
Invesco Developing Markets Fund $10,001 - $50,000
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund Over $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
4
|
Rodney F. Dammeyer
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund Over $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
|
Albert R. Dowden
|
|
Invesco China Fund $10,001 - $50,000
Invesco Developing Markets Fund $50,001 - $100,000
Invesco Global Health Care Fund $10,001 - $50,000
|
|
Over $100,000
|
Jack M. Fields
|
|
Invesco China Fund $10,001 - $50,000
Invesco Developing Markets Fund $50,001 - $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
4
|
Prema Mathai-Davis
|
|
Invesco Balanced Risk Allocation Fund $50,001 - $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
4
|
Larry Soll
|
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund Over $100,000
|
|
Over $100,000
4
|
Hugo F. Sonnenschein
|
|
None
|
|
Over $100,000
|
Raymond Stickel, Jr.
|
|
None
|
|
Over $100,000
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Includes total amount of compensation deferred by the trustee at his or her election pursuant to a
deferred compensation plan. Such deferred compensation is placed in a deferral
account and deemed to be invested in one or more of the Invesco Funds.
|
C-8
APPENDIX D
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION TABLE
Set forth below is information regarding compensation paid or accrued for each trustee of the Trust
who was not affiliated with Invesco during the year ended December 31, 2012:
|
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|
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|
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|
Total
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
Benefits Accrued
|
|
|
Annual Benefits
|
|
|
From all Invesco
|
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
by All Invesco
|
|
|
Upon
|
|
|
Funds
(4)
Paid to
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Trustee
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from the Trust
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Funds
(2)
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Retirement
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Trustees
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Interested Trustee
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Wayne Whalen
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$
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22,077
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$
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357,269
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$
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204,000
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$
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393,000
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Independent Trustees
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David C. Arch
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23,263
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202,943
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204,000
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406,250
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Frank S. Bayley
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27,113
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227,815
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204,000
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377,900
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James T. Bunch
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24,935
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333,951
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204,000
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345,700
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Bruce L. Crockett
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47,924
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229,886
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204,000
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666,000
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Rodney F. Dammeyer
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22,880
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345,145
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204,000
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357,087
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Albert R. Dowden
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26,641
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322,755
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204,000
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372,900
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Jack M. Fields
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22,724
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363,066
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204,000
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316,000
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Carl Frischling
(5)
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26,330
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227,815
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204,000
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367,900
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Prema Mathai-Davis
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24,534
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349,810
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204,000
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340,700
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Larry Soll
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27,213
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371,889
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225,769
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377,900
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein
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24,534
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345,145
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204,000
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426,700
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Raymond Stickel, Jr.
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28,852
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259,883
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204,000
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402,600
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(1)
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Amounts shown are based on the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. The total
amount of compensation deferred by all trustees of the Trust during the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2012, including earnings, was $89,655.
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(2)
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During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the total amount of
expenses allocated to the Trust in respect of such retirement benefits was $357,020.
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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 except Messrs. Arch, Sonnenschein and Whalen currently serve
as trustees of 16 registered investment companies advised by Invesco. Messrs. Arch,
Sonnenschein and Whalen currently serve as trustee of 29 registered investment companies
advised by Invesco.
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(5)
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Carl Frischlings retirement from the Board was effective December 31,
2012.
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(6)
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During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the Trust paid $103 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
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PROXY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INVESCO ADVISERS
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Risk Addressed by Policy
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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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Relevant Law and Other Sources
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Advisory Compliance
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Policy Approver
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The following policies and procedures apply to all institutional and retail funds and accounts
(collectively, the Accounts) managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco).
Invesco may be authorized by its clients, including the funds it manages (Clients), to vote
proxies appurtenant to the securities owned by such Clients. If so authorized, Invesco carries out
this responsibility by voting proxies in a manner reasonably designed to maximize the economic
interests of its Clients and to minimize any real or perceived conflicts of interest. Invesco may
determine not to vote proxies if it determines that the cost or restrictions placed on a Client are
outweighed by the benefit to such Client of voting the proxy.
Invesco is guided by the following principles:
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Invesco votes for proposals that maximize long-term shareholder value.
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Invesco believes in corporate accountability and supports governance structures
reinforcing managements accountability to the board of directors and a board of
directors accountability to shareholders.
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In addition to the performance driven considerations noted above, Invesco
believes that environmental, social and corporate governance proposals can
influence long-term shareholder value and should be voted in a manner where such
long-term shareholder value is maximized.
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OPERATING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
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Proxy administration
Guided by its philosophy that proxy voting is an asset that is to be managed by each
investment team, consistent with each teams view as to the best economic interest of its
shareholders, Invesco has created the Invesco US Proxy Advisory Committee (IUPAC). The IUPAC is
an investments driven committee comprised solely of representatives from each investment management
team at Invesco. The purpose of the IUPAC is to provide a forum for investment teams to monitor
proxy voting trends, understand inconsistent votes within the complex, and to vote proxies where
Invesco as a firm has a conflict of interest with an issuer or a member of the IUPAC has a personal
conflict of interest with an issuer whose proxy he or she is charged with voting. The IUPAC also
will consider and express a view on the proxies of the top twenty-five issuers held across all
Client accounts, as measured by the total market value of shares held by Invesco Client accounts,
and any other proxy brought to the IUPAC by an IUPAC member in an effort to build consensus around
a proxy. Absent a conflict of interest, each investment team may deviate from the view formed by
the IUPAC on any proxy. In cases where there is a firm-level or personal conflict of interest with
a proxy, the IUPACs vote controls the proxy across all applicable Client accounts. Representatives
of the IUPAC will have access to third party proxy advisory analyses provided by each of Glass
Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) as one of many research tools in
determining how to vote a proxy and is not required to vote in accordance with the recommendations
of either.
Important principles underlying the Invesco Proxy Voting Guidelines (the Guidelines)
I. Corporate Governance
Management teams of companies are accountable to the boards of directors and directors of publicly
held companies are accountable to shareholders. Invesco endeavors to vote the proxies of portfolio
companies in a manner that will reinforce the notion of a boards accountability. Consequently,
Invesco generally 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 generally 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.
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Director performance.
Invesco generally withholds votes from directors who exhibit a
lack of accountability to shareholders, either through their level of attendance at
meetings or by adopting or approving egregious corporate-governance or other
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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 generally votes in
favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote.
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Classified boards.
Invesco generally 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 required by law in the state of incorporation,
Invesco generally votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting
requirement, and generally supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority
requirements.
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Responsiveness.
Invesco generally 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 generally 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
generally 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. Furthermore, 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.
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II. Incentives
Invesco believes properly constructed compensation plans that include equity ownership are
effective in creating incentives that induce management and employees of portfolio
companies to
create greater shareholder wealth. Invesco generally supports equity compensation plans that
promote the proper alignment of incentives with shareholders long-term interests, and generally
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 the Clients
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. Invesco views the
election of 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 generally
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.
Invesco generally 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 automatically to replenish shares without shareholder approval.
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Employee stock-purchase plans.
Invesco generally 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 generally oppose
proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their
adoption. Given the vast differences that may occur in these agreements, it is necessary to
note that IUPAC can and does evaluate some severance agreements on a case-by-case basis.
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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 Clients
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. Examples
of such proposals include authorizing common or preferred stock with special voting rights, or
issuing additional stock in connection with an acquisition.
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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 and the votes for these types of corporate actions are generally determined 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 generally 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 generally supports shareholder proposals directing companies to subject their anti-takeover
provisions to a shareholder vote.
VI. Environmental and Social Issues
Invesco will evaluate environmental and social proposals when it believes such proposals may
influence long-term shareholder value. If Invesco votes on an environmental or social proposal, it
shall do so in a manner it believes will maximize long-term shareholder value.
VII. Routine Business Matters
Routine business matters rarely have the potential to have a material effect on the economic
prospects of Clients holdings, so Invesco generally supports the boards discretion on these
items. However, Invesco generally votes against proposals where there is insufficient information
to make a decision about the nature of the proposal. Similarly, Invesco generally votes against
proposals to conduct other unidentified business at shareholder meetings.
C. Summary
These Guidelines provide an important framework for making proxy-voting decisions, and should give
our Clients 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. In addition, at the discretion of the portfolio managers, Invesco may also vote
shares held on a Client-by-Client basis.
D. Exceptions
Client Maintains Right to Vote Proxies
In the case of institutional Clients or sub-advised Clients, Invesco will vote the proxies in
accordance with these Guidelines unless a Client, ERISA or non-ERISA, retains, in writing, the
right to vote or the named fiduciary (e.g., the plan sponsor) of a Client retains in writing the
right to direct the plan trustee or a third party to vote proxies.
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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 Cients
vote proxies on particular matters. Neither ISS nor GL currently provides proxy analysis or vote
recommendations with respect to such proxy votes. Therefore, when a particular matter arises in
this category, the portfolio managers responsible for the particular mandate will review the matter
and make a recommendation as to how to vote the associated proxy.
Proxy Constraints
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. In addition, there may be
instances in which Invesco is unable to vote a proxy despite using commercially reasonable efforts
to vote all of its Clients proxies. Particular examples of such instances include, but are not
limited to, the following:
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When securities are participating in the securities lending program, Invesco makes a
determination of whether to terminate the loan by weighing the benefit to the Clients of
voting a particular proxy versus the revenue lost by terminating the loan and recalling the
securities. In some countries the exercise of voting rights requires the Client to submit
to share-blocking. Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking
countries unless the portfolio manager determines that the benefit to the Client(s) of
voting a specific proxy outweighs the Clients temporary inability to sell the security.
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An inability to receive proxy materials from our Clients custodians with enough time
and enough information to make a voting decision sometimes precludes Invescos ability to
vote proxies.
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A requirement of some non-U.S. companies that in order to vote a proxy a representative
in person must attend the proxy meeting. Invesco makes a determination as to whether the
costs of sending a representative or signing a power-of-attorney outweigh the benefit of
voting a particular proxy.
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In the great majority of instances Invesco is able to vote U.S. and non-U.S. proxies successfully.
It is important to note that Invesco makes voting decisions for non-U.S. issuers using these
Guidelines as its framework, but also takes into account the corporate governance standards,
regulatory environment and generally reasonable and governance-minded practices of the local
market.
E. Resolving potential conflicts of interest
Firm Level 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 generally resolves such potential conflicts 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
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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
Clients, 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 not members
of IUPAC.
Personal Conflicts of Interest.
If any member of IUPAC has a personal conflict of interest with
respect to a company or an issue presented for voting, that IUPAC member will inform IUPAC of such
conflict and will abstain from voting on that company or issue. All IUPAC members shall sign an
annual conflicts of interest memorandum.
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.
E. RECORDKEEPING
The Investments Administration team will be responsible for all Proxy Voting record keeping.
Policies and Vote Disclosure
A copy of these Guidelines and the voting record of each Invesco Retail Fund are available on
Invescos web site,
www.invesco.com
. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission
regulations, all Invesco 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. In the case of
institutional and sub-advised Clients, Clients may obtain information about how Invesco voted
proxies on their behalf by contacting their client services representative.
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Invesco Perpetual
Policy on Corporate Governance and Stewardship
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Invesco Perpetual
Policy on Corporate Governance and Stewardship
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Appendix 1 Voting on shares listed outside of the UK,
Europe and the US
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Invesco Perpetual
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Policy on Corporate Governance and Stewardship
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Introduction
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Invesco Perpetual (IP), a business name of Invesco Asset Management
Limited, has adopted a clear and considered policy towards its
responsibility as a shareholder on behalf of all investors in
portfolios managed by them. As part of this policy, IP will take
steps to satisfy itself about the extent to which the companies in
which it invests look after shareholder value in their companies and
comply with local recommendations and practices, such as the UK
Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council
and the U.S. Department of Labor Interpretive Bulletins.
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IP has a responsibility to optimise returns to its clients. As a core
part of the investment process, IPs fund managers will endeavour to
establish a dialogue with company 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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Being a major shareholder in a company is more than simply expecting
to benefit in its future earnings streams. In IPs view, it is about
helping to provide the capital a company needs to grow, about being
actively involved in its strategy, when necessary, and helping to
ensure that shareholder interests are always at the forefront of
managements thoughts.
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IP primarily defines stewardship as representing the best interests
of clients in its fiduciary role as a discretionary asset manager
(not asset owner) and as an institutional shareholder, i.e. an
organization which pools large sums of money and invest those sums in
securities, real property and other investment assets. This is
considered more appropriate than undertaking the stewardship of
investee companies, which we believe should always remain the
responsibility of the directors and executives of those companies. IP
may at times seek to influence strategies of investee companies,
where appropriate, on behalf of its clients, but IP will never seek
to be involved in the day to day running of any investee companies.
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IP considers that shareholder activism is fundamental to good
Corporate Governance. Although 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, with a view to
protecting and enhancing value for our investors in our portfolios.
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Engagement will also be proportionate and will reflect the size of
holdings, length of holding period and liquidity of the underlying
company shares. This is because in most of IPs investment
jurisdictions, the only effective remedy of last resort available to
shareholders, other than liquidating their share ownership, is the
removal of directors.
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Scope
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The scope of this policy covers all portfolios that are managed by
the IP investment teams located in Henley on Thames, United Kingdom
and specifically excludes portfolios that are managed by other
investment teams within the wider Invesco group that have their own
voting, corporate governance and stewardship policies. As an example,
within IPs ICVC range the following funds are excluded: IP UK
Enhanced Index, IP Hong Kong & China, IP Japanese Smaller Companies,
IP Global Balanced Index, IP Global ex-UK Core Equity Index, IP
Global ex-UK Enhanced Index and the IP Balanced Risk 6, 8 and 10
funds.
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Responsible voting
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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, IP will take into account such factors as the likely impact
of voting on management activity, and where expressed, the preference
of clients in portfolios managed by them. As a result of these two
factors, IP will tend to vote on all UK, European and US shares but
to vote on a more selective basis on other shares. (See Appendix I -
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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.
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It is important to note that, when exercising voting rights, the
third option of abstention can also be used as a means of expressing
dissatisfaction, or lack of support, to a board on any 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 actively exercise the voting rights represented by the shares
it manages on behalf of its clients where it is granted the
discretion to do so. In certain circumstances the discretion is
retained by the client, where they wish to be responsible for
applying their own right to vote.
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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 the time around
a shareholder meeting.
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IP will endeavour to keep under regular review with trustees,
depositaries, custodians and third party proxy voting services the
practical arrangements for circulating company resolutions and
notices of meetings and for exercising votes in accordance with
standing or special instructions. Although IPs proxy voting service
will provide research and recommendations for each resolution, each
fund manager will cast their vote independently considering their own
research and dialogue with company management.
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Proxy voting research and services are currently provided by
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), part of the RiskMetrics
Group.
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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). However, IP does not
currently enter into any stock lending arrangements as it believes
the facility does not support active shareholder engagement.
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Dialogue with companies
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IP will endeavour, where practicable and in accordance with its
investment approach, to enter into a dialogue with companies
management 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 of particular relevance to
investee company shareholder value.
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Those people on the inside of a company, most obviously its
executives, know their businesses much more intimately. Therefore, it
is usually appropriate to leave strategic matters in their hands.
However, if that strategy is not working, or alternatives need
exploring, IP will seek to influence the direction of that company
where practicable. In IPs view, this is part of its responsibility
to investors, where possible, in shaping strategy. Ultimately the
business performance will have an impact on the returns generated by
IPs portfolios, whether it is in terms of share price performance or
dividends, and IP wants to seek to ensure that the capital IP has
invested on behalf of its clients is being used as effectively as
possible. In the majority of cases IP is broadly in agreement with
the direction of a company that it has invested in, as its initial
decision to invest will have taken these factors into account. But
these issues demand regular review, which can only be achieved
through company meetings.
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The building of this relationship facilitates frank and open
discussion, and on-going interaction is an integral part of the fund
managers role. The fact that IP has been a major shareholder in a
number of companies for a long time, in particular within its
domestic UK portfolios, reflects both the fact that IPs original
investments were based on a joint understanding of where the
businesses were going and the ability of the companies management to
execute that plan. Inevitably there are times when IPs views diverge
from those of the companies executives but, where possible, it
attempts to work with companies towards a practical solution.
However, IP believes that its status as part-owner of companies means
that it has both the right and the responsibility to make its views
known. The option of selling out of those businesses is always open,
but normally IP prefers to push for change, even if this can be a
slow process.
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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 companies prospects
for future profitability and hence returns to shareholders, IP will
take many variables into account, including but not limited to, the
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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 proposals would be
all political donations and any proposal made 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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The degree to which the companys stated position on
the issue could affect its reputation and/ or sales, or leave it
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Evaluation of companies environmental, social and governance arrangements
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At IP, each fund manager is individually responsible for
environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, rather than
utilising ESG professionals or an internal / external discrete team
independent from the fund management process. ESG issues are deemed
as an essential component of the fund managers overall investment
responsibilities. Additionally, fund managers may call on the support
of the IP Investment Management Operations team on any ESG matter.
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As mentioned in Section 5, company meetings are an integral part of
IPs investment research approach and discussions at these meetings
include all matters that might affect the share price, including ESG
issues.
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IPs research is structured to give it a detailed understanding of a
companys key historical and future, long-term business drivers, such
as demand for its products, pricing power, market share trends, cash
flow and management strategy. This enables IPs investment teams to
form a holistic opinion of management strategy, the quality of the
management, an opinion on a companys competitive position, its
strategic advantages/ disadvantages, and corporate governance
arrangements, thus incorporating any inherent ESG issues.
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IP will, when evaluating companiesgovernance arrangements,
particularly those relating to board structure and composition, give
due weight to all relevant factors brought to its attention.
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Disclosure and reporting
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Although IP acknowledges initiatives of transparency, it is also very
aware of its fiduciary duty and the interests of all investors in
portfolios managed by them. As such, IP is very cognisant that
disclosure of any meeting specific information may have a detrimental
effect in its ability to manage its portfolios and ultimately would
not be in the best interests of all clients. Primarily, this is for
investor protection and to allow IPs fund managers to manage their
portfolios in the interests of all its clients.
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Although IP does not report specific findings of company meetings for
external use, it will seek to provide regular illustrations to
demonstrate that active engagement is at the heart of its investment
process.
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For clients with individual mandates, (i.e. not invested in a fund),
IP may discuss specific issues where it can share details of a
clients portfolio with that specific client. Occasionally, where IP
has expressed strong views to management over matters of governance,
those views have gained media attention, but IP will never seek to
encourage such debates in the media.
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On request from investors, 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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any obligation to ensure that such instructions resulted in any
votes actually being cast. Records of voting instructions within
the immediate preceding three months will not normally be
provided for activities within the funds managed by IP
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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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The UK Stewardship Code
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The UK Stewardship Code (the Code) issued by the Financial Reporting
Council (FRC) aims to enhance the quality of engagement between
institutional investors and companies to help improve long-term
returns to shareholders and the efficient exercise of governance
responsibilities. The Code sets out seven principles, which support
good practice on engagement with UK investee companies and to which
the FRC believes institutional investors should aspire. The Code is
applied on a comply or explain approach. IP sets out below how it
complies with each principle or details why it chooses not to.
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Institutional investors should publicly disclose their policy on how they will discharge their
stewardship responsibilities.
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IP complies with Principle 1 and publishes the Invesco Perpetual Policy on Corporate Governance
and Stewardship, which sets out how it will discharge its stewardship responsibilities, on the
About us page on its website:
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The following is a summary:
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IP primarily defines stewardship as representing the best interests of clients in its fiduciary
role as a discretionary asset manager (not asset owner) and as an institutional shareholder, i.e.
an organization which pools large sums of money and invest those sums in securities, and other
investment assets. This is considered more appropriate than undertaking the stewardship of investee
companies, which we believe should always remain the responsibility of the directors and executives
of those companies. IP may at times seek to influence strategies of investee companies, where
appropriate, on behalf of its clients, but IP will never seek to be involved in the day to day
running of any investee companies. As a result, in the interests of the beneficiaries of the assets
under its management, IP will engage with investee companies on strategy, share value performance,
risk, capital structure, governance, culture, remuneration and other significant matters that may
be subject to voting in a general meeting and of proportional interest in terms of value discovery
in a business.
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Institutional investors should have a robust policy on managing conflicts of interest in relation
to stewardship and this policy should be publicly disclosed.
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IP complies with Principle 2 by meeting its regulatory requirement of having an effective Conflicts
of Interest Policy. Any conflicts of interest arising through its stewardship of investee companies
will be handled in accordance with that policy.
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In respect of stewardship, IP anticipates the opportunity for conflicts arising would be limited,
e.g. where it invests in a company that is also a broker (i.e. dealing) of, or client of IP.
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This Invesco UK Conflicts of Interest Policy is available on request and covers potential conflicts
of interest in relation to stewardship. The Conflicts of Interest Policy defines a conflict of
interest as a situation where there is a material risk of damage to the interests of a client
arising because of the interests of Invesco and our clients differ and any client and those of
another client differ. As UK Stewardship is carried out in our clients interests, there are
limited opportunities for conflicts of interest arising and, where they do, these are managed
appropriately.
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Institutional investors should monitor their investee companies.
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As an active shareholder, IP complies with Principle 3. Through its
investment process, fund managers endeavour to establish on a
proportionate basis, on-going dialogue with company management and
this is likely to include regular meetings. In discussions with
company boards and senior non-Executive Directors, IP will explore
any concerns about corporate governance where these may impact on the best interests of clients,
together with any other matters of particular value to shareholders.
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Meeting company boards of investee companies is a core part of IPs
investment process and IP is committed to keeping records of all
future key engagement activities. As part of the engagement
process IP fund managers may choose to be made insiders (i.e. to be made privy to material,
non-public information) to protect and/or enhance investor value. In such circumstances they will
follow IPs regulatory required policy and processes to mitigate against market abuse, principally
by systematically blocking any trading in insider securities.
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When casting votes on behalf of investors, IP keeps detailed records
of all instructions given in good faith to third parties such as
trustees, depositories and custodians. Although the rationale for
voting in a particular manner is not automatically captured through the voting
process, the individually responsible fund manager would be expected
to be able to clearly articulate their decision whenever required.
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Principle 4
Institutional investors should establish clear guidelines on when and how they will
escalate their activities as a method of protecting and enhancing shareholder value.
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IP complies with Principle 4 with its fund managers managing corporate governance matters
independently being a key part of their investment process to protect and add value on
behalf investors. Initially any issues/concerns would be raised by its fund managers through
IPs process of on-going dialogue and company meetings. On occasions that a fund manager
believes an issue is significant enough to be escalated, this will be done through IPs
Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and the IP Investment Management Operations team who will
ensure the relevant internal resources are made available to support the fund manager in
securing the most appropriate outcome for IPs clients.
