As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017
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
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☒ | |||
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ☐ | |||
Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 | ☒ |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 159 | ☒ |
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
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:
Peter A. Davidson, Esquire Invesco Advisers, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 |
E. Carolan Berkley, Esquire Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7018 |
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: | As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Amendment. |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
☐ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
☒ | on February 28, 2017 pursuant to paragraph (b) |
☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
☐ | On (date), pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
☐ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post- effective amendment. |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
3 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $689 | $987 | $1,307 | $2,209 |
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Class C | $323 | $692 | $1,188 | $2,553 |
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Class R | $173 | $540 | $ 931 | $2,029 |
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Class Y | $122 | $385 | $ 668 | $1,476 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $689 | $987 | $1,307 | $2,209 |
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Class C | $223 | $692 | $1,188 | $2,553 |
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Class R | $173 | $540 | $ 931 | $2,029 |
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Class Y | $122 | $385 | $ 668 | $1,476 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
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Year |
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Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | -3.71% | 3.71% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -3.72 | 2.08 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -2.09 | 2.14 |
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Class C shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 0.14 | 4.88 |
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Class R shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 1.62 | 5.37 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 2.09 | 5.89 |
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Citigroup 90-Day Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 4.28 | 0.57 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Anthony Munchak | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Glen Murphy | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Francis Orlando | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on |
derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | Anthony Munchak, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Glen Murphy, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1995. |
■ | Francis Orlando, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1987. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Ratio
of
interest expense and dividends on short sales to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $11.92 | $(0.03) | $(0.76) | $(0.79) | $(1.33) | $ 9.80 | (7.42)% | $42,539 | 1.61% (d) | 1.85% (d) | 1.61% (d) | 1.85% (d) | (0.26)% (d) | — | 168% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.70 | (0.20) | 1.42 | 1.22 | — | 11.92 | 11.40 | 12,812 | 3.69 | 4.62 | 1.60 | 2.53 | (1.85) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.27) | 0.97 | 0.70 | — | 10.70 | 7.00 | 9,742 | 4.53 (f) | 7.28 (f) | 1.60 (f) | 4.35 (f) | (3.03) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
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Class C | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.76 | (0.10) | (0.76) | (0.86) | (1.30) | 9.60 | (8.19) | 10,136 | 2.36 (d) | 2.60 (d) | 2.36 (d) | 2.60 (d) | (1.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | (0.28) | 1.41 | 1.13 | — | 11.76 | 10.63 | 1,772 | 4.44 | 5.37 | 2.35 | 3.28 | (2.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.34) | 0.97 | 0.63 | — | 10.63 | 6.30 | 857 | 5.28 (f) | 8.03 (f) | 2.35 (f) | 5.10 (f) | (3.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