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Institutional investors should be willing to
act collectively with other investors where
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IP is supportive of collective engagement in cases where objectives between parties are
mutually agreeable, there are no conflicts of interest and, as they pertain to the UK
market, are not in breach of concert party rules. Other shareholders can engage directly
with the relevant fund manager or through an investment adviser. Alternatively, enquiries
can be directed to any of the below:
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Institutional investors should have a clear policy
on voting and disclosure of voting activity.
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As detailed in Section 3, IP is committed to voting on all the UK (together with European
and US) stocks it holds for its underlying investors and where it has the full discretion to
do so. Whilst comprehensive records of IPs voting instructions are maintained, IP does not
report specifically on its voting activity. Whilst being mindful of its fiduciary duty and
the interest of all investors, IP believes that automatic public disclosure of its voting
records may have a detrimental effect on its ability to manage its portfolios and ultimately
would not be in the best interest of all clients.
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On specific requests from clients, IP will in good faith provide records of voting instructions
given to third parties such as trustees, depositaries and custodians subject to limitations
detailed in Section 8.
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IP uses ISS to process its voting decisions and the ABIs IVIS service for research for UK
securities. Its instructions to ISS include a default instruction to vote with management, which is
used only on the rare occasion when instructions are not successfully transmitted to ISS. IP will
also consider the need to attend and vote at general meetings if issues prevent the casting of
proxy votes within required time limits.
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IP does not enter into stock lending arrangements which might impact the voting process.
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Institutional investors should report periodically
on their stewardship and voting activities.
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IP complies with Principle 7 through a commitment to provide regular illustrations of its
engagement activities and to respond to voting record requests from investors in its portfolios on
an individual basis.
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Although IP does not report specific findings of company meetings for external use, we will seek to
provide illustrations to demonstrate that active engagement is at the heart of its investment
process. On request from investors, IP will in good faith provide records of voting instructions
given to third parties such as trustees, depositaries and custodians subject to certain limitations
outlined in Section 8. Although the rationale for its voting decision is not captured through the
voting process, individual fund managers would be expected to articulate their decision whenever
required.
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IP currently does not obtain an independent opinion on its engagement and voting processes as it
believes any value for its clients from such an opinion is outweighed by the costs of obtaining
such an opinion. There is also no material demand from clients to provide such an independent
assurance.
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Voting on shares listed outside of the UK, Europe and the US
When deciding whether to exercise the voting rights attached
to its clients shares listed outside of the UK, Europe and
the US, IP will take into consideration a number of factors.
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Generally, IP will vote on shares listed outside of the UK,
Europe and the US by exception only, except where the client
or local regulator expressly requires voting on all shares.
Note: Share blocking
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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Important information
As at 14 January 2013.
For more information on our funds, please refer to the most up to date relevant fund and share
class-specific Key Investor Information Documents, the Supplementary Information Document, the ICVC
ISA Key Features and Terms & Conditions, the latest Annual or Interim Short Reports and the latest
Prospectus. This information is available using the contact details shown.
Telephone calls may be recorded.
The value of investments and any income will fluctuate (this may partly be the result of exchange
rate fluctuations) and investors may not get back the full amount invested.
Where Invesco Perpetual has expressed views and opinions, these may change.
Invesco Perpetual is a business name of Invesco Asset Management Limited. Authorised
and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Registered in England 949417
Registered Office: 30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG
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B6. Proxy Voting
Policy Number: B-6 Implementation Date: May 1, 2001 Effective Date: December 2011
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In its management of investment funds and separately managed portfolios (SMP), Invesco
Canada Ltd. (Invesco Canada) must act in each investment fund and SMPs best interest.
Invesco Canada must exercise all voting rights with respect to securities held in the accounts
(Accounts) that it acts as investment fund manager and/or adviser including separately managed
portfolios (SMPs), investment funds offered in Canada (Canadian Funds), investment funds
registered under and governed by the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and to which
Invesco Canada provides advisory services (the US Funds) but excluding Accounts (Sub-Advised
Accounts) that are sub-advised to affiliated advisers (Sub-Advisers). Exceptions to the
requirement to exercise all voting rights are outlined in the Invesco Canada Proxy Voting
Guidelines (the Guidelines), as amended from time to time, a copy of which is attached to this
policy. Proxies for Sub-Advised Accounts must be voted in accordance with the Sub-Advisers proxy
voting policy, unless the sub-advisory agreement between the Sub-Adviser and Invesco Canada
provides otherwise. Voting rights will not be exercised in accordance with this policy or the
Sub-Advisers proxy policy if the investment management agreement between the client and Invesco
Canada governing the SMP provides otherwise.
Invesco Canadas portfolio managers have responsibility for exercising all proxy votes and in
doing so, for acting in the best interest of the Accounts. Portfolio managers must vote proxies in
accordance with the Guidelines.
When a proxy is voted against the recommendation of the publicly traded companys management,
the portfolio manager or designate shall provide the reasons in writing to the proxy team within
the Investment Operations and Support department (Proxy Team).
Invesco Canada may delegate to a third party the responsibility to vote proxies on behalf of
all or certain Accounts, in accordance with the Guidelines.
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Invesco Canada has a dedicated Proxy Team. This team is responsible for managing all proxy
voting materials. The Proxy Team ensures that all proxies and notices are received from all
issuers on a timely basis and that all proxies are voted 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.
Once a circular is received, the Proxy Team verifies that all shares and Accounts 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.
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For all Accounts, Invesco Canada shall maintain a record of all proxies received, a record of
votes cast (unless retained by an external proxy service provider) and a copy of the reasons for
voting against management. In addition, for the US Funds Invesco Canada will maintain a copy of
any document created by Invesco Canada that was material to making a decision on how to vote
proxies on behalf of a US Fund and that memorializes the basis of that decision.
The external proxy service provider retains, on behalf of Invesco Canada, electronic records
of the votes cast and shall provide Invesco Canada with a copy of proxy records promptly upon
request. The service provider must make all documents available to Invesco Canada for a period of
7 years.
All documents shall be maintained and preserved in an easily accessible place i) for a period
of 2 years where Invesco Canada carries on business in Canada and ii) for a period of 5 years
thereafter at the same location or at any other location.
The Global Investments Director (or designate) must report on proxy voting to the Compliance
Committees of the Invesco Canada Fund Advisory Board and the Boards of Directors of Invesco Canada
Fund Inc. and Invesco Canada Corporate Class Inc. (collectively, the Board Compliance Committees)
on an annual basis with respect to all Canadian Funds and investment funds managed by Invesco
Canada that are Sub-Advised
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Accounts. The Global Investments Director (or designate) shall 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
Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure
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81-106), proxy voting records for all Canadian mutual funds must be prepared annually (for the
period ended June 30) and must be posted on Invesco Canadas website no later than August 31st of
each year.
The Invesco Canada Compliance department (Compliance) shall review a sample of the proxy
voting records posted on Invesco Canadas 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 must be maintained
and preserved by Compliance in an easily accessible place i) for a period of 2 years where Invesco
Canada 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 CANADA
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe Invesco Canadas general guidelines for voting
proxies received from companies held in the accounts (Accounts) for which it acts as investment
fund manager and/or adviser including separately managed portfolios (SMPs), investment funds
offered in Canada (Canadian Funds) and investment funds registered under and governed by the US
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and to which Invesco Canada provides advisory services
(the US Funds) but excluding Accounts (Sub-Advised Accounts) that are sub-advised by affiliated
or third party advisers (Sub-Advisers). Proxies for Sub-Advised Accounts will be voted in
accordance with the Sub-Advisers policy, unless the sub-advisory agreement provides otherwise.
Voting rights will not be exercised in accordance with this policy or the Sub-Advisers proxy
policy if the investment management agreement between the client and Invesco Canada governing the
SMP provides otherwise.
As part of its due diligence, Compliance will review the proxy voting policies & procedures of
any new sub-advisors to ensure that they are appropriate in the circumstances.
Introduction
Invesco Canada has a fiduciary obligation to act in the best long-term economic interest of
the Accounts when voting proxies of portfolio companies.
The default is to vote with the recommendation of the publicly traded companys management.
As a general rule, Invesco Canada shall vote against any actions that would:
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reduce shareholder influence over the board of directors and management,
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reduce the alignment of interests between management and shareholders, or
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At the same time, since Invesco Canadas Canadian-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
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recommendations of company management.
Therefore, in most circumstances, votes will be cast in accordance with the recommendations of
company management.
While Invesco Canadas 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.
Situations in which Voting Rights Proxies Will Not Be Exercised
Voting rights will not be exercised in situations where the securities have been sold
subsequent to record date, administrative issues prevent voting or (where Invesco Canada
sub-advises an Account for an unaffiliated third-party) securities to be voted have been loaned by
the Manager.
Conflicts of Interest
When voting proxies, Invesco Canadas portfolio managers assess whether there are material
conflicts of interest between Invesco Canadas interests and those of the Account. A potential
conflict of interest situation may include where Invesco Canada 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 Canadas relationship with the company. In all situations, the portfolio
managers will not take Invesco Canadas relationship with the company into account, and will vote
the proxies in the best interest of the Account. 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 in writing to the relevant Investment Head any such conflicts of interest and/or attempts by
outside parties to improperly influence the voting process. If the portfolio manager in question
is an Investment Head, such conflicts of interest and/or attempts by outside parties to improperly
influence the voting process shall be presented in writing to the Investment Leadership Team
(ILT). The Global Investments Director (or designate) will report any conflicts of interest to
the Invesco Canada Investment Compliance Committee and the Independent Review Committee on an
annual basis.
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.
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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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Votes in a contested election of directors are evaluated on a
case-by-case
basis, considering
factors that may include:
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Long-term financial performance of the company relative to its industry,
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Managements track record,
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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.
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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 independent directors; and
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Established governance guidelines.
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Majority of Independent Directors
While we generally support proposals asking that a majority of directors be independent, each
proposal should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
We generally vote for 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
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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
are 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.
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 company and, in criminal matters, are limited to the director having
reasonable grounds for believing the conduct was lawful.
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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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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Disclosure of Audit vs. Non-Audit Fees
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.
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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 if the plan provides the right incentives to managers,
employees 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.
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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.
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 re-price underwater options without shareholder approval,
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ability to issue options with an exercise price below the stocks current market
price,
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ability to issue reload options, or
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automatic share replenishment (evergreen) features.
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Stock Option Plans Director Eligibility
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
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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.
We will review 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 views, level of
dilution, and a companys industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.
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.
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Reverse Stock Splits
We will vote
for
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 generally
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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will result in financial and operating benefits,
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have a fair offer price,
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have favourable prospects for the combined companies, and
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will not have a negative impact on corporate governance or shareholder rights.
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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.
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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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the proposals impact on the companys short-term and long-term share value,
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its effect on the companys reputation,
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the economic effect of the proposal,
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industry and regional norms in which the company operates,
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the companys overall corporate governance provisions, and
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the reasonableness of the request.
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We will generally
support
shareholder proposals that require additional disclosure regarding
corporate responsibility issues where the relevant portfolio manager believes:
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the company has failed to adequately address these issues with shareholders,
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there is information to suggest that a company follows procedures that are not in
compliance with applicable regulations, or
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the company fails to provide a level of disclosure that is comparable to industry
peers or generally accepted standards.
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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.
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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.
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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Voting Rights Policy
This document sets out the high level Proxy Voting policy of
Invesco Asset
Management GmbH and Invesco Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH. The principles within this
policy are followed by both Invesco Asset Management GmbH and Invesco
Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH or to any of its delegates as applicable
Introduction:
Invesco Asset Management GmbH and Invesco Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH is committed to
the fair and equitable treatment of all its clients. As such Invesco Asset Management GmbH
and Invesco Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH has put in place procedures to ensure that
voting rights attached to securities within a UCITS for which it is the Management Company
are exercised where appropriate and in the best interests of the individual UCITS itself.
Where Invesco Asset Management GmbH and Invesco Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH delegates
the activity of Investment Management it will ensure that the delegate has in place
policies and procedures consistent with the principles of this policy.
Outline of Voting Rights Process
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Voting opportunities which exist in relation to securities within each individual
UCITS are monitored on an ongoing basis in order to ensure that advantage can be
taken of any opportunity that arises to benefit the individual UCITS.
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It is has been identified that a voting opportunity exist, an investment decisions is
taken whether or not the opportunity to vote should be exercised and, if relevant, the
voting decision to be taken. Considerations which are taken into account include:
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the cost of participating in the vote relative to the potential benefit to the UCITS
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the impact of participation in a vote on the liquidity of the securities creating
the voting opportunity due to the fact that some jurisdictions will require that the
securities are not sold for a period if they are the subject of a vote.
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Other factors as deemed appropriate by the Investment Manager in relation to the
investment objectives and policy of the individual UCITS.
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It may be the case that an investment decision is taken not to participate in a vote. Such
decisions can be equally appropriate due to the considerations applied by the investment
team to determine the relative benefit to the individual UCITS, based on criteria such as
fund size, investment objective, policy and investment strategy applicable.
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Information on Voting Activity:
Further information on votes which were available to individual UCITS and actions taken
are available to unitholders free of charge and by request to the UCITS Management
Company.
Conflicts of Interest:
(name of management company) has a Conflict of Interest Policy which outlines the
principles for avoiding, and where not possible, managing conflicts of interest. At no
time will Invesco use shareholding powers in respect of individual UCITS to advance its
own commercial interests, to pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to a
UCITS economic interests, or to favour another UCITS or client or other relationship to
the detriment of others. This policy is available, free of cost, from the (name of
Management Company.)
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Invesco Hong Kong Limited
PROXY VOTING POLICY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
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1. Guiding Principles
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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3.4
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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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Portfolio Management Issues Active Equity Portfolios
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3.5.1
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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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3.5.2
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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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3.5.3
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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.
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contentious issues (eg. issues of perceived national interest, or where there has been extensive press coverage or public comment);
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approval of changes of substantial shareholdings;
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mergers or schemes of arrangement; and
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approval of major asset sales or purchases.
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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.
Invescos approach to significant proxy voting issues which fall outside these areas
will be addressed on their merits.
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Administrative Issues
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3.6.1
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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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3.6.2
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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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3.6.3
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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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3.6.4
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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 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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3.6.5
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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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3.6.6
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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
Corporate Action Team, located within the Client Administration section. The initial
role of the Corporate Action 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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4.3
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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 Corporate Action
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 Corporate Action Team logs
all proxy voting activities for record keeping or client reporting purposes.
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4.6
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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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5.2
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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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5.2
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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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Guidelines on Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights and
Policies for Deciding on the Exercise of Shareholder Voting Rights
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Enforcement Date: July 5, 2010
Revision Date: April 20, 2011
Authority to Amend or Abolish: Shareholders Voting Committee
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Record of Amendments
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Revision associated with review of proxy voting guideline
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Guidelines on Exercising of Shareholder Voting Rights and
Policy Decision Making Criteria
(Japanese Equities)
Policy and Objectives of Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights
Our company is cognizant of the importance of corporate governance, and exercises votes with the
sole objective of maximizing the long term interests of trustors (investors) and beneficiaries,
pursuant to our fiduciary duty as a trustee to the trustors (investors) and the beneficiaries. We
will not conduct any voting with an objective of own interest or that of any third party other than
the trustors (investors) or beneficiaries. The interests of trustors (investors) and beneficiaries
means the increasing of corporate value or the increasing of the economic interests of shareholders
or the preventing of damage thereto.
Significance of Guidelines on Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights
Our company has determined the Guidelines on Exercising of Shareholder Voting Rights in accordance
with our policy on exercising the voting rights of shareholders, for the purpose of exercising
votes in an appropriate manner, and will closely examine each proposal and determine the response
pursuant to these Guidelines.
Guidelines on Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights
(1) Financial Statements, Business Reports and Auditors Reports
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting approval of the
financial statements, business reports and auditor reports, except in the following
circumstances:
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Concerns exist about the settlement or auditing procedures; or
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The relevant company has not answered shareholders questions concerning
matters that should be disclosed.
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(2) Allocation of Earned Surplus and Dividends
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting approval of the allocation of earned
surplus and dividends will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the financial condition
and the business performance of the relevant company as well as the economic interests of
shareholders.
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Election of Directors
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with electing a director will be made in
consideration of, inter alia, the independence, suitability and existence or absence of any
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the past on the part of a candidate for director. In the event that a candidate for director is a
reelection candidate, we will decide in consideration, inter alia, of the director candidates
engagement in corporate governance, accountability, the business performance of the company, and
the existence or absence of any antisocial act by the company during his or her term in the office.
Definition of the independence:
A person considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom there is no relationship between
the relevant company and the candidate for director other than that of being selected as a
director.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to elect an external
director, however, we will oppose a candidate for an external director who is perceived to
have an interest in the relevant company.
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for an external director who does not
have independence in the case of a committees organized company, except where the majority
of the board are independent.
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If the relevant company has a listed parent and does not have at least one external
director who is independent from the relevant company, we shall in principle oppose the
candidates for directors of that company.
(2) Suitability
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In principle we shall oppose a director candidate in the following case:
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(3) Accountability
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In the following circumstances we will consider opposing a candidate for
reelection as a director:
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If the relevant company has a problematic system as set forth bellow and if
business performance of the relevant company during the term in office of the
candidate experienced a deficit in three consecutive periods and no dividends were
paid or they were inferior when compared to others in the same industry.
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If a takeover defense strategy is introduced, that has not been approved by a
resolution of a general meeting of shareholders.
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(4) Business Performance of the Company
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We will consider opposing a candidate for reelection as a director in the event
that business
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performance of the relevant company during the term in office of the candidate experienced a
deficit in three consecutive periods and no dividends were paid.
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We will consider opposing a candidate for reelection as a director in the
event that business performance of the relevant company during the term in office of the
candidate was inferior when compared to others in the same industry.
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(5) Antisocial Activities on the Part of the Company
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for reelection as a director in the
event that during the term in office of the candidate a corporate scandal occurred that
had a significant impact on society and caused or could cause damage to of shareholder
value.
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In principle we will consider opposing a candidate for reelection as a
director in the event that during the term in office of the candidate window dressing or
inappropriate accounting practices occurred on the part of the relevant company.
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(6) Other
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for director in the event that
information concerning the relevant candidate has not been sufficiently disclosed.
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Amendment of the Composition of the Board of Directors and the Required Qualification of
Directors
(1) Amendment of the Number of Directors or Composition of the Board of Directors
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A decision regarding a proposal concerning amendment of the number of
directors or the composition of the board of directors will be made by making a comparison
with the existing situation and considering, inter alia, the impact on the relevant
company and the economic interests of shareholders.
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(2) Amendment of Required Qualifications of Directors, Their Terms of Office and Scope of
Responsibilities
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A decision regarding a proposal concerning amendment of the required
qualifications of directors, their terms of office or scope of liabilities will be made by
making a comparison with the existing situation and considering, inter alia, the impact on
the relevant company and the economic interests of shareholders.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting retention of a certain
number of a companys own shares as a condition of installation or continuation in office
of a director.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to restrict a term in office of a director.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to institute a normal retirement age of directors.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce the liabilities of a director
from liability in connection with financial damage as a result of a violation of the
fiduciary duties.
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(3) Amendment of the Procedural Method for Election of Directors
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A decision regarding a proposal concerning amendment of the procedural method
of electing directors will be made by making a comparison with the existing situation and
considering, inter alia, the reasonability of the amendment.
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4. Election of Statutory Auditors
A decision regarding a proposal concerning the election of statutory auditors will be made by
considering, inter alia, the independence and the suitability of the candidate for statutory
auditor.
Definition of the independence:
A person considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom there is no relationship between
the relevant company and the candidate for statutory auditor other than that of being selected as a
statutory auditor.
(1) Independence
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for an external statutory auditor if
the candidate does not have independence.
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In principle we shall oppose a statutory auditor candidate in the following
case:
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An attendance rate of less than 75 percent at meetings of the board of
directors or meetings of the board of auditors
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In principle we will consider opposing a candidate for reelection as a
statutory auditor in the event that significant concerns exist in an audit report that has
been submitted or audit proceedings.
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Antisocial Activities on the Part of the Company
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In principle we will consider opposing a candidate for reelection as a
statutory auditor in the event that during the term in office of the candidate a corporate
scandal occurred that had a significant impact on society and caused or could cause damage
to shareholder value.
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In principle we will consider opposing a candidate for reelection as a
statutory auditor in the event that during the term in office of the candidate window
dressing or inappropriate accounting practices occurred on the part of the relevant
company.
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5.
Election of Accounting Auditors
We will decide on proposals concerning the election of an accounting auditor by considering, inter
alia, the suitability of the candidate for accounting auditor, and the level of audit fees.
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for accounting auditor in the event
that the accounting auditor can be determined to have expressed an opinion that is not
accurate concerning the financial condition of the relevant company.
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In principle we will oppose in the event that a contract for non-auditing work
exists between the accounting auditor and the relevant company, and it is determined that
the non-auditing work can be found to present a conflict of interest with the auditing
work.
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for accounting auditor in the event
that an excessive auditing fee is paid.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting a change of accounting
auditor in the event that the reason for the change can be determined to be a result of a
difference in interpretation between the accounting auditor and the relevant company
regarding accounting policy.
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Compensation of Directors, Statutory Auditors, Officers and Employees
(1) Compensation (including bonus)
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A decision regarding a proposal concerning compensation will be made in
consideration of, inter alia, the levels of compensation, the business performance of the
company, and the reasonability of the framework.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to obtain approval of
compensation, except in the following cases:
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A negative correlation appears to exist between the business performance of
the company and compensation
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A compensation framework or practice exists which presents an issue
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to pay compensation only by granting
shares.
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A proposal to introduce or amend a stock option plan will be decided in
consideration of, inter alia, the impact that introducing or amending the plan will have
on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders, as well as the level of compensation,
the scope of implementation, and the reasonability of the plan.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce the exercise price of a stock
option plan.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to request that an amendment
of the exercise price of a stock option plan be made a matter for approval by the
shareholders.
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(3) Stock Purchase Plan
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting the introduction or amendment of a
stock purchase plan will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact that
introducing or amending the plan will have on shareholder value and the rights of
shareholders, the scope of implementation, and the reasonability of the plan.
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(4) Retirement Bonus of Directors or Statutory Auditors
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with awarding a
retirement bonus to a director or a statutory auditor will be made in
consideration of, inter alia, the extent of the persons who are
to be recipients, the existence or absence of antisocial activities
in the past on the part of the prospective recipients, the business
performance of the company, and the existence or absence of
antisocial activities on the part of the company.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to pay a retirement bonus of
a director or a statutory auditor if all of the following conditions are satisfied.
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Retirement bonus amount is disclosed.
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The prospective recipients do not include an external director or an external
statutory auditor.
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None of the prospective recipients have committed a significant criminal
conduct.
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The business performance of the relevant company has not experienced a
deficit for three consecutive periods and had no dividend or dividends or they were
inferior when compared to others in the same industry.
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During the terms of office of the prospective recipients there has been no
corporate scandal that had a significant impact on society and caused or could cause
damage to shareholder value.
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During their terms in office there has been no window dressing or
inappropriate accounting practices in the relevant company.
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Equity Financing Policy
(1) Amendment of the Number of Authorized Shares
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting an increase in the number of
authorized shares will be made by considering, inter alia, the impact that amending the
number of authorized shares will have on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders,
as well as the reasonability of the amendment of the number of authorized shares, and the
impact on the listing of shares as well as on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting an increase in the
number of authorized shares if it can be determined that unless an increase is made to the
number of authorized shares the company will be delisted or that there is a risk of a
significant impact on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to increase the number of authorized
shares after the appearance of an acquirer.
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(2) Issuing of New Shares
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with issuing of new shares will be made in
consideration of, inter alia, reasons of issuing new shares, issuing conditions and terms, the
impact of the dilution on the shareholders value and rights of shareholders as well as the impact
on the listing of shares and the continuity of the company.
(3) Acquisition or Reissue by a Company of Its Own Shares
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A decision regarding a proposal for a company to acquire or reissue its own
shares shall be made by considering, inter alia, its reasonability.
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(4) Stock Split
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal involving a stock split.
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(5) Consolidation of Shares (Reverse Split
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A decision regarding a proposal involving a consolidation of shares (reverse
split) shall be made by considering, inter alia, its reasonability.
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(6) Preferred Shares
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the creation of new
preferred shares or increasing the authorized number of preferred shares, by way of a
blank power of attorney that does not specify the voting rights, dividends, conversion or
other rights.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to create new preferred
shares or to increase the number of authorized preferred shares if the voting rights,
dividends, conversion and other rights are stipulated and these rights can be determined
to be reasonable.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to the effect that approval
of issuing preferred shares is so be obtained from shareholders.
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(7) Issuing of Convertible Bonds
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A decision regarding a proposal to issue convertible bonds shall be made by
considering, inter alia, the number of shares into which the bonds are to be converted,
and the period to maturity of the bonds.
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(8) Issuing of Non-Convertible Bonds, and Increasing a Borrowing Limit
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with the issuing of
non-convertible bonds or increasing a borrowing limit shall be made by considering, inter
alia the financial condition of the relevant company.
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(9) Equitization of Debt
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting an amendment of the number of
authorized shares or issuing of shares of the company in relation to a debt restructuring
shall be made in consideration of, inter alia, the conditions of amending the number of
authorized shares or issuing shares of the company, the impact on shareholder value and on
the rights of shareholders, the reasonability thereof, and the impact on listing of the
shares as well as on the continuity of the company.
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(10) Capital Reduction
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a capital reduction will be
made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and on the rights of
shareholders, the reasonability of the capital reduction, as well as the impact on listing
of the shares and on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will approve a proposal requesting a capital reduction in the
form of a standard accounting processing.
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(11) Financing Plan
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a financing plan will be
made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and the rights of
shareholders, as well as the reasonability thereof, and the impact on the listing of
shares as well as on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting approval of a
financing plan.
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(12) Capitalization of Reserves
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting a capitalization
of reserves.
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Corporate Governance
(1) Amendment of Settlement Period
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting an amendment of
the settlement period, except when it can be determined that the objective is to delay a
general meeting of shareholders.
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(2) Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with an amendment of the articles of incorporation
will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and the rights of
shareholders as well as the necessity and the reasonability of amending the articles of
incorporation.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to amend the articles of
incorporation if amendment of the articles of incorporation is necessary by law.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to amend the articles of incorporation
if it can be determined that there is a risk that the rights of shareholders will be
infringed or a risk that a reduction in shareholder value will occur as a result of the
relevant amendment.
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In principal we will vote in favor of a proposal submitted by the board in
connection with transition to a committees organized company.
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In principal we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting mitigation or
abolishment of the requirements for special resolution.
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(3) Amendment of the Quorum of a General Meeting of Shareholders
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with an amendment of the quorum
of a general meeting of shareholders will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the
impact on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders as well as the customs of the
region or country.
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A proposal in connection with amending the quorum of a special resolution of a
general meeting of shareholders will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact
on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders as well as the customs of the region
or country.
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(4) Omnibus Proposal of a General Meeting of Shareholders
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In principle we will oppose an omnibus proposal at a general meeting of
shareholders if the entire proposal will not be in the best interests of shareholders.
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Corporate Behavior
(1) Amendment of Tradename or Location of Corporate Registration
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting amendment of a
tradename.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting amendment of a
location of corporate registration.
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(2) Corporate Restructuring
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a corporate reorganization
as set forth below will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder
value and the rights of shareholders, the respective impact on the financial condition and
business performance of the relevant company, as well as the reasonability thereof, and
the impact on the listing of shares as well as on the continuity of the company:
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Merger or acquisition;
Assignment or acquisition of business;
Company split (spin-off);
Sale of assets;
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Liquidation.
(3) Proxy Contest
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with election of a director from
among opposing candidates will be made in consideration of the independence, suitability,
existence or absence of any antisocial activities in the past, actions in corporate
governance and accountability on the part of the candidates for director, the business
performance of the company, the existence or absence of antisocial activities of the
company, and the background to the proxy contest.
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A person who is considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom
there is no relationship between the relevant company and the candidate for director other
than that of being selected as a candidate director of the relevant company.
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(4) Defense Strategy in Proxy Contest
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the introduction of a
staggered board of directors.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting that the terms in
office of directors be one year.
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Authority to Dismiss Directors
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting more stringent requirements for the
shareholders to be able to dismiss a director.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to introduce cumulative
voting in connection with the election of directors.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the abolition of cumulative
voting in connection with the election of directors.
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(5) Takeover Defense Strategies
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Introduction or Amendment of Takeover Defense Strategy
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting to introduce or amend a takeover
defense strategy that will reduce shareholder value or infringe the rights of shareholders.
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Rights Plan (Poison Pill)
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A decision regarding a proposal to introduce a rights plan (poison pill) will be made
in consideration of, inter alia, the triggering conditions, the effective period, the
conditions of disclosure of content, the composition of directors of the relevant company,
and the status
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In principal we will oppose a proposal in which, a triggering condition of
the number of outstanding shares is less than 20%.
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In principal we will oppose a proposal that directors are not selected annually.
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In principal we will oppose a proposal in the event that there are less than
2 directors or 20% of the board who are independent with no issue of the attendance
records of the board meeting.
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We will vote in favor for a proposal that a rights plan is considered by an
independent committee before introducing such plan. We will vote in favor a proposal
only if all special committee members are independent with no issue of the attendance
records of the board meeting.
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In principal we will oppose a proposal in the event that other takeover
defense strategies exist.
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In principal we will oppose a proposal in the event that the issuing date of
invitation notice to shareholders is less than 3 weeks before the general shareholders
meeting.
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In principal we will oppose a proposal unless the introduction of takeover
defense strategies is considered reasonably beneficial to interests of minority
shareholders.
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Relaxation of Requirements to Amend the Articles of Incorporation or Company
Regulations
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A decision regarding a proposal to relax the requirements to amend the articles of
incorporation or company regulations will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the
impact on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders.
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Relaxation of Requirements for Approval of a Merger
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A decision regarding a proposal to relax the requirements to approve a merger will be made
in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and the rights of
shareholders.
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Social, Environmental and Political Problems
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with social, environmental or political problems will
be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact that the actions on the part of the company
will have on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders, or on the financial condition and
business performance of the company, the reasonability of these actions, and the impact on the
listing of shares as well as on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal for which sufficient information is not
disclosed for the purpose of making a voting decision.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to increase information
disclosure, if all of the following standards are satisfied.
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The time and expense required for the information disclosure will be minimal.
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Conflicts of Interest
We will abstain from exercising shareholder voting rights in a company that would constitute a
conflict of interest.
The following company is determined to be a company that would constitute a conflict of interest:
13.
Shareholder proposals
A decision regarding shareholders proposals will be made in accordance with the Guidelines along
with companys proposal, however, will be considered on the basis of proposed individual items.
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Guidelines on Exercising of Shareholder Voting Rights and
Policy Decision Making Criteria
(Foreign Equities)
Policy and Objectives of Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights
Our company is cognizant of the importance of corporate governance, and exercises votes with the
sole objective of maximizing the long term interests of trustors (investors) and beneficiaries,
pursuant to our fiduciary duty as a trustee to the trustors (investors) and the beneficiaries. We
will not conduct any voting with an objective of own interest or that of any third party other than
the trustors (investors) or beneficiaries. The interests of trustors (investors) and beneficiaries
means the increasing of corporate value or the increasing of the economic interests of shareholders
or the preventing of damage thereto.
Significance of Guidelines on Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights
Our company has determined the Guidelines on Exercising of Shareholder Voting Rights in accordance
with our policy on exercising the voting rights of shareholders, for the purpose of exercising
votes in an appropriate manner, and will closely examine each proposal and determine the response
pursuant to these Guidelines.
Guidelines on Exercising Shareholder Voting Rights
1.
Procedural Proposal
(1) Procedures
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In principle we will vote in favor of a selection of the chairman of a general
meeting of shareholders, approval of the minutes, approval of the shareholders registry
and other proposals in connection with procedures to hold a general meeting of
shareholders.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a procedural proposal such as the following:
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Opening of a general meeting of shareholders
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Closing of a general meeting of shareholders
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Confirming the proper convening of a general meeting of shareholders
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Satisfaction of the quorum for a general meeting of shareholders
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Confirming the agenda items of a general meeting of shareholders
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Election of a chairman of a general meeting of shareholders
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Designation of shareholders who will sign the minutes of a general meeting of
shareholders
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Filing of legally prescribed documents in connection with a general meeting
of shareholders
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Designation of an inspector or shareholder to inspect the minutes of a
general meeting of shareholders
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Permission to ask questions
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Approval of the issuing of minutes of a general meeting of shareholders
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Approval of matters of resolution and granting to the board of directors the
authority to execute matters that have been approved
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(2) Financial Statements, Business Reports and Auditors Reports
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting approval of the
financial statements, business reports and auditor reports, except in the following
circumstances:
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Concerns exist about the settlement or auditing procedures; or
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The relevant company has not answered shareholders questions concerning
matters that should be disclosed.
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(3) Allocation of Earned Surplus and Dividends
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting approval of the allocation of
earned surplus and dividends will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the financial
condition and the business performance of the relevant company as well as the economic
interests of shareholders.
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2.
Election of Directors
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with electing a director will be made in
consideration of, inter alia, the independence, suitability and existence or absence of any
antisocial activities in the past on the part of a candidate for director. In the event that a
candidate for director is a reelection candidate, we will decide in consideration, inter alia, of
the director candidates engagement in corporate governance, accountability, the business
performance of the company, and the existence or absence of any antisocial act by the company
during his or her term in the office.
Definition of independence:
A person considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom there is no relationship between
the relevant company and the candidate for director other than that of being selected as a
director.
(1) Independence
(United States)
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In the following circumstances we will in principle oppose or withhold
approval of a
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candidate for an internal director, or a candidate for an external director who cannot be
found to have a relationship of independence from the relevant company:
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If the internal director or the external director who cannot be found to have
a relationship of independence from the relevant company is a member of the
compensation committee or the nominating committee;
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If the audit committee, compensation committee, or nominating committee has
not been established and the director functions as a committee member;
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If the nominating committee has not been established;
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If external directors who are independent from the relevant company do not
constitute a majority of the board of directors;
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A person who is independent shall mean a person for whom there is no
relationship between the relevant company and the candidate for director other than
that of being selected as a director.
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(Other than United States)
A decision concerning the independence of the candidate for director will be made in consideration
of the conditions of each country.
(2) Suitability
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In principle we shall oppose or withhold approval of a director candidate in
the following circumstances:
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An attendance rate of less than 75 percent at meetings of any of the board of
directors, the audit committee, the compensation committee, or the nominating
committee;
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Serving as a director of six or more companies; or
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Serving as a CEO of another company and also serving as an external director
of at least two other companies.
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(3) Corporate Governance Strategies
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In principle we will oppose or withhold approval of all candidates for
reelection in the event that the board of directors employs a system of staggered terms of
office and a problem of governance has occurred in the board of directors or committee but
the responsible director is not made a subject of the current proposal to reelect
directors.
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In the following circumstances we will in principle oppose or withhold
approval of a candidate for reelection of a director who is a member of the audit
committee:
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If an excessive auditing fee is being paid to the accounting auditor;
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If the accounting auditor has expressed an opinion of non-compliance
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financial statements of the relevant company; or
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If the audit committee has agreed with the accounting auditor to reduce or
waive the liability of accounting auditor, such as by limiting the right of the
company or the shareholders to take legal action against the accounting auditor.
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In the following circumstances we will in principle oppose or withhold
approval of a candidate for reelection as a director who is a member of the compensation
committee:
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If there appears to be a negative correlation between the business
performance of the company and the compensation of the CEO;
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If in the case of an option for which the stock price of the relevant company
is less than the exercise price, an amendment of the exercise price or an exchange for
cash or the like has been made without the approval of a general meeting of
shareholders;
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If an exchange (sale) of stock options which is limited to a single exercise
has been made without obtaining the approval of a general meeting of shareholders;
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If the burn rate has exceeded the level promised in advance to shareholders
(the burn rate is the annual rate of dilution measured by the stock options or rights
to shares with restriction on assignment that have been actually granted (otherwise
known as the run rate)); or
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If a compensation system or practice exists that presents a problem.
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In the following circumstances we will in principle oppose or withhold
approval of all candidates for reelection as directors:
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If the board of directors has not taken appropriate action regarding a
shareholders proposal even if there was a shareholders proposal which was approved
by a majority of the overall votes in the previous period at a general meeting of
shareholders.
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If the board of directors has not taken appropriate action regarding a
shareholders proposal even if a shareholders proposal has been approved by a
majority of the valid votes in two consecutive periods at a general meeting of
shareholders;
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If the board of directors has not taken appropriate action such as
withdrawing a takeover defense strategy, despite a majority of shareholders having
accepted a public tender offer; or
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If the board of directors has not taken appropriate action regarding the
cause of opposition or withholding of approval even though at the general meeting of
shareholders for the previous period there was a candidate for director who was
opposed or for whom approval was withheld by a majority of the valid votes.
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In the following cases we will consider opposing or withholding approval from
a candidate for reelection as a director:
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If a notice of convening states that there is a director with an attendance
rate of less than 75% at meetings of the board of directors or committee meetings, but
the name of the individual is not specifically stated.
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If the relevant company has a problematic system as set forth below, and
business performance of the relevant company during the term in office of candidate
has been in a deficit and with no dividend or is inferior when compared to those in
the same industry in three consecutive periods :
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A system of staggered terms of office;
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A system of special resolution that is not by simple majority;
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Shares of stock with multiple votes;
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A takeover defense strategy that has not been approved by a resolution of a
general meeting of shares;
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No clause for exceptions exists in the event that there are competing
candidates, even though a system of majority resolution has been introduced for the
election of directors;
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An unreasonable restriction is imposed on the authority of shareholders to
convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders; or
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An unreasonable restriction is imposed on the shareholders right to seek
approval or disapproval on the part of shareholders by means of a letter of consent by
shareholders;
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In principle we will oppose or withhold approval of all candidates for
reelection as directors in the event that a dead hand or similar provision is included
in a poison pill, until this provision is abolished.
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In principle we will oppose or withhold approval of all candidates for
reelection as directors in the event of introducing a new poison pill with an
effective duration of 12 months or more (a long-term pill), or any renewal of a poison
pill including a short-term pill with an effective period of less than 12 months, by
the board of directors without the approval of a general meeting of shareholders.
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Nevertheless we will in principle vote in favor of all candidates for reelection as
directors in the event of a new introduction if a commitment is made by binding
resolution to seek approval of the new introduction at a general meeting of
shareholders.
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In principle we will oppose or withhold approval of all candidates for
reelection as directors in the event that a significant amendment to the disadvantage
of shareholders is added to a poison pill, by the board of directors without the
approval of a general meeting of shareholders.
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(5) Business Performance of a Company
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We will consider opposing or withholding a candidate for reelection as a
director in the event that business performance of the relevant company during the term in
office of the candidate experienced a deficit in three consecutive periods and no
dividends were paid.
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We will consider opposing or withholding candidate for reelection as a
director in the event that business performance of the relevant company during the term in
office of the candidate was inferior when compared to others in the same industry.
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(6) Antisocial Activities on the Part of the Company
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In principle we will oppose or withhold a candidate for reelection as a
director in the event that during the term in office of the candidate a corporate scandal
occurred that had a significant impact on society and caused or could cause damage to of
shareholder value.
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In principle we will oppose or withhold approval of a candidate for reelection
as a director who was a member of the audit committee, if inappropriate accounting
practices occurred at the relevant company such as window dressing, accounting treatment
that deviates from GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles), or a significant
omission in disclosure pursuant to Article 404 of the Sox Law.
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(7) Other
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In principle we will oppose or withhold a candidate for director in the event
that information concerning the relevant candidate has not been sufficiently disclosed.
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Amendment of the Number and Composition of Directors
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A decision regarding a proposal concerning amendment of the number of
directors or the composition of the board of directors will be made by making a comparison
with the existing situation and considering, inter alia, the impact on the relevant
company and the economic interests of shareholders.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to diversify the composition
of a board of directors.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to fix the number of members
of a board of directors, except when it is determined that this is a takeover defense
strategy.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to make shareholder approval
unnecessary in connection with an amendment of the number of members or composition of
the board of directors.
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(9) Amendment of Qualification Requirements, Period of Service, or Extent of Liability of Directors
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A decision regarding a proposal concerning amendment of the required
qualifications of directors, their terms of office or scope of liabilities will be made by
making a comparison
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with the existing situation and considering, inter alia, the impact on the relevant company
and the economic interests of shareholders
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting retention of a certain
number of a companys own shares as a condition of installation or continuation in
office of a director.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to restrict a term in office of a
director.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to institute normal retirement age of
directors.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce the liabilities of a
director from liability in connection with financial damage as a result of a violation
of the fiduciary duties.
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(10) Amendment of the Procedural Method for Election of Directors
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We will decide on proposal concerning amendment of the procedural method of
electing directors will be made by making a comparison with the existing situation and
considering, inter alia, the reasonability of the amendment.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to require the approval of
the majority of the valid votes for an election of a director.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to prohibit the US style
voting system.
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Election of Statutory Auditors
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with electing a statutory
auditor shall be made by considering, inter alia, the independence and suitability of the
statutory auditor candidate.
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for reelection as a statutory auditor
in the event that significant concerns exist in an audit report that has been submitted or
audit proceedings.
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A person who is independent shall mean a person for whom there is no
relationship between the relevant company and the candidate for statutory auditor other
than that of being selected as a statutory auditor.
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Election of Accounting Auditor
We will decide on proposals concerning the election of an accounting auditor by considering, inter
alia, the suitability of the candidate for accounting auditor, and the level of audit fees.
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for accounting auditor in the event
that the accounting auditor can be determined to have expressed an opinion that is not
accurate concerning the financial condition of the relevant company.
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In principle we will oppose in the event that a contract for non-auditing work
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between the accounting auditor and the relevant company, and it is determined that the
non-auditing work can be found to present a conflict of interest with the auditing work.
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In principle we will oppose a candidate for accounting auditor in the event
that an excessive auditing fee is paid.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting a change of accounting
auditor in the event that the reason for the change can be determined to be a result of a
difference in interpretation between the accounting auditor and the relevant company
regarding accounting policy.
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Compensation of Directors, Statutory Auditors, Officers and Employees
(1) Compensation (Including Bonus)
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Proposals concerning compensation will be decided in consideration of, inter
alia, levels of compensation, business performance of the company, and the reasonability
of the framework.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to obtain approval of
compensation reports, except in the following cases:
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A negative correlation appears to exist between the business performance of
the company and compensation.
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A compensation framework or practice exists which presents an issue.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to set an absolute level or maximum
compensation.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to pay compensation only by granting
shares.
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A proposal to introduce or amend a stock option plan will be decided in
consideration of, inter alia, the impact that introducing or amending the plan will have
on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders, as well as the level of compensation,
the scope of implementation and the reasonability of the plan.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce the exercise price of a stock
option plan.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to request that an amendment
of the exercise price of a stock option plan be made a matter for approval by the
shareholders.
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting the introduction or amendment of a
stock purchase plan will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact that
introducing or amending the plan will have on shareholder value and the rights of
shareholders, the scope of implementation and the reasonability of the plan.
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with awarding a retirement bonus
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director or a statutory auditor will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the extent of
the persons who are to be recipients, the existence or absence of antisocial activities in
the past on the part of the prospective recipients, the business performance of the
company, and the existence or absence of antisocial activities on the part of the company.
In principle we will oppose awarding a retirement bonus in the event that a significant
criminal act has been committed by the recipient during his or her term in office. Moreover
we will also consider opposing the awarding of a retirement bonus in the event that the
business performance of the relevant company during the term in office of the candidate
experienced a deficit in three consecutive periods and no dividends were paid or they were
inferior when compared to others in the same industry. In principle we will oppose awarding
a retirement bonus in the event that during the term in office of the recipient
inappropriate accounting practices occurred such as window dressing or accounting treatment
that deviates from generally accepted accounting principles or a significant omission in
disclosure, or a corporate scandal occurred, which had a significant impact on society and
caused or could cause damage to shareholder value.
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Equity Financing Policy
(1) Amendment of the Number of Authorized Shares
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting an increase in the number of
authorized shares of stock shall be made by considering, inter alia, the impact that
amending the number of authorized shares will have on shareholder value and the rights of
shareholders, as well as the reasonability of the amendment of the number of authorized
shares, and the impact on the listing of shares as well as on the continuity of the
company.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting an increase in the
number of authorized shares if it can be determined that unless an increase is made to the
number of authorized shares the company will be delisted or that there is a risk of a
significant impact on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to increase the number of authorized
shares after the appearance of an acquirer.
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In principle if the existing shareholders will be granted new share
subscription rights (pre-emptive purchase rights) we will vote in favor of a proposal to
issue new shares up to 100 percent of the number of shares issued and outstanding.
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If the existing shareholders will not be granted new share subscription rights
(pre-emptive purchase rights) we will in principle vote in favor of a proposal to issue
new shares up to 20 percent of the number of shares issued and outstanding.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to issue new shares after an acquirer
has appeared.
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(3) Acquisition or Reissue by a Company of Its Own Shares
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A decision regarding a proposal for a company to acquire or reissue its own
shares shall be made by considering, inter alia, its reasonability.
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(4) Stock Split
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal involving a stock split.
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(5) Consolidation of Shares (Reverse Split)
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A decision regarding a proposal involving a consolidation of shares (reverse
split) shall be made by considering, inter alia, its reasonability.
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(6) Reduction in Par Value of Shares
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal reducing the par value of
shares.