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Class R | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.86 | (0.05) | (0.76) | (0.81) | (1.32) | 9.73 | (7.66) | 104 | 1.86 (d) | 2.10 (d) | 1.86 (d) | 2.10 (d) | (0.51) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.68 | (0.22) | 1.40 | 1.18 | — | 11.86 | 11.05 | 23 | 3.94 | 4.87 | 1.85 | 2.78 | (2.10) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.29) | 0.97 | 0.68 | — | 10.68 | 6.80 | 40 | 4.78 (f) | 7.53 (f) | 1.85 (f) | 4.60 (f) | (3.28) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
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Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.97 | (0.00) | (0.77) | (0.77) | (1.35) | 9.85 | (7.24) | 41,369 | 1.36 (d) | 1.60 (d) | 1.36 (d) | 1.60 (d) | (0.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.72 | (0.17) | 1.42 | 1.25 | — | 11.97 | 11.66 | 16,907 | 3.44 | 4.37 | 1.35 | 2.28 | (1.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.25) | 0.97 | 0.72 | — | 10.72 | 7.20 | 14,651 | 4.28 (f) | 7.03 (f) | 1.35 (f) | 4.10 (f) | (2.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
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Class R5 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.97 | (0.00) | (0.76) | (0.76) | (1.35) | 9.86 | (7.15) | 493 | 1.36 (d) | 1.45 (d) | 1.36 (d) | 1.45 (d) | (0.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.72 | (0.17) | 1.42 | 1.25 | — | 11.97 | 11.66 | 599 | 3.44 | 4.28 | 1.35 | 2.19 | (1.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.25) | 0.97 | 0.72 | — | 10.72 | 7.20 | 648 | 4.28 (f) | 7.00 (f) | 1.35 (f) | 4.07 (f) | (2.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
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Class R6 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.97 | (0.00) | (0.77) | (0.77) | (1.35) | 9.85 | (7.24) | 73,442 | 1.36 (d) | 1.44 (d) | 1.36 (d) | 1.44 (d) | (0.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.72 | (0.17) | 1.42 | 1.25 | — | 11.97 | 11.66 | 745 | 3.44 | 4.28 | 1.35 | 2.19 | (1.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.25) | 0.97 | 0.72 | — | 10.72 | 7.20 | 584 | 4.28 (f) | 6.99 (f) | 1.35 (f) | 4.06 (f) | (2.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $47,943, $9,743, $148, $39,911, $518 and $51,076 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 17, 2013. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
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B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
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Additional
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
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Invesco
All Cap Market Neutral Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | ACMN-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $673 | $948 | $1,242 | $2,079 |
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Class B | $706 | $951 | $1,322 | $2,234 |
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Class C | $306 | $651 | $1,122 | $2,426 |
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Class R | $156 | $498 | $ 864 | $1,894 |
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Class Y | $105 | $343 | $ 599 | $1,334 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $673 | $948 | $1,242 | $2,079 |
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Class B | $206 | $651 | $1,122 | $2,234 |
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Class C | $206 | $651 | $1,122 | $2,426 |
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Class R | $156 | $498 | $ 864 | $1,894 |
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Class Y | $105 | $343 | $ 599 | $1,334 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (6/2/2009) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 4.84% | 3.54% | 6.71% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 1.84 | 1.05 | 4.35 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.23 | 1.83 | 4.42 |
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Class B shares: Inception (6/2/2009) | 5.13 | 3.63 | 6.69 |
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Class C shares: Inception (6/2/2009) | 9.24 | 3.95 | 6.71 |
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Class R shares: Inception (6/2/2009) | 10.71 | 4.46 | 7.23 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (6/2/2009) | 11.35 | 4.99 | 7.78 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 5/31/2009) | 11.96 | 14.66 | 14.86 |
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Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 5/31/2009) | 5.79 | 7.28 | 8.19 |