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(7) Preferred Shares
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with creating new preferred
shares or amending the number of authorized preferred shares shall be made by considering,
inter alia, the existence or absence of voting rights, dividends, conversion or other
rights to be granted to the preferred shares as well as the reasonability of those rights.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the creation of new
preferred shares or increasing the authorized number of preferred shares, by way of a
blank power of attorney that does not specify the voting rights, dividends, conversion
or other rights.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to create new preferred
shares or to increase the number of authorized preferred shares if the voting rights,
dividends, conversion and other rights are stipulated and these rights can be
determined to be reasonable.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to make the issuing of
preferred shares a matter for approval by the shareholders.
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(8) Classified Shares
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the creation of new shares
with differing voting rights or increasing the authorized number of shares with differing
voting rights.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to convert to a capital
structure in which there is one vote per share.
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(9) Issuing of Convertible Bonds
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A decision regarding a proposal to issue convertible bonds shall be made by
considering, inter alia, the number of shares into which the bonds are to be converted,
and the period to maturity of the bonds.
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(10) Issuing of Non-Convertible Bonds, and Increasing a Borrowing Limit
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A decision regarding a proposal to issue non-convertible bonds will be made by
considering, inter alia, the financial condition of the relevant company.
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A decision regarding a proposal to increase a borrowing limit shall be made by
considering, inter alia, the financial condition of the relevant company.
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(11) Equitization of Debt
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A decision regarding a proposal requesting an amendment of the number of
authorized shares or issuing of shares of the company in relation to a debt restructuring
shall be made in consideration of, inter alia, the conditions of amending the number of
authorized shares or issuing shares of the company, the impact on shareholder value and on
the rights of shareholders, the reasonability thereof, as well as the impact on listing of
the shares and on the continuity of the company.
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(12) Capital Reduction
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a capital reduction will be
made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and on the rights of
shareholders, the reasonability of the capital reduction, as well as the impact on listing
of the shares and on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will approve a proposal requesting a capital reduction in the
form of a standard accounting processing.
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(13) Financing Plan
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a financing plan will be
made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and on the rights of
shareholders, as well as the reasonability thereof, and the impact on the listing of
shares as well as on the continuity of the company.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting approval of a
financing plan.
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(14) Capitalization of Reserves
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting a capitalization
of reserves.
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Corporate Governance
(1) Amendment of Settlement Period
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting an amendment of
the settlement period, except when it can be determined that the objective is to delay a
general meeting of shareholders.
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(2) Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with an amendment of the
articles of incorporation will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on
shareholder value and the rights of shareholders as well as the necessity and the
reasonability of amending the articles of incorporation.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to amend the articles of
incorporation if amendment of the articles of incorporation is necessary by law.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to amend the articles of incorporation
if it can be determined that there is a risk that the rights of shareholders will be
infringed or a risk that a reduction in shareholder value will occur as a result of
the relevant amendment.
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(3) Amendment of the Quorum of a General Meeting of Shareholders
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with amending the quorum of a
general meeting of shareholders and a special resolution of a general shareholders meeting
will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and on the
rights of shareholders as well as the customs of the region or country.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce the quorum of a general
meeting of shareholders.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce the quorum of a special
resolution.
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(4) Omnibus Proposal of a General Meeting of Shareholders
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In principle we will oppose an omnibus proposal at a general meeting of
shareholders if the entire proposal will not be in the best interests of shareholders.
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(5) Other
(Anonymous Voting)
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting anonymous voting,
an independent vote counter, an independent inspector, and separate disclosure of the
results of voting on a resolution of a general meeting of shareholders.
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(Authority to Postpone General Meetings of Shareholders)
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting to grant to a company the
authority to postpone a general meeting of shareholders.
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(Requirement of Super Majority Approval)
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting a relaxation or
abolishment of the requirement for a super majority.
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8.
Corporate Behavior
(1) Amendment of Tradename or Location of Corporate Registration
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting amendment of a
tradename.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting amendment of a
location of corporate registration.
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(2) Corporate Restructuring
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a merger, acquisition, assignment or acquisition
of business, company split (spin-off), sale of assets, being acquired, corporate liquidation or
other corporate restructuring will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the respective impact
on shareholder value and on the rights of shareholders, the impact on the financial condition and
on the business performance of the relevant company, as well as the reasonability thereof, and the
impact on the listing of shares and on the continuity of the company.
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a corporate reorganization
as set forth below will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the respective impact on
shareholder value and on the rights of shareholders, the impact on the financial condition
and on the business performance of the relevant company, as well as the reasonability
thereof, and the impact on the listing of shares as well as on the continuity of the
company:
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Merger or acquisition;
Assignment or acquisition of business;
Company split (spin-off);
Sale of assets;
Being acquired; or
Liquidation.
(3) Proxy Contest
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with election of a director from
among opposing candidates will be made in consideration of the independence, suitability,
existence or absence of any antisocial activities in the past on the part of a candidate
for director, the actions in corporate governance, accountability the business performance
of the company, the existence or absence of antisocial activities of the company, and the
background to the proxy contest.
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A person who is considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom
there is no relationship between the relevant company and the candidate for director other
than that of being selected as a candidate director of the relevant company.
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(4) Defense Strategy in Proxy Contest
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Staggered Board
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the introduction of staggered board of
directors:
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the introduction of a
staggered board of directors.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting that the terms in
office of directors be one year.
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Authority to Dismiss Directors
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting more stringent requirements for the
shareholders to be able to dismiss a director.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to introduce cumulative
voting in connection with the election of directors. However, in principle we will
oppose a proposal which a majority of valid votes is required to elect a director
except in the event that shareholders are able to write-in their own candidate in the
convening notice or ballot of the company and the number of candidates exceeds a
prescribed number.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal requesting the abolition of cumulative
voting in connection with the election of directors.
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Authority to Call an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting a right of
shareholders to call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to abolish restrictions on
the right of shareholders to call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to restrict or prohibit the right of
shareholders to call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
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Letter of Consent Seeking Approval or Disapproval from Shareholders
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting that shareholders
have the right to seek approval or disapproval on the part of shareholders by means of
a letter of consent.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to abolish restrictions on
the right of shareholders to seek approval or disapproval on the part of shareholders
by means of a letter of consent.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to restrict or prohibit the right of
shareholders to seek approval or disapproval on the part of shareholders by means of a
letter of consent.
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(5) Takeover Defense Strategies
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Rights Plan (Poison Pill)
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with introducing a rights plan (poison pill)
will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the triggering conditions, the effective
period, the conditions of disclosure of content, the composition of directors of the
relevant company, and the status of introducing other takeover defense strategies.
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Fair Price Conditions
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with introducing fair price conditions will
be made in consideration of, inter alia, the triggering conditions, the decision-making
process for triggering, and the reasonability of the plan.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting the introduction
of fair price conditions, provided that the following is satisfied.
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At the time of triggering the fair price provision, the approval of a
majority or not more than a majority of shareholders without a direct interest in the
acquisition is to be sought
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to reduce the number of
approvals by shareholders that is necessary to trigger fair price provision.
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Anti-Greenmail Provision
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with introducing an anti-greenmail provision
will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the triggering conditions, the
decision-making process for triggering, and the reasonability of the plan.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting the introduction
of anti-greenmail provisions, provided that all of the following standards are
satisfied:
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The definition of greenmail is clear
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If a buyback offer is to be made to a person who holds a large number of
shares, that the buy-back offer will be made to all shareholders, or confirmation will
be made that shareholders who do not have a direct interest in the takeover do not
oppose the buyback offer to the person who holds a large number of shares.
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No clause is included which would restrict the rights of shareholders, such
as measures to deter being bought out.
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Golden Parachute and Tin Parachute Conditions
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with introducing a golden parachute or a tin
parachute will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the triggering conditions, the
decision-making process for triggering, the level of compensation to be provided and the
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reasonability of the plan.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to introduce or amend
a golden parachute or a tin parachute if all of the following criteria are
satisfied:
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The triggering of the golden parachute or the tin parachute will be
determined by an independent committee.
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The payable compensation shall be no more than three times the
employment compensation payable for a year.
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Payment of compensation shall be made after the transfer of control.
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Classified Shares
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In principle we will oppose a proposal in connection with creating new classified shares
with multiple voting rights.
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with creating new classified shares with no
voting rights or less voting rights will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the terms
of the classified shares.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to create classified shares with
multiple voting rights.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to create new classified
shares with no voting rights or less voting rights if all of the following conditions
are satisfied.
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The objective of creating the new classified shares is to obtain
financing while minimizing the dilution of the existing shareholders.
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The creation of the new classified shares does not have an
objective of protecting the voting rights of shareholders that have a direct
interest in a takeover or of major shareholders.
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Issuing New Shares to a White Squire or a White Knight
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A decision regarding a proposal in connection with issuing shares to a white squire or a
white knight will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the conditions of issuing the
shares.
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Relaxation of Requirements to Amend the Articles of Incorporation or Company
Regulations
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A decision regarding a proposal to relax the requirements to amend the articles of
incorporation or company regulations will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the
impact on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders.
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Relaxation of Requirements for Approval of a Merger
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A decision regarding a proposal to relax the requirements to approve a merger will be made
in consideration of, inter alia, the impact on shareholder value and on the rights of
shareholders.
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Introduction or Amendment of Takeover Defense Strategy
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In principle we will oppose a proposal in connection with introducing or amending a
takeover defense strategy that will reduce shareholder value or infringe the rights of
shareholders.
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9.
Social, Environmental and Political Problems
A decision regarding a proposal in connection with a social, environmental or political problems
will be made in consideration of, inter alia, the impact that the actions on the part of the
company will have on shareholder value and the rights of shareholders, the impact on the financial
condition and the business performance of the company, the reasonability of these actions, and the
impact on the listing of shares as well as on the continuity of the company.
10.
Information Disclosure
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In principle we will oppose a proposal for which sufficient information is not
disclosed for the purpose of making a voting decision.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to increase information
disclosure, if all of the following criteria are satisfied.
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The information will be beneficial to shareholders.
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The time and expense required for the information disclosure will be minimal.
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Other
(1) Directors
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Ex Post Facto Approval of Actions by Directors and Executive Officers
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting ex post facto approval of an
action taken by the directors or executive officers as long as there are no material
concerns such as having committed an act in violation of fiduciary duties.
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Separation of Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to have a director who is
independent from the relevant company serve as the chairman of the board of directors
as long as there are not sufficient reasons to oppose the proposal, such as the
existence of a corporate governance organization that will counter a CEO who is also
serving as chairman.
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A person considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom there is
no relationship between the relevant company and the director other than that of being
selected as a director.
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Independence of Board of Directors
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to have directors who are
independent from the relevant company account for at least a majority or more than
two-thirds of the members of the board of directors.
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal that the audit committee,
compensation committee and nominating committee of the board of directors shall be
composed solely of independent directors.
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A person considered to be independent shall mean a person for whom there is
no relationship between the relevant company and the director other than that of being
selected as a director.
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Ex Post Facto Approval of Actions by Statutory Auditors
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting ex post facto approval of an
action taken by a statutory auditor as long as there are no material concerns such as
having committed an act in violation of fiduciary duties.
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Attendance by a Statutory Auditor at a General Meeting of Shareholders
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting that a statutory auditor attend
a general meeting of shareholders.
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(3) Accounting Auditor
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Fees of an accounting auditor
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal requesting that the decision
on the fees of an accounting auditor is left up to the discretion of the board of
directors.
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In principle we will oppose a proposal to reduce or waive the liability of an
accounting auditor.
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Selection of the Accounting Auditor by a General Meeting of Shareholders
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In principle we will vote in favor of a proposal to make the selection of an
accounting auditor a matter for resolution by a general meeting of shareholders.
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Conflicts of Interest
We will abstain from exercising shareholder voting rights in a company that would constitute a
conflict of interest.
The following company is determined to be a company that would constitute a conflict of interest:
13.
Shareholder Proposals
A decision regarding shareholders proposals will be made in accordance with the Guideline along
with companys proposal, however, will be considered on the basis of proposed individual items.
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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
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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
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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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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 amendments to Articles of Association. Generally in
such cases,
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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;
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Head of Operations & Finance;
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Head of either Legal or Compliance; and
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Relevant Investment Manager(s).
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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 PowerShares Capital Management LLC
PROXY VOTING POLICY
For the exchange-traded funds in which Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco
PowerShares) serves as investment adviser, it retained Glass Lewis & Co. to provide in-depth proxy
research and Broadridge to provide vote execution and the recordkeeping services necessary for
tracking proxy voting. Invesco PowerShares intends to vote according to Glass Lewis & Co.s voting
recommendations. Glass Lewis & Co. specializes in providing a variety of fiduciary-level services
related to proxy voting.
For investment companies in which Invesco PowerShares serves as the sub-adviser, Invesco
PowerShares will vote in accordance with the proxy voting guidelines of the adviser as determined
and approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees. Invesco PowerShares will vote in accordance with
the proxy voting service guidelines and does not intend to form a committee to vote proxies.
For separately managed accounts, Invesco PowerShares will vote in accordance with instructions
received by the client.
February 16, 2012
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APPENDIX F
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 Investments chart reflects the
portfolio managers investments in the Funds that they manage. Accounts are grouped into three
categories: (i) investments made directly in the Fund, (ii) investments made in an Invesco pooled
investment vehicle with the same or similar objectives and strategies as the Fund, and (iii) any
investments made in any Invesco Fund or Invesco pooled investment vehicle. The Assets Managed
chart 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.
Investments
The following information is as of October 31, 2013:
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Dollar Range of
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Dollar Range of
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Investments in Invesco
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Dollar Range of all Investments
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Portfolio
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Investments in each
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pooled investment
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in Funds and Invesco pooled
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Manager
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Fund
1
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vehicles
2
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investment vehicles
3
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
|
Michael Abata
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None
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|
N/A
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$10,001-$50,000
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Charles Ko
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None
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N/A
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None
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Anthony Munchak
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None
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N/A
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$500,001-$1,000,000
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Glen Murphy
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None
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N/A
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$500,001-$1,000,000
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Francis Orlando
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None
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N/A
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$100,001-$500,000
|
Andrew Waisburd
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None
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N/A
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|
$100,001-$500,000
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
|
Michael
Abata
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None
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N/A
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|
$10,001-$50,000
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Karl Georg
Bayer
4
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None
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N/A
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None
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Uwe
Draeger
4
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None
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N/A
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None
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Nils Huter
4
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None
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N/A
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$50,001-$100,000
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Charles Ko
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None
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N/A
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None
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Jens Langewand
4
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None
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N/A
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None
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Andrew Waisburd
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None
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N/A
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$100,001-$500,000
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1
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This column reflects investments in a Funds shares
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).
Beneficial ownership includes ownership by a portfolio managers immediate
family members sharing the same household.
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2
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This column reflects portfolio managers investments
made either directly or through a deferred compensation or a similar plan in
Invesco pooled investment vehicles with the same or similar objectives and
strategies as the Fund as of the most recent fiscal year end of the Fund.
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3
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This column reflects the combined holdings from both the
Dollar Range of all Investments in Funds and Invesco pooled investment
vehicles and the Dollar Range of Investments in each Fund columns.
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4
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Shares of the Fund are not sold in Germany, where the
portfolio management is domiciled. Accordingly, no portfolio manager may invest
in the Funds.
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Dollar Range of
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Dollar Range of
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Investments in Invesco
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Dollar Range of all Investments
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Portfolio
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Investments in each
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pooled investment
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in Funds and Invesco pooled
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Manager
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Fund
1
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vehicles
2
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investment vehicles
3
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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David Millar
5
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None
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Over $1,000,000
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Over $1,000,000
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Richard Batty
5
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None
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$50,001- $100,000
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$100,001-$500,000
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David Jubb
5
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None
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$10,001- $50,000
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$50,001-$100,000
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
|
Michael Abata
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None
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N/A
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$10,001-$50,000
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Charles Ko
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None
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N/A
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None
|
Anthony Munchak
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None
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N/A
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$500,001-$1,000,000
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Glen Murphy
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None
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N/A
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$500,001-$1,000,000
|
Francis Orlando
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None
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N/A
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$100,001-$500,000
|
Andrew Waisburd
|
|
None
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|
N/A
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|
$100,001-$500,000
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
|
Michael
Abata
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None
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|
N/A
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$10,001-$50,000
|
Karl Georg Bayer
6
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None
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N/A
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None
|
Uwe Draeger
6
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None
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N/A
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None
|
Nils Huter
6
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None
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|
N/A
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$50,001-$100,000
|
Charles Ko
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|
None
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|
N/A
|
|
None
|
Jens Langewand
6
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
|
|
None
|
Andrew Waisburd
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
|
|
$100,001-$500,000
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
|
Mark Ahnrud
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
|
|
Over $1,000,000
|
Chris Devine
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
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|
$500,001-$1,000,000
|
Scott Hixon
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None
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|
N/A
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Over $1,000,000
|
Christian Ulrich
|
|
None
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|
N/A
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|
$500,001-$1,000,000
|
Scott Wolle
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
|
|
Over $1,000,000
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
|
Mark Ahnrud
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
|
|
Over $1,000,000
|
Chris Devine
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
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|
$500,001-$1,000,000
|
Scott Hixon
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
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|
Over $1,000,000
|
Christian Ulrich
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
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|
$500,001-$1,000,000
|
Scott Wolle
|
|
None
|
|
N/A
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Over $1,000,000
|
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5
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|
Shares of the Fund are not sold in the UK, where the portfolio management is domiciled.
Accordingly, no portfolio manager may invest in the Funds.
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6
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Shares of the Fund are not sold in Germany, where the portfolio management is domiciled.
Accordingly, no portfolio manager may invest in the Funds.
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Assets Managed
The following information is as of October 31, 2013:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Other Registered Investment
|
|
|
Other Pooled Investment
|
|
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Other Accounts
|
|
|
|
Companies Managed (assets
|
|
|
Vehicles Managed (assets
|
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|
Managed (assets in
|
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in millions)
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in millions)
|
|
|
millions)
7
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|
Portfolio
|
|
Number of
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|
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|
Number of
|
|
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|
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|
Number of
|
|
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|
Manager
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
|
Michael Abata
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Charles Ko
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
8.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Anthony Munchak
|
|
7
|
|
$
|
2,884.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Glen Murphy
|
|
9
|
|
$
|
3,239.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Francis Orlando
|
|
7
|
|
$
|
2,884.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Andrew Waisburd
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
|
Michael Abata
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Karl Georg Bayer
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Uwe Draeger
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Nils Huter
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Charles Ko
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
8.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Jens Langewand
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Andrew Waisburd
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
|
David Millar
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
51.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Richard Batty
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
51.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
David Jubb
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
51.7
|
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
|
Michael Abata
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Charles Ko
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
8.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Anthony Munchak
|
|
7
|
|
$
|
2,884
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Glen Murphy
|
|
9
|
|
$
|
3,239.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Francis Orlando
|
|
7
|
|
$
|
2,884.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Andrew Waisburd
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
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.
|
|
8
|
|
This amount includes 8 funds that pay performance-based fees with $1,126M in total assets under
management.
|
|
9
|
|
This amount includes 19 funds that pay performance-based fees with $3,332.0M in total assets
under management.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Registered Investment
|
|
|
Other Pooled Investment
|
|
|
Other Accounts
|
|
|
|
Companies Managed (assets
|
|
|
Vehicles Managed (assets
|
|
|
Managed (assets in
|
|
|
|
in millions)
|
|
|
in millions)
|
|
|
millions)
7
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
|
Manager
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Assets
|
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
|
Michael Abata
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Karl Georg Bayer
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Uwe Draeger
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Nils Huter
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Charles Ko
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
8.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Jens Langewand
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
160.0
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Andrew Waisburd
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
437.00
|
|
|
44
8
|
|
$
|
8,026
|
8
|
|
92
9
|
|
$
|
14,152
|
9
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
|
Mark Ahnrud
|
|
33
|
|
$
|
27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
|
Chris Devine
|
|
33
|
|
$
|
27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
|
Scott Hixon
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33
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|
$
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27,257.8
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5
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|
$
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3,532.8
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1
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|
$
|
1,350.8
|
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Christian Ulrich
|
|
33
|
|
$
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27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
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Scott Wolle
|
|
33
|
|
$
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27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
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3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
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1,350.8
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Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
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Mark Ahnrud
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33
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|
$
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27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
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Chris Devine
|
|
33
|
|
$
|
27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
|
Scott Hixon
|
|
33
|
|
$
|
27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
|
Christian Ulrich
|
|
33
|
|
$
|
27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
|
Scott Wolle
|
|
33
|
|
$
|
27,257.8
|
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
3,532.8
|
|
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,350.8
|
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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:
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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.
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Ø
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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.
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Ø
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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
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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.
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Ø
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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.
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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:
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
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Sub-Adviser
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Performance time period
10
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Invesco
11
Invesco Australia
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One-, Three- and Five-year performance
against Fund peer group.
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Invesco Deutschland
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Invesco Hong Kong
9
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Invesco Asset Management.
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10
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Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end.
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11
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Portfolio Managers may be granted an annual deferral 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.
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Invesco- Invesco Real Estate
9,12
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Not applicable
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Invesco Senior Secured
9, 13
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Invesco Canada
9
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One-year performance against Fund
peer group.
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Three- and Five-year performance
against entire universe of Canadian
funds.
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Invesco Japan
14
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One-, Three- and Five-year performance
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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 decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has
responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
Deferred / Long Term Compensation.
Portfolio managers may be granted an annual deferral 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 deferred/long
term 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.
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12
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Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco
Global Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on new
operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco.
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13
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Invesco Senior Secureds bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard
tests of collateralization performance.
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14
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Portfolio Managers for Invesco Pacific Growth Funds compensation is based on the one-, three-
and five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark.
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APPENDIX
G
PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES
All references in the following Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares section of this SAI to
Class A, B, C and R shares shall include Class A2 and AX (except Invesco Money Market Fund), Class
BX, Class CX, and Class RX shares, respectively, unless otherwise noted. All references in the
following Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares section of this SAI to Invesco Cash Reserve
Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund shall include Class AX shares of Invesco Money Market Fund,
unless otherwise noted.
Transactions through Financial Intermediaries
If you are investing indirectly in an Invesco Fund through a financial intermediary such as a
broker-dealer, a bank (including a bank trust department), an insurance company separate account,
an investment adviser, an administrator or trustee of a Retirement and Benefit Plan or a qualified
tuition plan or a sponsor of a fee-based program that maintains a master account (an omnibus
account) with the Invesco Fund for trading on behalf of its customers, different guidelines,
conditions and restrictions may apply than if you held your shares of the Invesco Fund directly.
These differences may include, but are not limited to: (i) different eligibility standards to
purchase and sell shares, different eligibility standards to invest in Funds with limited offering
status and different eligibility standards to exchange shares by telephone; (ii) different minimum
and maximum initial and subsequent purchase amounts; (iii) system inability to provide Letter of
Intent privileges; and (iv) different annual amounts (less than 12%) subject to withdrawal under a
Systematic Redemption Plan without being subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). The
financial intermediary through whom you are investing may also choose to adopt different exchange
and/or transfer limit guidelines and restrictions, including different trading restrictions
designed to discourage excessive or short-term trading.
If the financial intermediary is managing your account, you may also be charged a transaction
or other fee by such financial intermediary, including service fees for handling redemption
transactions. Consult with your financial intermediary (or, in the case of a Retirement and
Benefit Plan, your plan sponsor) to determine what fees, guidelines, conditions and restrictions,
including any of the above, may be applicable to you.
Unless otherwise provided, the following are certain defined terms used throughout this
prospectus:
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans include (i) employer sponsored pension
or profit sharing plans that qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code), including 401(k), money purchase pension, profit sharing and
defined benefit plans; (ii) 403(b) and non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements
that operate similar to plans described under (i) above, such as 457 plans and executive
deferred compensation arrangements; (iii) health savings accounts maintained pursuant to
Section 223 of the Code; and (iv) voluntary employees beneficiary arrangements maintained
pursuant to Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
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Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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Employer Sponsored IRAs include Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), Salary Reduction
Simplified Employee Pension (SAR-SEP), and Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of
Small Employers (SIMPLE) IRAs.
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Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans,
IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs.
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Purchase and Redemption of Shares
Purchases of Class A shares, Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund and
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund, Class AX shares of Invesco Money Market Fund and Invesco
Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund
Initial Sales Charges.
Each Invesco Fund (other than Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund) is grouped
into one of four categories to determine the applicable initial sales charge for its Class A
shares. The sales charge is used to compensate Invesco Distributors, Inc. (Invesco Distributors)
and participating dealers for their expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of the
Invesco Funds shares. You may also be charged a transaction or other fee by the financial
intermediary managing your account.
Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco
Money Market Fund are sold without an initial sales charge.
G-1
Category I Funds
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Invesco American Value Fund
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund
Invesco Charter Fund
Invesco China Fund
Invesco Comstock Fund
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund
Invesco Dividend Income Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Energy Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco Equity and Income Fund
Invesco European Growth Fund
Invesco European Small Company Fund
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco Global Growth Fund
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco International Core Equity Fund
Invesco International Growth Fund
Invesco International Small Company Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Premium Income Fund
Invesco Real Estate Fund
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Summit Fund
Invesco Technology Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund
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Dealer
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Amount of Investment
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Investors Sales Charge
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Concession
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As a
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As a Percentage
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Percentage of
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As a Percentage
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of the Public
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the Net Amount
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of the Net Amount
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Offering Price
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Invested
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Invested
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Less than
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$
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50,000
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5.50
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%
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5.82
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%
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5.00
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%
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$50,000 but less than
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$
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100,000
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4.50
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%
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4.71
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%
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4.00
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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%
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3.63
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%
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3.00
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%
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.75
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%
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2.83
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%
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2.25
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%
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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2.00
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%
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2.04
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%
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1.75
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%
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G-2
Category II Funds
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco International Total Return Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco U.S. Government Fund
Invesco U.S. Mortgage Fund
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Dealer
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Amount of Investment
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Investors Sales Charge
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Concession
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As a
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|
|
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As a Percentage
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Percentage of
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As a Percentage
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of the Public
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the Net Amount
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of the Net Amount
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Offering Price
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Invested
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Invested
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Less than
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$
|
100,000
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4.25
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%
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4.44
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%
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4.00
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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3.50
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%
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3.63
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%
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3.25
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%
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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500,000
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2.50
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%
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2.56
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%
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2.25
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%
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$500,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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|
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2.00
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%
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2.04
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%
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1.75
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%
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Category III Funds
Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund (Class A2 shares)
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund (Class A2 shares)
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|
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Dealer
|
Amount of Investment
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Investors Sales Charge
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Concession
|
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|
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|
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As a
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|
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|
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As a Percentage
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Percentage of
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As a Percentage
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|
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|
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of the Public
|
|
the Net Amount
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|
of the Net Amount
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|
|
|
|
|
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Offering Price
|
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Invested
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Invested
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Less than
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$
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100,000
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1.00
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%
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1.01
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%
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0.75
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%
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$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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0.75
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%
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0.76
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%
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0.50
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%
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$250,000 but less than
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$
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1,000,000
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0.50
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%
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0.50
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%
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0.40
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%
|
As of the close of business on October 30, 2002, Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Maturity
Treasury Fund and Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund were closed to new investors. Current
investors must maintain a share balance in order to continue to make incremental purchases.
Category IV Funds
Invesco Floating Rate Fund
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury Fund (Class A shares)
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund (Class A shares)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dealer
|
Amount of Investment
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Investors Sales Charge
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|
Concession
|
|
|
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|
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|
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As a
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|
|
|
|
|
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As a Percentage
|
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Percentage of
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As a Percentage
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|
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|
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of the Public
|
|
the Net Amount
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of the Net Amount
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|
|
|
|
|
Offering Price
|
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Invested
|
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Invested
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Less than
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$
|
100,000
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|
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2.50
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%
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2.56
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%
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2.00
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%
|
$100,000 but less than
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$
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250,000
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|
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1.75
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%
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1.78
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%
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1.50
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%
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$250,000 but less than
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|
$
|
500,000
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|
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1.25
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%
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1.27
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%
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1.00
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%
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G-3
Large Purchases of Class A Shares.
Investors who purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A
shares of Category I or II Funds do not pay an initial sales charge. Investors who purchase
$500,000 or more of Class A shares of Category IV Funds do not pay an initial sales charge. In
addition, investors who currently own Class A shares of Category I or II Funds and make additional
purchases that result in account balances of $1,000,000 or more ($500,000 or more for Category IV)
do not pay an initial sales charge on the additional purchases. The additional purchases, as well
as initial purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more (for Category I and II or $500,000 for
Category IV), are referred to as Large Purchases. If an investor makes a Large Purchase of Class A
shares of a Category I, II, or IV Fund, each share will generally be subject to a 1.00% CDSC if the
investor redeems those shares within 18 months after purchase.
Invesco Distributors may pay a dealer concession and/or advance a service fee on Large
Purchases of Class A shares, as set forth below. Exchanges between the Invesco Funds may affect
total compensation paid.
Payments for Purchases of Class A Shares by Investors Other than Employer Sponsored Retirement
and Benefit Plans.
Invesco Distributors may make the following payments to dealers of record for
Large Purchases of Class A shares of Category I, II or IV Funds by investors other than Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans:
Percent of Purchases Categories I, II and IV
1% of the first $4 million
plus 0.50% of the next $46 million
plus 0.25% of amounts in excess of $50 million
If (i) the amount of any single purchase order plus (ii) the public offering price of all
other shares owned by the same customer submitting the purchase order on the day on which the
purchase order is received equals or exceeds $1,000,000, with respect to Categories I or II Funds,
or $500,000 with respect to Category IV Funds, the purchase will be considered a jumbo
accumulation purchase. With regard to any individual jumbo accumulation purchase, Invesco
Distributors may make payment to the dealer of record based on the cumulative total of jumbo
accumulation purchases made by the same customer over the life of his or her account(s).
If an investor made a Large Purchase of Class A shares of Invesco Limited Maturity Treasury
Fund or Invesco Tax-Free Intermediate Fund on or after October 31, 2002, and prior to February 1,
2010, and exchanges those shares for Class A shares of a Category I, II, or IV Fund, Invesco
Distributors will pay 1.00% of such purchase as dealer compensation upon the exchange. The Class A
shares of the Category I, II, or IV Fund received in exchange generally will be subject to a 1.00%
CDSC if the investor redeems such shares within 18 months from the date of exchange.
Payments for Purchases of Class A Shares at NAV by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit
Plans.
Invesco Distributors may make the following payments to dealers of record for purchases of
Class A shares at net asset value (NAV) of Category I, II, or IV Funds by Employer Sponsored
Retirement and Benefit Plans provided that the applicable dealer of record is able to establish
that the plans purchase of such Class A shares is a new investment (as defined below):
Percent of Purchases
0.50% of the first $20 million
plus 0.25% of amounts in excess of $20 million
A new investment means a purchase paid for with money that does not represent (i) the
proceeds of one or more redemptions of Invesco Fund shares, (ii) an exchange of Invesco Fund
shares, (iii) the repayment of one or more Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loans
that were funded through the redemption of Invesco Fund shares, or (iv) money returned from another
fund family. If Invesco Distributors pays a dealer concession in connection with an Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs purchase of Class A shares at
NAV, such shares may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% of net assets for 12 months, commencing on the
date the Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or Employer Sponsored IRA first invests in
Class A shares of an Invesco Fund. If the applicable dealer of record is unable to establish that
an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans or Employer Sponsored IRAs purchase of Class A
shares at NAV is a new investment, Invesco Distributors will not pay a dealer concession in
connection with such purchase and such shares will not be subject to a CDSC
With regard to any individual jumbo accumulation purchase, Invesco Distributors may make
payment to the dealer of record based on the cumulative total of jumbo accumulation purchases made
by the same plan over the life of the plans account(s).
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Fund Reorganizations.
Class A Shares issued in connection with a Funds merger,
consolidation, or acquisition of the assets of another Fund will not be charged an initial sales
charge.
Purchasers Qualifying For Reductions in Initial Sales Charges.
As shown in the tables above,
the applicable initial sales charge for the new purchase may be reduced and will be based on the
total of your current purchase and the value of other shares owned based on their current public
offering price. These reductions are available to purchasers that meet the qualifications listed
in the prospectus under Qualifying for Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions.
Purchasers that meet those qualifications will be referred to as ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers.
How to Qualify For Reductions in Initial Sales Charges under Rights of Accumulation (ROAs) or
Letters of Intent (LOIs).
The following sections discuss different ways that a ROA/LOI Eligible
Purchaser can qualify for a reduction in the initial sales charges for purchases of Class A shares
of the Invesco Funds.
Letters of Intent
A ROA/LOI Eligible Purchaser may pay reduced initial sales charges by (i) indicating on the
Account Application that he, she or it intends to provide a LOI; and (ii) subsequently fulfilling
the conditions of that LOI.
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund and Class AX shares or Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund or Class IB, IC, Y, Investor Class and Class RX
shares of any Invesco Fund will not be taken into account in determining whether a purchase
qualifies for a reduction in initial sales charges since they cannot be tied to a LOI.
The LOI confirms the total investment in shares of the Invesco Funds that the ROA/LOI Eligible
Purchaser intends to make within the next 13 months. By marking the LOI section on the account
application and by signing the account application, the ROA/LOI Eligible Purchaser indicates that
he, she or it understands and agrees to the terms of the LOI and is bound by the provisions
described below:
Calculating the Initial Sales Charge
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Each purchase of Fund shares normally subject to an initial sales charge made during the
13-month period will be made at the public offering price applicable to a single
transaction of the total dollar amount indicated by the LOI (to determine what the
applicable public offering price is, look at the sales charge table in the section on
Initial Sales Charges above).
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It is the purchasers responsibility at the time of purchase to specify the account
numbers that should be considered in determining the appropriate sales charge.
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The offering price may be further reduced as described below under Rights of
Accumulation if Invesco Investment Services, Inc., the Invesco Funds transfer agent
(Transfer Agent) is advised of all other accounts at the time of the investment.
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Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions acquired during the 13-month
LOI period will not be applied to the LOI
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Calculating the Number of Shares to be Purchased
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Purchases made and shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
distributions prior to the LOI effective date will be applied toward the completion of the
LOI based on the value of the shares calculated at the public offering price on the
effective date of the LOI.
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If a purchaser wishes to revise the LOI investment amount upward, he, she or it may
submit a written and signed request at any time prior to the completion of the original
LOI. This revision will not change the original expiration date.
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The Transfer Agent will process necessary adjustments upon the expiration or completion
date of the LOI.
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Fulfilling the Intended Investment
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By signing a LOI, a purchaser is not making a binding commitment to purchase additional
shares, but if purchases made within the 13-month period do not total the amount specified,
the purchaser generally will have to pay the increased amount of sales charge.
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To assure compliance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, the Transfer Agent will
reserve, in escrow or similar arrangement, in the form of shares, an appropriate dollar
amount computed to the nearest full share out of the initial purchase (or subsequent
purchases if necessary). All dividends and any capital gain distributions on the escrowed
shares will be credited to the purchaser. All shares purchased, including those reserved,
will be registered in the purchasers name. If the total investment specified under this
LOI is completed within the 13-month period, the reserved shares will be promptly released,
and additional purchases will be subject to the appropriate breakpoint sales charge based
on the accounts current ROA value.
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If the intended investment is not completed, the purchaser generally will pay the
Transfer Agent the difference between the sales charge on the specified amount and the
sales charge on the total amount actually purchased. If the purchaser does not pay such
difference within 20 days of the expiration date, the Transfer Agent will surrender for
redemption any or all shares, to make up such difference within 60 days of the expiration
date.
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Accounts linked under the LOI revert back to ROA once a LOI is met, regardless of
expiration date.
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If at any time before completing the LOI Program, the purchaser wishes to cancel the
agreement, he or she must give written notice to Invesco Distributors or its designee.
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If at any time before completing the LOI Program the purchaser requests the Transfer
Agent to liquidate or transfer beneficial ownership of his or her total shares, the LOI
will be automatically canceled. If the total amount purchased is less than the amount
specified in the LOI, the Transfer Agent will redeem an appropriate number of reserved
shares equal to the difference between the sales charge actually paid and the sales charge
that would have been paid if the total purchases had been made at a single time.
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Other Persons Eligible for the LOI Privilege
The LOI privilege is also available to holders of the Connecticut General Guaranteed Account,
established for tax qualified group annuities, for contracts purchased on or before June 30, 1992.
LOIs and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
All LOIs to purchase $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of Category I, or II Funds or
$500,000 or more of Class A shares of Category IV Funds are
subject to an 18-month, 1% CDSC.
Rights of Accumulation
A ROA/LOI Eligible Purchaser may also qualify for reduced initial sales charges based upon
his, her or its existing investment in shares of other open-end Invesco Funds (Class A, B, C, IB,
IC, P, R, S or Y) at the time of the proposed purchase. To determine whether or not a reduced
initial sales charge applies to a proposed purchase, Invesco Distributors takes into account not
only the money that is invested upon such proposed purchase, but also the value of all shares of
the Invesco Funds owned by such purchaser, calculated at their then current public offering price.
If a purchaser qualifies for a reduced sales charge, the reduced sales charge applies to the
total amount of money being invested, even if only a portion of that amount exceeds the breakpoint
for the reduced sales charge. For example, if a purchaser already owns qualifying shares of any
Invesco Fund with a value of $30,000 and wishes to invest an additional $30,000 in a Fund with a
maximum initial sales charge of 5.50%, the reduced initial sales charge of 4.50% will apply to the
full $30,000 purchase and not just to the $10,000 in excess of the $50,000 breakpoint.
To qualify for obtaining the discount applicable to a particular purchase, the purchaser or
his dealer must furnish the Transfer Agent with a list of the account numbers and the names in
which such accounts of the purchaser are registered at the time the purchase is made.
ROAs are also available to holders of the Connecticut General Guaranteed Account, established
for tax-qualified group annuities, for contracts purchased on or before June 30, 1992.
If an investors new purchase of Class A shares of a Category I, II, or IV Fund is at net
asset value, the newly purchased shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if the investor redeems them
prior to the end of the 18 month holding period.
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Other Requirements For Reductions in Initial Sales Charges.
As discussed above, investors or
dealers seeking to qualify orders for a reduced initial sales charge must identify such orders and,
if necessary, support their qualification for the reduced charge. Invesco Distributors reserves
the right to determine whether any purchaser is entitled to the reduced sales charge based on the
definition of a ROA/LOI Eligible Purchaser listed in the prospectus under Qualifying for Reduced
Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions. No person or entity may distribute shares of the Invesco
Funds without payment of the applicable sales charge other than ROA/LOI Eligible Purchasers.
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund and Class AX shares or Invesco
Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Money Market Fund and Investor Class shares of any Invesco Fund will
not be taken into account in determining whether a purchase qualifies for a reduction in initial
sales charges.
Class A
Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge.
Invesco Distributors permits certain other
investors to invest in Class A shares without paying an initial sales charge, generally as a result
of the investors current or former relationship with the Invesco Funds. It is possible that a
financial intermediary may not, in accordance with its policies and procedures, be able to offer
one or more of these waiver categories. If this situation occurs, it is possible that the investor
would need to invest directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage of the
waiver. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of these sales charge waivers at any time.
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Any current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or employee (or any immediate
family member of a current, former or retired trustee, director, officer or employee) of
any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. This includes any
foundation, trust or employee benefit plan maintained by any such persons;
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Any current or retired officer, director, or employee (and members of his or her
immediate family) of DST Systems, Inc. or Fiserv Output Solutions, a division of Fiserv
Solutions, Inc;
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Shareholders who received Class A shares of an Invesco Fund on June 1, 2010 in
connection with the reorganization of a predecessor fund in which such shareholder owned
Class H, Class L, Class P, and/or Class W shares, who purchase additional Class A shares of
the Invesco Fund:
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Shareholders of record holding shares of AIM Weingarten Fund or AIM Constellation Fund
on September 8, 1986, or of AIM Charter Fund on November 17, 1986, who have continuously
owned shares and who purchase additional shares of Invesco Constellation Fund or Invesco
Charter Fund, respectively.
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Unitholders of G/SET series unit investment trusts investing proceeds from such trusts
in shares of Invesco Constellation Fund in an account established with Invesco
Distributors; provided, however, prior to the termination date of the trusts, a unitholder
may invest proceeds from the redemption or repurchase of his units only when the investment
in shares of Invesco Constellation Fund is effected within 30 days of the redemption or
repurchase;
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Shareholders of the former GT Global funds as of April 30, 1987 who since that date
continually have owned shares of one or more of these funds who purchase additional Class A
shares;
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Certain former AMA Investment Advisers shareholders who became shareholders of the AIM
Global Health Care Fund in October 1989, and who have continuously held shares in the GT
Global funds since that time, who purchase additional Class A shares;
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Shareholders of record of Advisor Class shares of an Invesco Fund on February 11, 2000
who have continuously owned shares of that Invesco Fund, who purchase additional shares of
that Invesco Fund;
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Shareholders of record of Class K shares on October 21, 2005 whose Class K shares were
converted to Class A shares and who since that date have continuously held Class A shares,
who purchase additional Class A shares;
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Shareholders of record of Class B shares of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities
Fund who received Class A shares of the Invesco Global Core Equity Fund in connection with
a reorganization on May 20, 2011 and who since that date have continuously owned Class A
shares, who purchase additional Class A shares of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund;
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Shareholders of record of Class B shares of Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation
Fund who received Class A shares of the Invesco Global Core Equity Fund in connection with
a reorganization on May 20, 2011 and who since that date have continuously owned Class A
shares, who purchase additional Class A shares of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund; and
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Unitholders of Invesco unit investment trusts who enrolled prior to December 3, 2007 to
reinvest distributions from such trusts in Class A shares of the Invesco Funds, who receive
Class A shares of an Invesco Fund pursuant to such reinvestment program in an account
established with Invesco Distributors. The Invesco Funds reserve the right to modify or
terminate this program at any time.
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Payments to Dealers.
Invesco Distributors may elect to re-allow the entire initial sales
charge to dealers for all sales with respect to which orders are placed with Invesco Distributors
during a particular period. Dealers to whom substantially the entire sales charge is re-allowed
may be deemed to be underwriters as that term is defined under the 1933 Act.
The financial intermediary through which you purchase your shares may receive all or a portion
of the sales charges and Rule 12b-1 distribution fees discussed above. In this context, financial
intermediaries include any broker, dealer, bank (including bank trust departments), insurance
company separate account, transfer agent, registered investment adviser, financial planner,
retirement plan administrator and any other financial intermediary having a selling, administration
or similar agreement with Invesco Distributors or one or more of its corporate affiliates
(collectively, the Invesco Distributors Affiliates). In addition to those payments, Invesco
Distributors Affiliates may make additional cash payments to financial intermediaries in connection
with the promotion and sale of shares of the Invesco Funds. Invesco Distributors Affiliates make
these payments from their own resources, from Invesco Distributors retention of underwriting
concessions and from payments to Invesco Distributors under Rule 12b-1 plans. In the case of
sub-accounting payments, discussed below, Invesco Distributors Affiliates will be reimbursed
directly by the Invesco Funds for such payments. These additional cash payments are described
below. The categories described below are not mutually exclusive. The same financial intermediary,
or one or more of its affiliates, may receive payments under more than one or all categories. Most
financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Invesco Funds receive one or more types of these
cash payments. Financial intermediaries negotiate the cash payments to be paid on an individual
basis. Where services are provided, the costs of providing the services and the overall package of
services provided may vary from one financial intermediary to another. Invesco Distributors
Affiliates do not make an independent assessment of the cost of providing such services.
Certain financial intermediaries listed below received one or more types of the following payments
during the prior calendar year. This 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 financial intermediaries not listed below. Accordingly, please contact your
financial intermediary to determine whether they currently may be receiving such payments and to
obtain further information regarding any such payments
Financial Support Payments.
Invesco Distributors Affiliates make financial support payments
as incentives to certain financial intermediaries to promote and sell shares of Invesco Funds. The
benefits Invesco Distributors Affiliates receive when they make these payments include, among other
things, placing Invesco Funds on the financial intermediarys funds sales system, and access (in
some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to individual members of the financial
intermediarys sales force or to the financial intermediarys management. Financial support
payments are sometimes referred to as shelf space payments because the payments compensate the
financial intermediary for including Invesco Funds in its Fund sales system (on its sales shelf).
Invesco Distributors Affiliates compensate financial intermediaries differently depending typically
on the level and/or type of considerations provided by the financial intermediary. In addition,
payments typically apply only to retail sales, and may not apply to other types of sales or assets
(such as sales to Retirement and Benefit Plans, qualified tuition programs, or fee based adviser
programs some of which may generate certain other payments described below).
The financial support payments Invesco Distributors Affiliates make may be calculated on sales
of shares of Invesco 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 such shares sold by the financial
intermediary during the particular period. Such payments also may be calculated on the average
daily net assets of the applicable Invesco 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 Invesco Funds and Asset-Based Payments primarily
create incentives to retain previously sold shares of Invesco Funds in investor accounts. Invesco
Distributors Affiliates may pay a financial intermediary either or both Sales-Based Payments and
Asset-Based Payments.
Sub-Accounting and Networking Support Payments.