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Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds Index (from 5/31/2009) | 5.10 | 2.89 | 4.48 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $11.27 | $(0.10) | $ 0.88 | $ 0.78 | $(0.29) | $(0.42) | $(0.71) | $11.34 | 7.59% | $1,864,271 | 1.20% (d) | 1.27% (d) | (0.89)% (d) | 96% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.36 | (0.14) | (0.05) | (0.19) | (0.24) | (0.66) | (0.90) | 11.27 | (1.64) | 2,371,657 | 1.21 | 1.26 | (1.16) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.88 | (0.14) | 0.53 | 0.39 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.36 | 3.52 | 2,938,957 | 1.20 | 1.24 | (1.16) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.88 | (0.14) | 0.78 | 0.64 | (0.29) | (0.35) | (0.64) | 12.88 | 5.15 | 4,229,859 | 1.14 | 1.21 | (1.07) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 12.01 | (0.13) | 1.46 | 1.33 | (0.34) | (0.12) | (0.46) | 12.88 | 11.39 | 3,600,577 | 1.10 | 1.22 | (1.00) | 282 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.85 | (0.17) | 0.83 | 0.66 | (0.19) | (0.42) | (0.61) | 10.90 | 6.67 | 8,491 | 1.95 (d) | 2.02 (d) | (1.64) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.92 | (0.22) | (0.05) | (0.27) | (0.14) | (0.66) | (0.80) | 10.85 | (2.40) | 13,242 | 1.96 | 2.01 | (1.91) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.53 | (0.23) | 0.53 | 0.30 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 11.92 | 2.85 | 20,853 | 1.95 | 1.99 | (1.91) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.59 | (0.22) | 0.75 | 0.53 | (0.24) | (0.35) | (0.59) | 12.53 | 4.34 | 31,381 | 1.89 | 1.96 | (1.82) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.81 | (0.21) | 1.42 | 1.21 | (0.31) | (0.12) | (0.43) | 12.59 | 10.52 | 32,246 | 1.85 | 1.97 | (1.75) | 282 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.85 | (0.17) | 0.83 | 0.66 | (0.19) | (0.42) | (0.61) | 10.90 | 6.67 | 1,278,218 | 1.95 (d) | 2.02 (d) | (1.64) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.91 | (0.22) | (0.04) | (0.26) | (0.14) | (0.66) | (0.80) | 10.85 | (2.32) | 1,584,982 | 1.96 | 2.01 | (1.91) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.53 | (0.23) | 0.52 | 0.29 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 11.91 | 2.77 | 1,930,318 | 1.95 | 1.99 | (1.91) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.59 | (0.22) | 0.75 | 0.53 | (0.24) | (0.35) | (0.59) | 12.53 | 4.34 | 2,550,094 | 1.89 | 1.96 | (1.82) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.80 | (0.21) | 1.43 | 1.22 | (0.31) | (0.12) | (0.43) | 12.59 | 10.61 | 1,898,066 | 1.85 | 1.97 | (1.75) | 282 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.12 | (0.12) | 0.86 | 0.74 | (0.26) | (0.42) | (0.68) | 11.18 | 7.26 | 27,359 | 1.45 (d) | 1.52 (d) | (1.14) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.20 | (0.16) | (0.05) | (0.21) | (0.21) | (0.66) | (0.87) | 11.12 | (1.86) | 25,690 | 1.46 | 1.51 | (1.41) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.75 | (0.17) | 0.53 | 0.36 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.20 | 3.30 | 28,166 | 1.45 | 1.49 | (1.41) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.77 | (0.17) | 0.77 | 0.60 | (0.27) | (0.35) | (0.62) | 12.75 | 4.89 | 29,964 | 1.39 | 1.46 | (1.32) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.93 | (0.15) | 1.44 | 1.29 | (0.33) | (0.12) | (0.45) | 12.77 | 11.12 | 15,605 | 1.35 | 1.47 | (1.25) | 282 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.41 | (0.07) | 0.87 | 0.80 | (0.32) | (0.42) | (0.74) | 11.47 | 7.75 | 1,755,257 | 0.95 (d) | 1.02 (d) | (0.64) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.51 | (0.11) | (0.05) | (0.16) | (0.28) | (0.66) | (0.94) | 11.41 | (1.40) | 2,600,015 | 0.96 | 1.01 | (0.91) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.99 | (0.11) | 0.54 | 0.43 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.51 | 3.81 | 3,699,738 | 0.95 | 0.99 | (0.91) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.97 | (0.10) | 0.78 | 0.68 | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.66) | 12.99 | 5.42 | 4,846,950 | 0.89 | 0.96 | (0.82) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 12.07 | (0.10) | 1.47 | 1.37 | (0.35) | (0.12) | (0.47) | 12.97 | 11.69 | 3,901,165 | 0.85 | 0.97 | (0.75) | 282 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.41 | (0.06) | 0.88 | 0.82 | (0.33) | (0.42) | (0.75) | 11.48 | 7.88 | 144,960 | 0.89 (d) | 0.96 (d) | (0.58) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.51 | (0.10) | (0.06) | (0.16) | (0.28) | (0.66) | (0.94) | 11.41 | (1.39) | 158,826 | 0.93 | 0.98 | (0.88) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.99 | (0.11) | 0.54 | 0.43 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.51 | 3.81 | 186,943 | 0.93 | 0.97 | (0.89) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.97 | (0.10) | 0.78 | 0.68 | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.66) | 12.99 | 5.45 | 206,573 | 0.86 | 0.93 | (0.79) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 12.07 | (0.08) | 1.45 | 1.37 | (0.35) | (0.12) | (0.47) | 12.97 | 11.69 | 164,371 | 0.79 | 0.90 | (0.69) | 282 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.43 | (0.06) | 0.88 | 0.82 | (0.34) | (0.42) | (0.76) | 11.49 | 7.93 | 286,944 | 0.82 (d) | 0.89 (d) | (0.51) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.53 | (0.09) | (0.05) | (0.14) | (0.30) | (0.66) | (0.96) | 11.43 | (1.27) | 418,615 | 0.83 | 0.88 | (0.78) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.99 | (0.10) | 0.55 | 0.45 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.53 | 3.97 | 480,626 | 0.83 | 0.87 | (0.79) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.97 | (0.09) | 0.77 | 0.68 | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.66) | 12.99 | 5.48 | 521,099 | 0.79 | 0.86 | (0.72) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 13.13 | (0.01) | (0.15) | (0.16) | — | — | — | 12.97 | (3.14) | 554,557 | 0.76 (f) | 0.85 (f) | (0.66) (f) | 282 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,980,108, $10,609, $1,358,410, $24,496, $1,874,274, $146,260 and $323,437 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | The Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.28% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (1.98)% | 1.59% | 5.30% | 9.14% | 13.13% | 17.26% | 21.54% | 25.97% | 30.57% | 35.34% |
End of Year Balance | $9,801.54 | $10,159.30 | $10,530.11 | $10,914.46 | $11,312.84 | $11,725.76 | $12,153.75 | $12,597.36 | $13,057.16 | $13,533.75 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 673.21 | $ 134.74 | $ 139.65 | $ 144.75 | $ 150.03 | $ 155.51 | $ 161.19 | $ 167.07 | $ 173.17 | $ 179.49 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.28% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.72% | 7.51% | 11.43% | 15.50% | 19.71% | 24.08% | 28.61% | 33.31% | 38.17% | 43.21% |
End of Year Balance | $10,372.00 | $10,750.58 | $11,142.97 | $11,549.69 | $11,971.26 | $12,408.21 | $12,861.11 | $13,330.54 | $13,817.10 | $14,321.43 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 130.38 | $ 142.58 | $ 147.78 | $ 153.18 | $ 158.77 | $ 164.56 | $ 170.57 | $ 176.79 | $ 183.25 | $ 189.94 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.03% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.97% | 5.96% | 9.03% | 12.19% | 15.44% | 18.79% | 22.24% | 25.78% | 30.37% | 35.13% |
End of Year Balance | $10,297.00 | $10,595.61 | $10,902.89 | $11,219.07 | $11,544.42 | $11,879.21 | $12,223.71 | $12,578.20 | $13,037.30 | $13,513.16 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 206.01 | $ 219.37 | $ 225.73 | $ 232.28 | $ 239.02 | $ 245.95 | $ 253.08 | $ 260.42 | $ 172.90 | $ 179.22 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.03% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.97% | 5.96% | 9.03% | 12.19% | 15.44% | 18.79% | 22.24% | 25.78% | 29.43% | 33.18% |
End of Year Balance | $10,297.00 | $10,595.61 | $10,902.89 | $11,219.07 | $11,544.42 | $11,879.21 | $12,223.71 | $12,578.20 | $12,942.96 | $13,318.31 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 206.01 | $ 219.37 | $ 225.73 | $ 232.28 | $ 239.02 | $ 245.95 | $ 253.08 | $ 260.42 | $ 267.97 | $ 275.74 |
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Class R | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.53% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.60% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.47% | 6.99% | 10.63% | 14.39% | 18.28% | 22.30% | 26.46% | 30.75% | 35.20% | 39.80% |
End of Year Balance | $10,347.00 | $10,698.80 | $11,062.56 | $11,438.68 | $11,827.60 | $12,229.74 | $12,645.55 | $13,075.50 | $13,520.06 | $13,979.75 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 155.65 | $ 168.37 | $ 174.09 | $ 180.01 | $ 186.13 | $ 192.46 | $ 199.00 | $ 205.77 | $ 212.76 | $ 220.00 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.03% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.97% | 8.02% | 12.24% | 16.62% | 21.16% | 25.89% | 30.80% | 35.90% | 41.20% | 46.71% |
End of Year Balance | $10,397.00 | $10,802.48 | $11,223.78 | $11,661.51 | $12,116.31 | $12,588.84 | $13,079.81 | $13,589.92 | $14,119.93 | $14,670.60 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 105.04 | $ 116.60 | $ 121.14 | $ 125.87 | $ 130.78 | $ 135.88 | $ 141.18 | $ 146.68 | $ 152.40 | $ 158.35 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | IBRA-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $700 | $1,031 | $1,386 | $2,380 |
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Class B | $734 | $1,038 | $1,468 | $2,534 |
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Class C | $334 | $ 738 | $1,268 | $2,720 |
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Class R | $184 | $ 586 | $1,014 | $2,205 |
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Class Y | $133 | $ 432 | $ 753 | $1,662 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $700 | $1,031 | $1,386 | $2,380 |