The Transfer Agent, an Invesco Distributors
Affiliate, acts as the transfer agent for the Invesco Funds, registering the transfer, issuance and
redemption of Invesco Fund shares, and disbursing dividends and other distributions to Invesco
Funds shareholders. However, many Invesco Fund shares are owned or held by financial
intermediaries, as that term is defined above, for the benefit of their customers. In those cases,
the Invesco Funds often do not maintain an account for the shareholder. Thus, some or all of the
transfer agency functions for these accounts are performed by the financial intermediary. In these
situations, Invesco Distributors Affiliates may make payments to financial intermediaries that sell
Invesco Fund shares for certain transfer agency
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services, including record keeping and
sub-accounting shareholder accounts. Payments for these services typically do not exceed 0.25% (for
non-Class R5 shares) or 0.10% (for Class R5 shares) of average annual assets of such share classes
or $19 per annum per shareholder account (for non-Class R5 shares only). No Sub-Accounting or
Networking Support payments will be made with respect to Invesco Funds Class R6 shares. Invesco
Distributors Affiliates also may make payments to certain financial intermediaries that sell
Invesco Fund shares in connection with client account maintenance support, statement preparation
and transaction processing. The types of payments that Invesco Distributors Affiliates may make
under this category include, among others, payment of networking fees of up to $10 per shareholder
account maintained on certain mutual fund trading systems.
All fees payable by Invesco Distributors Affiliates pursuant to a sub-transfer agency, omnibus
account service or sub-accounting agreement are charged back to the Invesco Funds, subject to
certain limitations approved by the Board of the Trust.
Other Cash Payments.
From time to time, Invesco Distributors Affiliates, at their expense and
out of their own resources, may provide additional compensation to financial intermediaries which
sell or arrange for the sale of shares of a Fund. Such compensation provided by Invesco
Distributors Affiliates may include payment of ticket charges per purchase or exchange order placed
by a financial intermediary, one-time payments for ancillary services such as setting up funds on a
financial intermediarys mutual fund trading systems, financial assistance to financial
intermediaries that enable Invesco Distributors Affiliates to participate in and/or present at
conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and
other employees, client entertainment, client and investor events, and other financial
intermediary-sponsored events, and travel expenses, including lodging incurred by registered
representatives and other employees in connection with client prospecting, retention and due
diligence trips. Other compensation may be offered to the extent not prohibited by state laws or
any self-regulatory agency, such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (formerly,
NASD, Inc.). Invesco Distributors Affiliates make payments for entertainment events they deem
appropriate, subject to Invesco Distributors Affiliates guidelines and applicable law. These
payments may vary depending upon the nature of the event or the relationship.
Invesco Distributors Affiliates are motivated to make the payments described above because
they promote the sale of Invesco Fund shares and the retention of those investments by clients of
financial intermediaries. To the extent financial intermediaries sell more shares of Invesco Funds
or retain shares of Invesco Funds in their clients accounts, Invesco Distributors Affiliates
benefit from the incremental management and other fees paid to Invesco Distributors Affiliates by
the Invesco Funds with respect to those assets.
In certain cases these payments could be significant to the financial intermediary. Your
financial intermediary may charge you additional fees or commissions other than those disclosed in
the prospectus. You can ask your financial intermediary about any payments it receives from
Invesco Distributors Affiliates or the Invesco Funds, as well as about fees and/or commissions it
charges. You should consult disclosures made by your financial intermediary at the time of
purchase.
Certain Financial Intermediaries that Receive One or More Types of Payments
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Global Capital Corporation
ACS HR Solutions
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Partners, Inc.
401k Exchange, Inc.
401k Producer Services
A G Edwards & Sons, Inc.
ADP Broker Dealer, Inc.
AIG Financial Adviser
AIG Retirement
Advantage Capital Corporation
Advest Inc.
Allianz Life
Allstate
Alliance Benefit Group
American Enterprise Investment
American Portfolios Financial Services
Inc.
American Skandia Life Assurance Corp.
American United Life Insurance
Company
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Ameritrade
Ascensus
Associated Securities Corporation
AXA Advisors, LLC
AXA Equitable
Baden Retirement Plan Services
The Bank of New York
Bank of America
Bank of Oklahoma
Barclays Capital Inc.
BCG Securities
Bear Steams Securities Corp.
Bear Steams and Co. Inc.
Benefit Plans Administrators
Benefit Trust Company
BMO Harris Bank NA
BNP Paribas
BOSC, Inc.
Branch Banking & Trust Company
Brinker Capital
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Buck Kwasha Securities LLC
Cadaret Grant & Company Inc.
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Cantella & Co., Inc.
Capital One Investment Services LLC
Center for Due Diligence
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Centennial Bank
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.
Chase Insurance Life Annuity
Chase Investment Services Corp.
Chase Citibank, N.A.
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Citi Smith Barney
Citibank NA
Citistreet
City National
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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
Crowell Weedon & Co.
CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
CUSO Financial Services, Inc.
D.A. Davidson & Company
D.A. Davidson & Company Inc.
Daily Access Corporation
Deutsch Bank AG
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Diversified Investment Advisors
Dorsey & Company Inc.
Empire Fidelity Investments Life
Insurance Company
Edward Jones & Co.
Equitable Life
Equity Services, Inc.
Expertplan
Fidelity
Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co.
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
Financial Data Services, Inc.
Financial Network Investment Corp.
Financial Planning Association
Financial Services Corporation
First Clearing Corp.
First Command Financial Planning, Inc.
First Financial Equity Corp.
First National Bank
First Southwest Company
Frost Brokerage Services, Inc.
Frost National Bank
FSC Securities Corporation
Fund Services Advisors, Inc.
Gardner Michael Capital, Inc.
GE Capital Life Insurance Company of
New York
GE Life & Annuity Company
Genworth
Genworth Financial Securities Corp.
Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Godwin Proctor LLP
Great West Life
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Guardian
GunnAllen Financial
GWFS Equities, Inc.
Hare and Company
Hartford
H.D. Vest Investment Securities
Hewitt Financial Services
Hewitt Financial Services LLC
Hightower Securities, LLC
Homor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
Huntington Capital
Huntington National Bank
Huntington Investment Co.
ICMA Retirement Corporation
ING
Intersecurities, Inc.
INVEST Financial Corporation Inc.
Investacorp, Inc.
Investment Centers of America, Inc.
Jackson National Life
Jefferson National Life Insurance Co.
Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation
J.M. Lummis Securities
John Hancock
JP Morgan
Kanaly Trust Company
Kemper
LaSalle Bank, N.A.
Lincoln Financial
Lincoln Investment Planning
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
LPL Financial Corp.
M & T Securities, Inc.
M M C Securities Corp.
M M L Investors Services, Inc.
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co., N.A.
Mass Mutual
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Matrix
Mellon Bank N.A.
Mellon HR & Investors Solutions
Mellon Financial
Mellon Financial Markets
Mercer Trust Company
Merrill Lynch
Metlife
Metropolitan Life
Meyer Financial Group, Inc.
Minnesota Life Insurance Co.
Money Concepts
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 Services Corp.
National Financial Services, LLC
National Planning Corporation
National Planning Holdings
National Retirement Partners, Inc.
Nationwide
New York Life
Next Financial Group, Inc.
NFP Securities, Inc.
NRP Financial
Northeast Securities, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Investment Svcs.
OFI Private Investments Inc.
OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc.
Oppenheimer & Company, Inc.
Oppenheimer Securities
Oppenheimer Trust Company
Pacific Life
Park Avenue Securities
Penn Mutual Life
Penson Financial Services
Pension Specialists Inc.
Pershing LLC
PFS Investments, Inc.
Phoenix Life Insurance Company
Piper Jaffray
PJ Robb
Plains Capital Bank
Plan Administrators
Plan Member Securities Corp.
Plan Member Services Corporation
Planco
PNC Bank, N.A.
PNC Capital Markets LLC
PNC Investments, LLC
Primevest Financial Services, Inc.
Princeton Retirement Group, Inc.
Principal Financial
Pincor Financial Services Corporation
Proequities, Inc.
Prudential
R B C Dain Rauscher, Inc.
RBC Wealth Management
Raymond James
Ridge Clearing
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Ross Sinclair & Associates LLC
Royal Alliance Associates
Riversource (Ameriprise)
RSBCO
S I I Investments, Inc.
SagePoint Financial, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney
Sanders Morris Harris
SCF Securities, Inc.
Scott, & Stringfellow, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Security Distributors, Inc.
Sentra Securities
Signator Investors, Inc.
Silverton Capital, Corp.
Simmons First Investment Group, Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
Smith Hayes Financial Services
Southwest Securities
Sovereign Bank
Spellman & Company
Standard Insurance Company
State Farm
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Steme Agree & Leach
Stifel Nicolaus & Company
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
Summit Equities, Inc.
SunAmerica Retirement Markets, Inc.
SunGard
Sun Life
SunTrust
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
SWS Financial Services, Inc.
Symetra Investment Services, Inc.
TD Ameritrade
TD Bank
The (Wilson) William Financial Group
TFS Securities, Inc.
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
Transamerica Life
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Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Capital Inc.
Transamerica Treasury Curve, LLC
Treasury Strategies
T Rowe Price
Trust Management Network, LLC
U.S. Bankcorp
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
UMB Financial Services, Inc.
Union Bank
Union Bank of California, N.A.
Union Central
United Planners Financial
USB Financial Services, Inc.
US Bank
U.S. Bank, N.A.
UVEST
USI Securities, Inc.
The Vanguard Group
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
V S R Financial Services, Inc.
VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc.
Vining Sparks IBG, LP
VRSCO American General Distributors
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
Wachovia
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Wadsworth Investment Co., Inc.
Wall Street Financial Group, Inc.
Waterstone Financial Group, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Xerox HR Solutions LLC
Zions Bank
Purchases of Class B Shares
New or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted; but investors may pay
a CDSC if they redeem their shares within a specified number of years after purchase. See the
Prospectus for additional information regarding CSDCs.
Purchases of Class C Shares
Class C shares are sold at net asset value, and are not subject to an initial sales charge.
Investors in Class C shares may pay a CDSC if they redeem their shares within the first year after
purchase (no CDSC applies to Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund unless you exchange
shares of another Invesco Fund that are subject to a CDSC into
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund). See
the prospectus for additional information regarding this CDSC. Invesco Distributors may pay sales
commissions to dealers and institutions who sell Class C shares of the Invesco Funds (except for
Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund) at the time of such sales. Payments with respect to
Invesco Funds other than Invesco Floating Rate Fund will equal 1.00% of the purchase price and will
consist of a sales commission of 0.75% plus an advance of the first year service fee of 0.25%.
Payments with respect to Invesco Floating Rate Fund will equal 0.75% of the purchase price and will
consist of a sales commission of 0.50% plus an advance of the first year service fee of 0.25%.
These commissions are not paid on sales to investors exempt from the CDSC, including shareholders
of record of AIM Advisor Funds, Inc. on April 30, 1995, who purchase additional shares in any of the
Invesco Funds on or after May 1, 1995, and in circumstances where Invesco Distributors grants an
exemption on particular transactions.
Payments with Regard to Converted Class K Shares
For Class A shares acquired by a former Class K shareholder (i) as a result of a fund merger;
or (ii) as a result of the conversion of Class K shares into Class A shares on October 21, 2005,
Invesco Distributors will pay financial intermediaries 0.45% on such Class A shares as follows:
(i) 0.25% from the Class A shares Rule 12b-1 plan fees; and (ii) 0.20% from Invesco Distributors
own resources provided that, on an annualized basis for 2005 as of October 21, 2005, the 0.20%
exceeds $2,000 per year.
Purchase and Redemption of Class P Shares
Certain former investors in the AIM Summit Plans I and II may acquire Class P shares at net
asset value. Please see Invesco Summit Funds prospectus for details.
Purchases of Class R Shares
Class R shares are sold at net asset value, and are not subject to an initial sales charge.
For purchases of Class R shares of Category I, II or IV Funds, Invesco Distributors may make the
following payments to dealers of record provided that the applicable dealer of record is able to
establish that the purchase of Class R shares is a new investment or a rollover from an Employer
Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan in which an Invesco Fund was offered as an investment option.
Percent of Cumulative Purchases
0.75% of the first $5 million
plus 0.50% of amounts in excess of $5 million
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With regard to any individual purchase of Class R shares, Invesco Distributors may make
payment to the dealer of record based on the cumulative total of purchases made by the same plan
over the life of the plans account(s).
Purchases of 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
investors 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 S shares
have a 12b-1 fee of 0.15%
Purchases of Class Y Shares
Class Y shares are sold at net asset value, and are not subject to an initial sales charge or
to a CDSC. Please refer to the prospectus for more information.
Purchases of Investor Class Shares
Investor Class shares are sold at net asset value, and are not subject to an initial sales
charge or to a CDSC. Invesco Distributors may pay dealers and institutions an annual service fee
of 0.25% of average daily net assets and such payments will commence immediately. The Investor
Class is closed to new investors.
Purchases of Class R5 and R6 Shares
Class R5 and R6 shares are sold at net asset value, and are not subject to an initial sales
charge or to a CDSC. Please refer to the Class R5 and R6 prospectus for more information.
Exchanges
Terms and Conditions of Exchanges.
Normally, shares of an Invesco Fund to be acquired by
exchange are purchased at their net asset value or applicable offering price, as the case may be,
determined on the date that such request is received, but under unusual market conditions such
purchases may be delayed for up to five business days if it is determined that a Fund would be
materially disadvantaged by an immediate transfer of the proceeds of the exchange. If a
shareholder is exchanging into a Fund paying daily dividends, and the release of the exchange
proceeds is delayed for the foregoing five-day period, such shareholder will not begin to accrue
dividends until the sixth business day after the exchange.
Redemptions
General.
Shares of the Invesco Funds may be redeemed directly through Invesco Distributors or
through any dealer who has entered into an agreement with Invesco Distributors. In addition to the
Funds obligation to redeem shares, Invesco Distributors may also repurchase shares as an
accommodation to shareholders. To effect a repurchase, those dealers who have executed Selected
Dealer Agreements with Invesco Distributors must phone orders to the order desk of the Funds at
(800) 959-4246 and guarantee delivery of all required documents in good order. A repurchase is
effected at the net asset value per share of the applicable Fund next determined after the
repurchase order is received in good order. Such an arrangement is subject to timely receipt by
the Transfer Agent, of all required documents in good order. If such documents are not received
within a reasonable time after the order is placed, the order is subject to cancellation. While
there is no charge imposed by a Fund or by Invesco Distributors (other than any applicable CDSC)
when shares are redeemed or repurchased, dealers may charge a fair service fee for handling the
transaction.
Systematic Redemption Plan.
A Systematic Redemption Plan permits a shareholder of an Invesco
Fund to withdraw on a regular basis at least $50 per withdrawal. At the time the withdrawal plan
is established, the total account value must be $5,000 or more. Under a Systematic Redemption
Plan, all shares are to be held by the Transfer Agent. To provide funds for payments made under the
Systematic Redemption Plan, the Transfer Agent redeems sufficient full and fractional shares at
their net asset value in effect at the time of each such redemption.
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Payments under a Systematic Redemption Plan constitute taxable events. Because such payments
are funded by the redemption of shares, they may result in a return of capital and in capital gains
or losses, rather than in ordinary income. Also because sales charges are imposed on additional
purchases of Class A shares, it is disadvantageous to effect such purchases while a Systematic
Redemption Plan is in effect.
Each Invesco Fund bears its share of the cost of operating the Systematic Redemption Plan.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Imposed upon Redemption of Shares
A CDSC may be imposed upon the redemption of Large Purchases of Class A shares of Category I,
II, and IV Funds, upon the redemption of Class B shares or Class C shares (no CDSC applies to Class
C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund unless you exchange shares of another Invesco Fund that
are subject to a CDSC into or Invesco Short Term Bond Fund). (In addition, no CDSC applies to
Class A2 shares.) See the prospectus for additional information regarding CDSCs.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Exceptions for Large Purchases of Class A Shares.
An
investor who has made a Large Purchase of Class A shares of a Category I, II, or IV Fund, will not
be subject to a CDSC upon the redemption of those shares in the following situations:
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Redemptions of shares held by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or
Employer Sponsored IRA in cases where (i) the plan has remained invested in Class A shares
of a Fund for at least 12 months, or (ii) the redemption is not a complete redemption of
all Class A shares held by the plan;
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Redemptions of shares by the investor where the investors financial intermediary has
elected to waive the amounts otherwise payable to it by Invesco
Distributors and notifies
Invesco Distributors prior to the time of investment;
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Minimum required distributions made in connection with a Retirement and Benefit Plan
following attainment of age 70
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, or older, and only with respect to that portion of such
distribution that does not exceed 12% annually of the participants beneficiary account
value in a particular Fund;
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Redemptions following the death or post-purchase disability of a registered shareholder
or beneficial owner of an account. Subsequent purchases into such account are not eligible
for the CDSC waiver; and
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Amounts from a monthly, quarterly or annual Systematic Redemption Plan of up to an
annual amount of 12% of the account value on a per fund basis, provided; the investor
reinvests his dividends.
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Exceptions for Class B and C Shares.
CDSCs will not apply to
the following redemptions of Class B or Class C shares, as applicable:
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Redemptions following the death or post-purchase disability of a registered shareholder
or beneficial owner of an account. Subsequent purchases into such account are not eligible
for the CDSC waiver;
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Distributions from Retirement and Benefit Plans where redemptions result from
(i) required minimum distributions to plan participants or beneficiaries who are age 70
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2
or
older, and only with respect to that portion of such distributions that does not exceed 12%
annually of the participants or beneficiarys account
value in a particular Fund; (ii) in
kind transfers of assets where the participant or beneficiary notifies the distributor of
the transfer no later than the time the transfer occurs; (iii) tax-free rollovers or
transfers of assets to another Retirement and Benefit Plan invested
in Class B or Class C
shares of one or more of the Funds; (iv) tax-free returns of excess contributions or returns
of excess deferral amounts; and (v) distributions on the death or disability (as defined in
the Code) of the participant or beneficiary;
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Amounts from a monthly or quarterly Systematic Redemption Plan of up to an annual amount
of 12% of the account value on a per fund basis provided the investor reinvests his
dividends;
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Liquidation initiated by the Fund when the account value falls below the minimum
required account size of $500; and
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Investment account(s) of Invesco and its affiliates.
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In addition to the foregoing, CDSCs will not apply to the following redemptions of Class C shares:
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Redemption of shares held by Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans or Employer
Sponsored IRAs in cases where (i) the plan has remained invested in Class C shares of a
Fund for at least 12 months, or (ii) the redemption is not a complete redemption of all
Class C shares held by the plan; or
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A total or partial redemption of shares where the investors financial intermediary has
elected to waive amounts otherwise payable to it by Invesco Distributors and notifies
Invesco Distributors prior to the time of investment.
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It is possible that a financial intermediary may not be able to offer one or more of the
waiver categories described in this section. If this situation occurs, it is possible that the
investor would need to invest directly through Invesco Distributors in order to take advantage of
these waivers. Investors should ask their financial intermediary whether they offer the above
CDSCs. The Funds may terminate or amend the terms of these CDSCs at any time.
General Information Regarding Purchases, Exchanges and Redemptions
Good Order.
Purchase, exchange and redemption orders must be received in good order in
accordance with the Transfer Agents policies and procedures and U.S. regulations. The Transfer
Agent reserves the right to refuse transactions. Transactions not in good order will not be
processed and once brought into good order, will receive the current price. To be in good order,
an investor or financial intermediary must supply the Transfer Agent with all required information
and documentation, including signature guarantees when required. In addition, if a purchase of
shares is made by check, the check must be received in good order. This means that the check must
be properly completed and signed, and legible to the Transfer Agent in its sole discretion. If a
check used to purchase shares does not clear, or if any investment order must be canceled due to
nonpayment, the investor will be responsible for any resulting loss.
Authorized
Agents.
The Transfer Agent and Invesco Distributors may authorize agents to accept
purchase and redemption orders that are in good order on behalf of the Invesco Funds. In certain
cases, these authorized agents are authorized to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase
and redemption orders on a Funds behalf. The Fund will be deemed to have received the purchase or
redemption order when the Funds authorized agent or its designee accepts the order. The order
will be priced at the net asset value next determined after the order is accepted by the Funds
authorized agent or its designee.
Signature
Guarantees.
In addition to those circumstances listed in the Shareholder
Information section of each Funds prospectus, signature guarantees are required in the following
situations: (1) requests to transfer the registration of shares to
another owner; (2) telephone
exchange and telephone redemption authorization forms; (3) changes in previously designated wiring
or electronic funds transfer instructions; (4) written redemptions or exchanges of shares held in
certificate form previously reported to Invesco as lost, whether or not the redemption amount is
under $250,000 or the proceeds are to be sent to the address of record; and (5) requests to redeem
accounts where the proceeds are over $250,000 or the proceeds are to be sent to an address or a
bank other than the address or bank of record. Invesco Funds may waive or modify any signature
guarantee requirements at any time.
Acceptable guarantors include banks, broker-dealers, credit unions, national securities
exchanges, savings associations and any other organization, provided that such institution or
organization qualifies as an eligible guarantor institution as that term is defined in rules
adopted by the SEC, and further provided that such guarantor institution is listed in one of the
reference guides contained in the Transfer Agents current Signature Guarantee Standards and
Procedures, such as certain domestic banks, credit unions, securities dealers, or securities
exchanges. Notary public signatures are not an acceptable replacement for a signature guarantee.
The Transfer Agent will also accept signatures with either: (1) a signature guaranteed with a
medallion stamp of the STAMP Program, or (2) a signature guaranteed with a medallion stamp of the
NYSE Medallion Signature Program, provided that in either event, the amount of the total
transaction involved does not exceed the surety coverage amount indicated on the medallion. For
information regarding whether a particular institution or organization qualifies as an eligible
guarantor institution and to determine how to fulfill a signature guarantee requirement, an
investor should contact the Client Services Department of the Transfer Agent.
Transactions
by Telephone.
By signing an account application form, an investor agrees that the
Transfer Agent may surrender for redemption any and all shares held by the Transfer Agent in the
designated account(s), or in any other account with any of the Invesco Funds, present or future,
which has the identical registration as the designated account(s). The Transfer Agent and Invesco
Distributors are thereby authorized and directed to accept and act upon any telephone redemptions
of shares held in any of the account(s) listed, from any person who requests the redemption
proceeds to be applied to purchase shares in any one or more of the Invesco Funds, provided that
such Fund is available for sale and provided that the registration and mailing address of the
shares to be purchased are identical to the
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registration of the shares being redeemed. An investor
acknowledges by signing the form that he understands and agrees that the Transfer Agent and Invesco
Distributors may not be liable for any loss, expense or cost arising out of any telephone exchange
requests effected in accordance with the authorization set forth in these instructions if they
reasonably believe such request to be genuine. Procedures for verification of telephone
transactions may include recordings of telephone transactions (maintained for six months), requests
for confirmation of the shareholders Social Security Number and current address, and mailings of
confirmations promptly after the transactions. The Transfer Agent reserves the right to modify or
terminate the telephone exchange privilege at any time without notice. An investor may elect not to
have this privilege by marking the appropriate box on the application. Then any exchanges must be
effected in writing by the investor.
Internet
Transactions.
An investor may effect transactions in his account through the Internet
by establishing a Personal Identification Number (PIN). By establishing a PIN the investor
acknowledges and agrees that neither the Transfer Agent nor Invesco Distributors will be liable for
any loss, expense or cost arising out of any Internet transaction effected by them in accordance
with any instructions submitted by a user who transmits the PIN as authentication of his or her
identity. Procedures for verification of Internet transactions include requests for confirmation of
the shareholders PIN and mailing of confirmations promptly after the transactions. The investor
also acknowledges that the ability to effect Internet transactions may be terminated at any time by
the Invesco Funds. Policies for processing transactions via the Internet may differ from policies
for transactions via telephone due to system settings.
Abandoned
Property.
It is the responsibility of the investor to ensure that the Transfer Agent
maintains a correct address for his account(s). An incorrect address may cause an investors
account statements and other mailings to be returned to the Transfer Agent. Upon receiving returned
mail, the Transfer Agent will attempt to locate the investor or rightful owner of the account. If
the Transfer Agent is unable to locate the investor, then it will determine whether the investors
account has legally been abandoned. The Transfer Agent is legally obligated to escheat (or
transfer) abandoned property to the appropriate states unclaimed property administrator in
accordance with statutory requirements. The investors last known address of record determines
which state has jurisdiction.
Retirement
and Benefit Plans Sponsored by Invesco Distributors.
Invesco Distributors acts as
the prototype sponsor for certain types of Retirement and Benefit Plan documents. These Retirement
and Benefit Plan documents are generally available to anyone wishing to invest Retirement and
Benefit Plan assets in the Funds. These documents are provided subject to terms, conditions and
fees that vary by plan type. Contact your financial intermediary for details.
Miscellaneous Fees.
In certain circumstances, the intermediary maintaining the shareholder
account through which your Fund shares are held may assess various fees related to the maintenance
of that account, such as:
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an annual custodial fee on accounts where Invesco Distributors acts as the prototype
sponsor;
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expedited mailing fees in response to overnight redemption requests; and
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copying and mailing charges in response to requests for duplicate statements.
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Class R5 and R6 Shares
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Before the initial purchase of shares, an investor must submit a completed account application
to his or her financial intermediary, who should forward the application to Invesco Investment
Services, Inc. at P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9078. An investor may change
information in his or her account application by submitting written changes or a new account
application to his or her intermediary or to the Transfer Agent.
Purchase and redemption orders must be received in good order. To be in good order, the
financial intermediary must give the Transfer Agent all required information and documentation with
respect to the investor. If the intermediary fails to deliver the investors payment on the
required settlement date, the intermediary must reimburse the Fund for any overdraft charges
incurred.
A financial intermediary may submit a written request to the Transfer Agent for correction of
transactions involving Fund shares. If the Transfer Agent agrees to correct a transaction, and the
correction requires a dividend adjustment, the intermediary must
agree in writing to reimburse the
Fund for any resulting loss.
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An investor may terminate his relationship with an intermediary and become the shareholder of
record on his or her account. However, until the investor establishes a relationship with an
intermediary, the investor will not be able to purchase additional shares of the Fund, except
through the reinvestment of distributions.
Generally payment for redeemed shares is made by Federal Reserve wire to the account
designated in the investors account application. By providing written notice to his or her
financial intermediary or to the Transfer Agent, an investor may change the account designated to
receive redemption proceeds. The Transfer Agent may request additional documentation.
The Transfer Agent may request that an intermediary maintain separate master accounts in the
Fund for shares held by the intermediary (a) for its own account, for the account of other
institutions and for accounts for which the intermediary acts as a fiduciary; and (b) for accounts
for which the intermediary acts in some other capacity.
Offering Price
The following formula may be used to determine the public offering price per Class A share of
an investors investment:
Net Asset Value / (1 Sales Charge as % of Offering Price) = Offering Price. For example, at
the close of business on October 31, 2013, Invesco China Fund Class A shares had a net
asset value per share of $20.31. The offering price, assuming an
initial sales charge of 5.50%,
therefore was $21.49.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Invesco Funds are offered at net asset value.
Calculation of Net Asset Value
Each Invesco Fund determines its net asset value per share once daily as of the close of the
customary trading session of the NYSE on each business day of the Invesco Fund. In the event the
NYSE closes early on a particular day, each Invesco Fund determines its net asset value per share
as of the close of the NYSE on such day. The Invesco Funds determine net asset value per share by
dividing the value of an Invesco 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 an Invesco Funds net asset value per share is made in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Generally, the portfolio securities for
non-money market funds are recorded in the NAV no later than trade date plus one, except on fiscal
quarter ends, such securities are recorded on trade date. For money market funds, portfolio
securities are recorded in the NAV on trade date. Under normal circumstances, market valuation and
fair valuation, as described below, are not used to determine share price for money market funds
because shares of money market funds are valued at amortized cost.
With
respect to non-money market funds, the net asset value for shareholder transactions may be
different than the net asset value reported in the Invesco Funds financial statement due to
adjustments required by generally accepted accounting principles made to the net asset value of the
Invesco Fund at period end.
Futures contracts may be 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 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. A security listed
or traded on an exchange (excluding convertible bonds) held by an Invesco 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 or official closing price 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 services vendors or market makers.
Debt securities (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an
evaluated quote 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 Corporate Loans and in the
case of debt obligations (excluding Corporate Loans), the mean between the last bid and ask prices.
Senior secured floating rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are fair valued
using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by
the pricing service may reflect appropriate factors such as ratings, tranche type, industry,
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company performance, spread, individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in
similar groups of securities and other market data. 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.
Generally, trading in corporate bonds, U.S. Government securities and money market instruments
is substantially completed each day 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 an Invesco 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 the Adviser 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 Invesco 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 in good faith using procedures
approved by the Board. Adjustments to closing prices to 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 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 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, American
Depositary Receipts, domestic and foreign index futures, and exchange-traded funds.
Invesco Fund securities primarily traded in foreign markets may be traded in such markets on
days that are not business days of the Invesco Fund. Because the net asset value per share of each
Invesco Fund is determined only on business days of the Invesco Fund, the value of the portfolio
securities of an Invesco Fund that invests in foreign securities may change on days when an
investor cannot exchange or redeem shares of the Invesco Fund.
Securities for which market quotations are not available or are unreliable are valued at fair
value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trusts officers in accordance
with 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.
Redemptions in Kind
Although the Invesco Funds generally intend to pay redemption proceeds solely in cash, the
Invesco 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, an Invesco 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 Invesco 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 Invesco Funds, made
an election under Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act (a Rule 18f-1 Election) and therefore, the Trust,
on behalf of an Invesco Fund, is obligated to redeem for cash all shares presented to such Invesco
Fund for redemption by any one shareholder in an amount up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of that
Invesco 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.
Backup Withholding
Accounts submitted without a correct, certified taxpayer identification number (TIN) or,
alternatively, a correctly completed and currently effective IRS Form W-8 (for non-resident aliens)
or Form W-9 (for U.S. persons including resident aliens) accompanying the registration information
generally will be subject to backup withholding.
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Each Invesco Fund, and other payers, generally must withhold 28% of reportable dividends
(whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional Invesco Fund shares), including exempt-interest
dividends, in the case of any shareholder who fails to provide the Invesco Funds with a TIN and a
certification that he is not subject to backup withholding.
An investor is subject to backup withholding if:
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the IRS notifies the Invesco Fund that the investor furnished an incorrect TIN;
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the investor or the Invesco Fund is notified by the IRS that the investor is
subject to backup withholding because the investor failed to report all of the interest
and dividends on such investors tax return (for reportable interest and dividends
only);
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the investor fails to certify to the Invesco Fund that the investor is not
subject to backup withholding under (3) above (for reportable interest and dividend
accounts opened after 1983 only); or
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the investor does not certify his TIN. This applies only to non-exempt mutual
fund accounts opened after 1983.
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Interest and dividend payments are subject to backup withholding in all five situations
discussed above. Redemption proceeds are subject to backup withholding only if (1), (2), or (5)
above applies.
Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding and information reporting.
Invesco or the Transfer Agent will not provide Form 1099 to those payees.
Investors should contact the IRS if they have any questions concerning withholding.
IRS Penalties.
Investors who do not supply the Invesco Funds with a correct TIN will be
subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS unless such failure is due to reasonable cause and not
willful neglect. If an investor falsifies information on this form or makes any other false
statement resulting in no backup withholding on an account which should be subject to backup
withholding, such investor may be subject to a $500 penalty imposed by the IRS and to certain
criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
Nonresident Aliens.
Nonresident alien individuals and foreign entities with a valid Form W-8
are not subject to the backup withholding previously discussed. The Form W-8 generally remains in
effect for a period starting on the date the Form is signed and ending on the last day of the third
succeeding calendar year. Such shareholders may, however, be subject to federal income tax
withholding at a 30% rate on ordinary income dividends and other distributions. Under applicable
treaty law, residents of treaty countries may qualify for a reduced rate of withholding or a
withholding exemption. Nonresident alien individuals and some foreign entities failing to provide
a valid Form W-8 may be subject to backup withholding and Form 1099 reporting.
G-18
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28.
Exhibits
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(a) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14,
2005.
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 9, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005.
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 24, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005.
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated July 5, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005.
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated February 28, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005.
(24)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated May 1, 2008, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust
of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated June 19, 2008, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated January 22, 2009, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated April 14, 2009, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated November 12, 2009, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(31)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated February 12, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(35)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated April 30, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(36)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated March 12, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(37)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated June 15, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(40)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated June 16, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(40)
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated July 16, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(40)
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(q) Amendment No. 16, dated September 15, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(46)
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(r) Amendment No. 17, dated October 14, 2010, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(46)
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(s) Amendment No. 18, dated January 20, 2011, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(48)
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(t) Amendment No. 19, dated April 1, 2011, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(51)
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(u) Amendment No. 20, dated September 15, 2011, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(54)
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(v) Amendment No. 21, dated December 19, 2011, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(57)
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(w) Amendment No. 22, dated June 19, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(58)
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(x) Amendment No. 23, dated September 24, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(59)
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(y) Amendment No. 24, dated September 28, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(61)
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(z) Amendment No. 25, dated June 19, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(62)
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(aa) Amendment No. 26, dated August 28, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(63)
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(bb) Amendment No. 27, dated September 17, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(64)
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(a) Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005.
(19)
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(b) Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, adopted effective August 1,
2006.
(23)
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(c) Amendment No 2, to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, adopted effective March 23,
2007.
(25)
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(d) Amendment No 3, to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, adopted effective January 1,
2008.
(25)
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(e) Amendment No 4, to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, adopted effective April 30,
2010.
(39)
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Articles II, VI, VII, VIII and IX of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust,
as amended, and Articles IV, V and VI, of the Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended, both as
previously filed, define rights of holders of shares.
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(a) Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M
Advisors, Inc.
(5)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated September 1, 2001, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(6)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated December 28, 2001, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(8)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated July 1, 2002, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(8)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated September 23, 2002, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(9)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated November 1, 2002, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(9)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated February 28, 2003, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(9)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated June 23, 2003, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(10)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated November 3, 2003, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(12)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated November 24, 2003, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(13)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated July 18, 2005, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(18)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated March 31, 2006, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(23)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated February 28, 2007, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(25)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated July 1, 2007, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(25)
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated May 29, 2009, to Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., formerly A I M Advisors,
Inc.
(30)
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated January 1, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by merger to Invesco
Aim Advisors, Inc.
(34)
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(q) Amendment No. 16, dated February 12, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(35)
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(r) Amendment No. 17, dated April 30, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(39)
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(s) Amendment No. 18, dated June 14, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(39)
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(t) Amendment No. 19, dated June 16, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(40)
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(u) Amendment No. 20, dated September 15, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(46)
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(v) Amendment No. 21, dated November 29, 2010, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(46)
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(w) Amendment No. 22, dated May 31, 2011, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(53)
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(x) Amendment No. 23, dated December 14, 2011, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(57)
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(y) Amendment No. 24, dated December 19, 2011, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(57)
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(z) Amendment No. 25, dated September 25, 2012, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(61)
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(aa) Amendment No. 26, dated September 28, 2013, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement,
dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(64)
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(bb) Amendment No. 27, dated December 16, 2013, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(64)
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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 Trimark Investment Management Inc.,
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., and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
and AIM Funds Management Inc. (now known as Invesco Trimark, Ltd.).
(27)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated May 29, 2009, 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
Invesco Trimark Ltd.
(34)
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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.
(34)
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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., 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.
(35)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated April 30, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual
Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated June 14, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual
Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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.
(40)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated October 29, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual
Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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.
(49)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated November 29, 2010, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual
Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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.
(49)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 31, 2011, to Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual
Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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.
(53)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated December 14, 2011, to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for
Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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 Canada Ltd (previously known as Invesco Trimark
Ltd.).
(57)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated December 19, 2011, to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for
Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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 Canada Ltd (previously known as Invesco Trimark
Ltd.).
(57)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated September 25, 2012, to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for
Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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 Canada Ltd.
(62)
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated September 28, 2012, to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for
Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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 Canada Ltd.
(62)
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated December 16, 2013, to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for
Mutual Funds, dated May 1, 2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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 Canada Ltd.
(64)
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(a) Subadvisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC
dated December 14, 2011.
(57)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated
July 30, 2012, to the Subadvisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011.
(60)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated
September 25, 2012, to the Subadvisory Contract Invesco Advisers,
Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011.
(61)
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(a) First Restated Master Distribution Agreement (all classes of shares except Class B shares),
dated August 18, 2003, and as subsequently amended and as restated September 20, 2006, between
Registrant and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(23)
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 8, 2006, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(all classes of shares except Class B shares), between Registrant and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(24)
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated January 31, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(all classes of shares except Class B shares), between Registrant and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(24)
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 28, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(all classes of shares except Class B shares), between Registrant and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(25)
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated March 9, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement (all
classes of shares except Class B shares), between Registrant and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(25)
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 23, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement (all
classes of shares except Class B shares), between Registrant and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(25)
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated September 28, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(all classes of shares except Class B shares), between Registrant and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(25)
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated December 20, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
made as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and
between Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(25)
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated April 28, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
made as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and
between Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors,
Inc., formerly A I M Distributors,
Inc.
(27)
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated April 30, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
made as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and
between Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors,
Inc.
(27)
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated May 1, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement, made
as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and between
Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors,
Inc.
(27)
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated July 24, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
made as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and
between Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors,
Inc.
(27)
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-
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated October 3, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
made as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and
between Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors,
Inc.
(28)
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-
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated May 29, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
made as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006, by and
between Registrant (all classes of shares except Class B shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors,
Inc.
(30)
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-
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated June 2, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement (all
classes of shares except Class B shares).
(35)
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-
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated July 14, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement (all
classes of shares except Class B shares).
(35)
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-
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|
(q) Amendment No. 16, dated September 25, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(all classes of shares except Class B shares).
(35)
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-
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(r) Amendment No. 17, dated November 4, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(all classes of shares except Class B shares).
(35)
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-
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|
(s) Amendment No. 18, dated February 1, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares).
(35)
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-
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(t) Amendment No. 19, dated February 12, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(35)
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C-7
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(u) Amendment No. 20, dated February 12, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(35)
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-
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|
(v) Amendment No. 21, dated April 30, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(39)
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-
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|
(w) Amendment No. 22, dated June 14, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(40)
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-
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|
(x) Amendment No. 23, dated October 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(46)
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-
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|
(y) Amendment No. 24, dated November 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(47)
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-
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|
(z) Amendment No. 25, dated December 22, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(48)
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-
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|
(aa) Amendment No. 26, dated May 23, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(53)
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-
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|
(bb) Amendment No. 27, dated May 31, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(53)
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-
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|
(cc) Amendment No. 28, dated June 6, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(53)
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|
-
|
|
(dd) Amendment No. 29, dated December 14, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(57)
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|
|
-
|
|
(ee) Amendment No. 30, dated December 19, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(57)
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|
|
-
|
|
(ff) Amendment No. 31, dated December 27, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(gg) Amendment No. 32, dated July 30, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class B5 shares).
(59)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(hh) Amendment No. 33, dated September 24, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(61)
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|
|
-
|
|
(ii) Amendment No. 34, dated September 25, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(jj) Amendment No. 35, dated January 18, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(kk) Amendment No. 36, dated February 25, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(ll) Amendment No. 37, dated February 26, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(62)
|
C-8
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|
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-
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|
(mm) Amendment No. 38, dated June 28, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(62)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(nn) Amendment No. 39, dated July 31, 2013 to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(62)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(oo) Amendment No. 40, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Agreement,
(all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(64)
|
|
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|
-
|
|
(pp) Amendment No. 41, dated September 16, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(64)
|
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|
-
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|
(qq) Amendment No. 42, dated December 16, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution
Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except Class B shares and Class BX shares).
(64)
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(2)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement (Class B and Class B5) dated August 18, 2003, as
subsequently amended and restated September 20, 2006, and May 4, 2010 between Registrant and
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated June 1, 2010, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and B5 shares).
(41)
|
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|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated June 14, 2010, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and B5 shares).
(41)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated October 29, 2010, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and B5 shares).
(46)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated November 29, 2010, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and B5 shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated December 19, 2011, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and B5 shares).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated September 24, 2012, to the Second Restated Master Distribution
Agreement (Class B and BX shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(h) Amendment No. 7, dated February 26, 2013, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and BX shares).
(62)
|
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|
-
|
|
(i) Amendment No. 8, dated July 31, 2013, to the Second Restated Master Distribution Agreement
(Class B and BX shares).
(62)
|
(3)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Selected Dealer Agreement between Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and selected
dealers.
(28)
|
(4)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Bank Selling Group Agreement between Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and
banks.
(28)
|
f (1)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Invesco Funds Retirement Plan for Eligible Directors/Trustees, as approved by the Board of
Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2011.
(60)
|
C-9
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|
(2)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Invesco Funds Trustee Deferred Compensation Agreement as approved by the Board of
Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2010.
(53)
|
g (1)
|
|
-
|
|
Amended and Restated Master Custodian Contract, dated June 1, 2010, between Registrant and State
Street Bank and Trust Company.
(40)
|
(2)
|
|
-
|
|
Subcustodian Agreement, dated January 20, 1993, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and The
Bank of New York.
(7)
|
h (1)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, between
Registrant and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
(42)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated March 16, 2011, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and
Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, between Registrant and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
(51)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated July 1, 2011, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and
Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, between Registrant and Invesco Investment Services,
Inc.
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated September 24, 2012, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer Agency
and Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, between Registrant and Invesco Investment Services,
Inc.
(61)
|
(2)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2006,
between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 28, 2007, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc.
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 29, 2009, to the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative
Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., formerly A I M Advisors,
Inc.
(30)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated January 1, 2010, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by
merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
(34)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated February 12, 2010, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc., successor by
merger to Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 2010, to the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative
Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated June 14, 2010, to the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative
Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(h) Amendment No. 7, dated October 29, 2010, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(46)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(i) Amendment No. 8, dated November 29, 2010, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(47)
|
C-10
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated May 31, 2011, to the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative
Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(k) Amendment No. 10, dated December 14, 2011, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(l) Amendment No. 11, dated December 19, 2011, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(m) Amendment No. 12, dated July 1, 2012, to the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative
Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(60)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(n) Amendment No. 13, dated September 25, 2012, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(61)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(o) Amendment No. 14, dated September 28, 2012, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(64)
|
|
|
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|
-
|
|
(p) Amendment No. 15, dated December 16, 2013, to the Second Amended and Restated Master
Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(64)
|
|
(3)
|
|
-
|
|
Seventh Amended and Restated Memorandum of Agreement, dated July 1, 2013, regarding securities
lending waiver, between Registrant (on behalf of all Funds) and Invesco Advisers,
Inc.
(62)
|
|
(4)
|
|
-
|
|
Memorandum of Agreement, dated December 17, 2013, regarding expense limitations between Registrant
(on behalf of certain Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(64)
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
-
|
|
Memorandum of Agreement dated December 17, 2013, regarding advisory fee waivers between Registrant
(on behalf of certain Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
(64)
|
|
(6)
|
|
-
|
|
Fourth Amended and Restated Interfund Loan Agreement dated April 30, 2011, between Registrant and
Invesco Advisors, Inc.
(51)
|
(7)
|
|
-
|
|
Expense Reimbursement Agreement, dated June 30, 2003, between Registrant and A I M Fund Services,
Inc. (now known as AIM Investment Services, Inc.).
(13)
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated April 1, 2011, for Invesco Global Dividend Growth
Securities Fund, Invesco Global Fund, Invesco Health Sciences Fund, Invesco Japan Fund, Invesco
LIBOR Alpha Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity
Allocation Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund, Invesco Van Kampen International
Advantage Fund, Invesco Van Kampen International Growth Fund.
(53)
|
|
i
|
|
-
|
|
Opinion and Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
(64)
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j
|
|
-
|
|
Other Opinion None
|
|
k
|
|
-
|
|
Omitted Financial Statements Not applicable
|
C-11
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l (1)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of Registrants AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund, AIM Trimark
Fund and AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund dated November 3, 2003.
(12)
|
(2)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of Registrants AIM China Fund, AIM Enhanced Short Bond
Fund, AIM International Bond Fund and AIM Japan Fund dated March 31, 2006.
(23)
|
(3)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement Concerning Initial Capitalization of Registrants AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund dated
May 29, 2009.
(30)
|
(4)
|
|
-
|
|
Initial Capitalization Agreement, dated October 2, 2008, for Class Y shares of AIM Balanced-Risk
Allocation Fund, AIM China Fund, AIM Developing Markets Fund, AIM Global Healthcare Fund, AIM
International Total Return Fund, AIM Japan Fund, AIM LIBOR Alpha Fund, AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund,
AIM Trimark Fund and AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund.
(35)
|
(5)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment in Portfolios of the Registrant dated June 1, 2010,
for Institutional Class Shares of Invesco Alternative Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class
Shares of Invesco Commodities Strategy Fund, Institutional Class Shares of Invesco FX Alpha Plus
Strategy Fund, Institutional Class Shares of
Invesco FX Alpha Strategy Fund,
Class B Shares and
Class C Shares of Invesco International Growth Equity Fund,
Institutional Class Shares of Invesco Van Kampen Emerging Markets Fund, Class Y Shares of Invesco
Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund, Institutional Class Shares of Invesco Van Kampen Global
Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, Institutional Class Shares of Invesco Van Kampen International
Growth Fund.
(40)
|
(6)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment of Registrants Invesco Emerging Market Local
Currency Debt Fund dated June 11, 2010.
(40)
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment of Registrants Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity
Strategy Fund dated November 26, 2010.
(47)
|
(8)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment of Registrants Invesco Emerging Markets Equity
Fund dated May 26, 2011.
(53)
|
(9)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment of Registrants Invesco Premium Income Fund dated
December 12, 2011.
(57)
|
(10)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment of Registrants Invesco Global Markets Strategy
Fund dated September 24, 2012.
(61)
|
(11)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Plan of Recapitalization of Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund, a series of the
Registrant.
(62)
|
|
(12)
|
|
-
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment as Sole Shareholder of Registrants Invesco All Cap Market Neutral
Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short
Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund dated December 13, 2013.
(64)
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment for commencing operations of Registrants Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund dated December 16, 2013.
(64)
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment for commencing operations of Registrants Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Long/Short
Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund dated December 18, 2013.
(64)
|
|
m (1)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) First Restated Master Distribution Plan, effective as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently
amended, and as restated September 20, 2006 (Class A shares).
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 31, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class A shares).
(25)
|
C-12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 28, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master
Distribution Plan (Class A shares).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated March 9, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class A shares).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated April 23, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class A shares).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class A shares).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated May 1, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A shares).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(h) Amendment No. 7, dated July 24, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class A shares).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 29, 2009, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class A shares).
(30)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(j) Amendment No. 9, dated June 2, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(k) Amendment No. 10, dated July 1, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(l) Amendment No. 11, dated November 4, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
A
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(m) Amendment No. 12, dated February 1, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(n) Amendment No. 13, dated February 12, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(o) Amendment No. 14, dated April 30, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
A shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(p) Amendment No. 15, dated May 5, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(q) Amendment No. 16, dated June 14, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(r) Amendment No. 17, dated October 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A
shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(s) Amendment No. 18, dated November 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(t) Amendment No. 19, dated May 31, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(u) Amendment No. 20, dated June 6, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(53)
|
C-13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(v) Amendment No. 21, dated December 14, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A shares).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(w) Amendment No. 22, dated July 28, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(x) Amendment No. 23, dated September 24, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(y) Amendment No. 24, dated February 26, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A
shares).
(62)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(z) Amendment No. 25, dated July 31, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(62)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(aa) Amendment No. 26, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class A
shares).
(64)
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(bb) Amendment No. 27, December 16, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A
shares).
(64)
|
|
(2)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1, dated February 12, 2010 (Class A, Class B and
Class C shares)(Reimbursement).
(39)
|
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-
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2010, to Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b 1 (Class A,
Class B and Class C shares) (Reimbursement).
(39)
|
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-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 4, 2010, to Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b 1(Class A,
Class B and Class C shares) (Reimbursement).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated October 29, 2010, to Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1(Class
A, Class B and Class C shares) (Reimbursement).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 19, 2011, to Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class
A, Class B and Class C shares) (Reimbursement).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated June 11, 2012, to Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class A,
Class B and Class C shares) (Reimbursement).
(61)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated July 15, 2013, to Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class A,
Class B and Class C shares) (Reimbursement).
(64)
|
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(3)
|
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-
|
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(a) Plan of Distribution dated February 12, 2010, (Class R shares) (Reimbursement).
(39)
|
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-
|
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2010, to Plan of Distribution (Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(39)
|
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|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated October 29, 2010, to Plan of Distribution (Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(47)
|
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|
-
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated June 11, 2012 to Plan of Distribution (Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(61)
|
(4)
|
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-
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(a) Shareholder Service Plan, dated February 12, 2010 (Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(39)
|
C-14
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-
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(b) Amendment No. 1 dated April 30, 2010, to Shareholder Service Plan, dated February 12, 2010
(Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(43)
|
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-
|
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated October 29, 2010, to Shareholder Service Plan (Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(47)
|
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-
|
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated June 11, 2012, to Shareholder Service Plan (Class R shares)
(Reimbursement).
(61)
|
(5)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b-1, effective February 12, 2010,
as amended February 12, 2010 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5 shares)(Reimbursement).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 2010, to Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution Pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5 shares) (Reimbursement).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated October 29, 2010, to Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution Pursuant
to Rule 12b-1 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5 shares) (Reimbursement).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated May 31, 2011, to Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution Pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5 shares) (Reimbursement).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 19, 2011, to Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5 shares) (Reimbursement).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated September 24, 2012, to Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class A, AX, B, BX, C, CX, R and RX shares) (Reimbursement).
(61)
|
(6)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) Service Plan dated February 12, 2010 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5 shares)
(Reimbursement).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment 1 to the Service Plan dated April 30, 2010 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5
shares) (Reimbursement).
(41)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment 2 to the Service Plan dated October 29, 2010 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5
shares) (Reimbursement).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment 3 to the Service Plan dated December 19, 2011 (Class A, A5, B, B5, C, C5, R and R5
shares) (Reimbursement).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4 to the Service Plan dated September 24, 2012 (Class A, AX, B, BX, C, CX, R
and RX shares) (Reimbursement).
(61)
|
(7)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) First Restated Master Distribution Plan, effective as of August 18, 2003, and as restated
September 20, 2006 (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 31, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(24)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 28, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master
Distribution Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(25)
|
C-15
|
|
|
|
|
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|
-
|
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated March 9, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated April 23, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated May 1, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(h) Amendment No. 7, dated July 24, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 29, 2009, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(30)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(j) Amendment No. 9, dated June 2, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class B
shares) (Securitization Feature).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(k) Amendment No. 10, dated July 1, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class B
shares) (Securitization Feature).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(l) Amendment No. 11, dated November 4, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(m) Amendment No. 12, dated February 12, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(n) Amendment No. 13, dated April 30, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class B
shares) (Securitization Feature).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(o) Amendment No. 14, dated May 4, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class B
shares) (Securitization Feature).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(p) Amendment No. 15, dated June 14, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class B
shares) (Securitization Feature).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(q) Amendment No. 16, dated October 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(r) Amendment No. 17, dated November 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(s) Amendment No. 18, dated December 14, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(t) Amendment No. 19, dated September 24, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(u) Amendment No. 20, dated February 6, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class B shares) (Securitization Feature).
(62)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(v) Amendment No. 21, dated July 31, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class B
shares) (Securitization Feature).
(62)
|
C-16
|
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) First Restated Master Distribution Plan, effective as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently
amended, and as restated September 20, 2006 (Class C shares).
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 31, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(24)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 28, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
between Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated March 9, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated April 23, 2007, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 30, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated May 1, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(h) Amendment No. 7, dated July 24, 2008, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and A I M Distributors, Inc.
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(i) Amendment No. 8, dated May 29, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan between
Registrant (Class C shares) and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. formerly known as A I M
Distributors, Inc.
(30)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(j) Amendment No. 9, dated June 6, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(k) Amendment No. 10, dated July 1, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(l) Amendment No. 11, dated November 4, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
C
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(m) Amendment No. 12, dated February 12, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class C shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(n) Amendment No. 13, dated April 30, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(o) Amendment No. 14, dated May 4, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(p) Amendment No. 15, dated June 14, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(q) Amendment No. 16, dated October 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
C
shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(r) Amendment No. 17, dated November 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class C shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(s) Amendment No. 18, dated May 31, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(53)
|
C-17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(t) Amendment No. 19, dated June 6, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(u) Amendment No. 20, dated December 14, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class C shares).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(v) Amendment No. 21, dated July 28, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(w) Amendment No. 22, dated September 24, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class C shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(x) Amendment No. 23, dated February 6, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
C
shares).
(62)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(y) Amendment No. 24, dated June 29, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(62)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(z) Amendment No. 25, dated July 31, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C
shares).
(62)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(aa) Amendment No. 26, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
C
shares).
(64)
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(bb) Amendment No. 27, dated December 16, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class C shares).
(64)
|
|
(9)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) First Restated Master Distribution Plan, effective as of August 18, 2003, as subsequently
amended, and as restated September 20. 2006 (Class R shares).
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 31, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class R shares).
(24)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated February 28, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master
Distribution Plan (Class R shares).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated April 30, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class R shares).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated May 29, 2009, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Class R shares).
(30)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated June 2, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(g) Amendment No. 6, dated July 1, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(h) Amendment No. 7, dated November 4, 2009, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
R
shares).
(35)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(i) Amendment No. 8, dated April 30, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(j) Amendment No. 9, dated June 14, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(39)
|
C-18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(k) Amendment No. 10, dated October 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
R
shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(l) Amendment No. 11, dated November 29, 2010, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class R shares).
(47)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(m) Amendment No. 12, dated May 23, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(n) Amendment No. 13, dated May 31, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(o) Amendment No. 14, dated June 6, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(53)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(p) Amendment No. 15, dated December 14, 2011, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class R shares).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(q) Amendment No. 16, dated, July 30, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
R shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(r) Amendment No. 17, dated September 24, 2012, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class R shares).
(61)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(s) Amendment No. 18, dated July 31, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(62)
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(t) Amendment No. 19, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class
R
shares).
(64)
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(u) Amendment No. 20, dated December 16, 2013, to the First Restated Master Distribution Plan
(Class R shares).
(64)
|
|
(10)
|
|
-
|
|
(a) First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Compensation) effective as of July 1, 2004, as
subsequently amended, and as restated September 20, 2006 (Investor Class shares).
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated December 20, 2007, to the Registrants First Restated Master
Distribution Plan (Compensation) (Investor Class shares).
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(c) Amendment No. 2, dated April 28, 2008, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Compensation) (Investor Class shares).
(27)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(d) Amendment No. 3, dated April 30, 2010, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Compensation) (Investor Class shares).
(39)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 1, 2011, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Compensation) (Investor Class shares).
(57)
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Amendment No. 5, dated June 11, 2012, to the Registrants First Restated Master Distribution
Plan (Compensation) (Investor Class shares).
(61)
|
(11)
|
|
-
|
|
Master Related Agreement to First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class A shares).
(27)
|
(12)
|
|
-
|
|
Master Related Agreement to First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class C shares).
(27)
|
C-19
|
|
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
-
|
|
Master Related Agreement to Amended and Restated Master Distribution Plan (Class R
shares).
(27)
|
(14)
|
|
-
|
|
Master Related Agreement to First Restated Master Distribution Plan (Compensation) (Investor
Class).
(27)
|
n
|
|
-
|
|
Nineteenth Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan of The Invesco Funds effective December 12,
2001, as amended and restated effective July 16, 2012
.(61)
|
o
|
|
-
|
|
Reserved.
|
p (1)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, adopted January 1, 2011, relating to Invesco Advisers, Inc.
and any of its subsidiaries.
(50)
|
(2)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Asset Management Limited Code of Ethics dated 2011, relating to Invesco UK.
(52)
|
(3)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, dated October 2011, relating to Invesco Asset Management (Japan)
Limited Code of Ethics.
(57)
|
(4)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Staff Ethics and Personal Share Dealing dated January 2012, relating to Invesco Hong Kong
Limited.
(57)
|
(5)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, revised October 2011, relating to Invesco Canada Ltd.; Invesco Canada
Ltd., Policy No. D-6 Gifts and Entertainment, revised November 2011, and Policy No. D-7 Invesco
Canada Personal Trading Policy, revised November 2010, together the Code of Ethics relating to
Invesco Canada Ltd.
(57)
|
(6)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland (GmbH) Code of Ethics dated 2011 relating to Invesco
Continental Europe.
(52)
|
(7)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, revised October 2011, relating to Invesco Australia Limited.
(57)
|
(8)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco Senior Secured Management Code of Ethics.
(50)
|
(9)
|
|
-
|
|
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics amended effective January
2011.
(56)
|
q
|
|
-
|
|
Powers of Attorney for Arch, Bayley, Bunch, Crockett, Dammeyer, Dowden, Fields, Flanagan,
Mathai-Davis, Soll, Sonnenschein, Stickel, Taylor and Whalen.
(47)
|
C-20
|
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|
(1)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 55, filed on August 26, 1998.
|
|
(2)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 56, filed on December 30, 1998.
|
|
(3)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 57, filed on February 22, 1999.
|
|
(4)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 58, filed on February 24, 2000.
|
|
(5)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 59, filed on February 28, 2001.
|
|
(6)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 60, filed on October 15, 2001.
|
|
(7)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 61, filed on January 30, 2002.
|
|
(8)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 62, filed on August 14, 2002.
|
|
(9)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 63, filed on February 20, 2003.
|
|
(10)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 64, filed on August 20, 2003.
|
|
(11)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 65, filed on October 10, 2003.
|
|
(12)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 66, filed on February 25, 2004.
|
|
(13)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 67, filed August 31, 2004.
|
|
(14)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 70, filed on December 23, 2004.
|
|
(15)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 71, filed on February 23, 2005.
|
|
(16)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 72, filed on March 1, 2005.
|
|
(17)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 73, filed on March 30, 2005.
|
|
(18)
|
|
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 74, filed on August 24, 2005.
|
|
(19)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 75, filed on December 15, 2005.
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(20)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 76, filed on January 13, 2006.
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(21)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 77, filed on February 23, 2006.
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(22)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 78, filed on March 24, 2006.
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(23)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 79, filed on December 20, 2006.
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(24)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 80, filed on February 23, 2007.
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(25)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 81, filed on February 8, 2008.
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(26)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 82, filed on February 19, 2008.
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(27)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 83, filed on September 22, 2008.
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(28)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 84, filed on February 25, 2009.
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(29)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 85, filed on March 10, 2009.
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(30)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 86, filed on May 29, 2009.
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(31)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 87, filed on November 25, 2009.
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(32)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 88, filed on December 22, 2009.
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(33)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 89, filed on February 5, 2010.
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(34)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 90, filed on February 12, 2010.
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(35)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 92, filed on February 26, 2010.
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(36)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 93, filed on March 10, 2010.
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(37)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 94, filed on March 24, 2010.
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(38)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 95, filed on May 27, 2010.
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(39)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 96, filed on June 11, 2010.
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(40)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 97, filed on July 16, 2010
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(41)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 98, filed on July 26, 2010.
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(42)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 99, filed on September 24, 2010
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(43)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 101, filed on October 21, 2010
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(44)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 102, filed on October 28, 2010
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(45)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 104, filed on November 8, 2010
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(46)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 105, filed on November 24, 2010
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(47)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 106, filed on December 21, 2010
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(48)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 108, filed on December 23, 2010.
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(49)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 109, filed on February 7, 2011.
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(50)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 110, filed on February 24, 2011.
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(51)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 112, filed on April 21, 2011.
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(52)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 114, filed on May 20, 2011.
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(53)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 116, filed on September 23, 2011.
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(54)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 117, filed on September 28, 2011
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C-21
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(55)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 119, filed on November 17, 2011
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(56)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 121, filed on December 9, 2011
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(57)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 123, filed on February 24, 2012
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(58)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 125, filed on July 12, 2012
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(59)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 126 filed on September 21, 2012
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(60)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 127 filed on September 24, 2012
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(61)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 130 filed on February 26, 2013
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(62)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 132 filed on August 8, 2013
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(63)
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Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 134 filed on September 30, 2013
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(64)
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Filed herewith electronically.
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Item 29.
Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With the Fund
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 Item 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 and Officers Liability Policy, issued by ICI Mutual
Insurance Company and certain other domestic issuers, with a $80,000,000 limit of liability (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-22
Section 10 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., Invesco
Canada Ltd. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (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 liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
Act) 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
the 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 connection with the successful defense of any
action suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection
with the shares being registered, such indemnification by it is against public policy, as expressed
in the Act and will be governed by final adjudication of such issue.
Item 31.
Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisor
The only employment of a substantial nature of the Advisers 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 Limited, Invesco Asset Management
(Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured
Management, Inc., Invesco Canada Ltd. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (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-Advisor herein incorporated by reference. Reference
is also made to the caption Fund Management The Advisor in the Prospectus which comprises Part
A of the Registration Statement, and to the caption Investment Advisory and Other Services of the
Statement of Additional Information which comprises Part B of the Registration Statement, and to
Item 32(b) of this Part C.
C-23
Item 32.
Principal Underwriters
(a)
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Invesco 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 (Invesco Counselor Series Trust)
AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds)
AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series)
AIM International Mutual Funds (Invesco International Mutual Funds)
AIM Investment Securities Funds (Invesco Investment Securities Funds)
AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)
AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds)
AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust)
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
Invesco Securities Trust
Invesco Senior Loan Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen Senior Loan Fund)
PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Short-Term Investments Trust
C-24
(b)
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The following table sets forth information with respect to each director, officer
or partner of Invesco Distributors, Inc.
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Name and Principal
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Position and Offices with
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Positions and Offices
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Business Address*
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Underwriter
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with Registrant
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Robert C. Brooks
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Director
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None
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Peter S. Gallagher
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Director & President
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Assistant Vice President
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Andrew R. Schlossberg
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Director
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Assistant Vice President
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Eric P. Johnson
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Executive Vice President
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None
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Karen Dunn Kelley
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Executive Vice President
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Vice President
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Gursh Kundan
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Executive Vice President
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None
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Brian Lee
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Executive Vice President
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None
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Ben Utt
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Executive Vice President
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None
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Eliot Honaker
|
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Senior Vice President
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None
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LuAnn S. Katz
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Senior Vice President
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Assistant Vice President
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Lyman Missimer III
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Senior Vice President
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Assistant Vice President
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Greg J. Murphy
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Senior Vice President
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None
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David J. Nardecchia
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Senior Vice President
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None
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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
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Senior Vice President
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Assistant Vice President
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John M. Zerr
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Senior Vice President & Secretary
|
|
Senior Vice President,
Secretary and Chief
Legal Officer
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Annette Lege
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Treasurer & Chief Financial
Officer
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None
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Miranda OKeefe
|
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Senior Vice President & Chief
Compliance Officer
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None
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Crissie Wisdom
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Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance
Officer
|
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Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
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*
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11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173
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C-25
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Item 33.
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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 1000, Houston, Texas
77046-1173, except for those maintained at its Atlanta offices at the address listed above and at
its Louisville, Kentucky offices, 400 West Market Street, Suite 3300, Louisville, KY 40202 or by
the Registrants Custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, and the Registrants Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent, Invesco
Investment Services, Inc., 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Records may also be maintained at the offices of:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
An der Welle 5
1st Floor
Frankfurt, Germany 60322
Invesco Asset Management Limited
30 Finsbury Square
London, United Kingdom
EC2A 1AG
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 14F
6-10-1 Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6114
Invesco Australia Limited
333 Collins Street, Level 26
Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia
Invesco Hong Kong Limited
41/F, Citibank Tower
3 Garden Road, Central
Hong Kong
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Invesco Canada Ltd.
5140 Yonge Street
Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M2N 6X7
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
301 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
C-26
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Item 34.
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Management Services
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None.
Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd. undertakes that it will maintain a set of its books and
records at an office located within the U.S., and the SEC and its staff will have access to the
books and records consistent with the requirements of Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder.
Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd. undertakes that it will designate an agent in the United
States for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding before the SEC or any appropriate
court and that it will consent to the jurisdiction of the United States courts and the SEC over it.
C-27
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 13
th
day of December,
2013.
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Registrant:
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AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS
(INVESCO INVESTMENT 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
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Trustee & President
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December 13, 2013
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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/s/ David C. Arch*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Frank S. Bayley*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ James T. Bunch*
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Trustee
|
|
December 13, 2013
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/s/ Bruce L. Crockett*
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Chair & Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Rod Dammeyer*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Albert R. Dowden*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Martin L. Flanagan*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Jack M. Fields*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Prema Mathai-Davis*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Larry Soll*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Hugo F. Sonnenschein*
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Trustee
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|
December 13, 2013
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SIGNATURES
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/ Raymond Stickel, Jr.*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Wayne W. Whalen*
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Trustee
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December 13, 2013
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/s/ Sheri Morris
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Vice President & Treasurer
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(Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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|
December 13, 2013
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*By
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/s/ Philip A. Taylor
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Philip A. Taylor
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Attorney-in-Fact
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*
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Philip A. Taylor, pursuant to powers of attorney dated November 30, 2010, filed in Registrants
Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 on December 21, 2010.
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INDEX
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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a(bb)
|
|
Amendment No. 27, dated September 17, 2013, to the Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant,
adopted effective September 14, 2005
|
|
|
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d(1)(aa)
|
|
Amendment No. 26, dated September 28, 2013, to the Master
Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between
Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
d(1)(bb)
|
|
Amendment No. 27, dated December 16, 2013, to the Master
Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between
Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
d(2)(n)
|
|
Amendment No. 13, dated December 16, 2013, to the Master
Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds, dated May 1,
2008 between Invesco Advisers, 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 Canada Ltd.
|
|
|
|
e(1)(oo)
|
|
Amendment No. 40, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except
Class B shares and Class BX shares)
|
|
|
|
e(1)(pp)
|
|
Amendment No. 41, dated September 16, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except
Class B shares and Class BX shares)
|
|
|
|
e(1)(qq)
|
|
Amendment No. 42, dated December 16, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Agreement, (all Classes of Shares except
Class B shares and Class BX shares)
|
|
|
|
h(2)(o)
|
|
Amendment No. 14, dated September 28, 2012 , to the Second
Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement,
between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
h(2)(p)
|
|
Amendment No. 15, dated December 16, 2013, to the Second Amended
and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement, between
Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
h(4)
|
|
Memorandum of Agreement, dated December 17, 2013, regarding
expense limitations between Registrant (on behalf of certain
Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
h(5)
|
|
Memorandum of Agreement dated December 17, 2013, regarding
advisory fee waivers between Registrant (on behalf of certain
Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc.
|
|
|
|
i
|
|
Opinion and Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
|
|
|
|
|
l(12)
|
|
Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment as Sole Shareholder of Registrants
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market
Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco
Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets
Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity Fund and Invesco Macro
Long/Short Fund dated December 13, 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
l(13)
|
|
Form of Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment for commencing operations of Registrants Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund dated December 16, 2013.
(64)
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|
|
|
|
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|
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l(14)
|
|
Form of Agreement concerning Initial Capital Investment for commencing operations of Registrants Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Long/Short
Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund dated December 18, 2013.
(64)
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m(1)(aa)
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Amendment No. 26, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Plan (Class A shares)
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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m(1)(bb)
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Amendment No. 27, December 16, 2013, to the First Restated Master
Distribution Plan (Class A shares)
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m(2)(g)
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Amendment No. 6, dated July 15, 2013, to Plan of Distribution
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class A, Class B and Class C shares)
(Reimbursement)
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m(8)(aa)
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Amendment No. 26, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Plan (Class C shares)
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m(8)(bb)
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Amendment No. 27, dated December 16, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Plan (Class C shares)
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m(9)(t)
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Amendment No. 19, dated August 28, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Plan (Class R shares)
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m(9)(u)
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Amendment No. 20, dated December 16, 2013, to the First Restated
Master Distribution Plan (Class R shares)
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