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Class B | $234 | $ 738 | $1,268 | $2,534 |
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Class C | $234 | $ 738 | $1,268 | $2,720 |
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Class R | $184 | $ 586 | $1,014 | $2,205 |
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Class Y | $133 | $ 432 | $ 753 | $1,662 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
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Class A shares: Inception (11/30/2010) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 5.41% | -8.15% | -6.69% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 4.26 | -8.48 | -6.97 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.06 | -6.04 | -4.95 |
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Class B shares: Inception (11/30/2010) | 5.72 | -8.13 | -6.48 |
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Class C shares: Inception (11/30/2010) | 9.57 | -7.81 | -6.53 |
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Class R shares: Inception (11/30/2010) | 11.22 | -7.34 | -6.01 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (11/30/2010) | 11.79 | -6.87 | -5.54 |
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Bloomberg Commodity Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.77 | -8.95 | -8.05 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is |
dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or |
market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 6.54 | $(0.07) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.30 | $ — | $ 6.84 | 4.59% | $ 40,844 | 1.47% (d) | 1.56% (d) | (1.11)% (d) | 98% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.04 | (0.10) | (1.40) | (1.50) | — | 6.54 | (18.66) | 34,892 | 1.55 | 1.59 | (1.47) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.05 | (0.11) | (0.90) | (1.01) | — | 8.04 | (11.16) | 47,339 | 1.30 | 1.57 | (1.25) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.73 | (0.11) | (1.35) | (1.46) | (0.22) | 9.05 | (13.89) | 69,350 | 1.22 | 1.47 | (1.14) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.42 | (0.12) | 0.43 | 0.31 | — | 10.73 | 2.97 | 99,577 | 1.22 | 1.46 | (1.13) | 152 |
|
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Class B | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.34 | (0.12) | 0.36 | 0.24 | — | 6.58 | 3.79 | 152 | 2.22 (d) | 2.31 (d) | (1.86) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.85 | (0.16) | (1.35) | (1.51) | — | 6.34 | (19.24) | 258 | 2.30 | 2.34 | (2.22) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 8.91 | (0.17) | (0.89) | (1.06) | — | 7.85 | (11.90) | 514 | 2.05 | 2.32 | (2.00) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.59 | (0.18) | (1.33) | (1.51) | (0.17) | 8.91 | (14.44) | 1,096 | 1.97 | 2.22 | (1.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | (0.20) | 0.43 | 0.23 | — | 10.59 | 2.22 | 3,773 | 1.97 | 2.21 | (1.88) | 152 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.33 | (0.12) | 0.36 | 0.24 | — | 6.57 | 3.79 | 5,915 | 2.22 (d) | 2.31 (d) | (1.86) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.84 | (0.15) | (1.36) | (1.51) | — | 6.33 | (19.26) | 2,544 | 2.30 | 2.34 | (2.22) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 8.89 | (0.17) | (0.88) | (1.05) | — | 7.84 | (11.81) | 3,612 | 2.05 | 2.32 | (2.00) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.58 | (0.18) | (1.34) | (1.52) | (0.17) | 8.89 | (14.55) | 4,948 | 1.97 | 2.22 | (1.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.35 | (0.20) | 0.43 | 0.23 | — | 10.58 | 2.22 | 8,585 | 1.97 | 2.21 | (1.88) | 152 |
|
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Class R | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.48 | (0.09) | 0.37 | 0.28 | — | 6.76 | 4.32 | 782 | 1.72 (d) | 1.81 (d) | (1.36) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.99 | (0.12) | (1.39) | (1.51) | — | 6.48 | (18.90) | 363 | 1.80 | 1.84 | (1.72) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.02 | (0.13) | (0.90) | (1.03) | — | 7.99 | (11.42) | 371 | 1.55 | 1.82 | (1.50) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.71 | (0.13) | (1.36) | (1.49) | (0.20) | 9.02 | (14.13) | 504 | 1.47 | 1.72 | (1.39) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.42 | (0.15) | 0.44 | 0.29 | — | 10.71 | 2.78 | 386 | 1.47 | 1.71 | (1.38) | 152 |
|
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Class Y | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.63 | (0.06) | 0.38 | 0.32 | — | 6.95 | 4.83 | 574,878 | 1.22 (d) | 1.31 (d) | (0.86) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.13 | (0.09) | (1.41) | (1.50) | — | 6.63 | (18.45) | 217,528 | 1.30 | 1.34 | (1.22) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.13 | (0.09) | (0.91) | (1.00) | — | 8.13 | (10.95) | 268,106 | 1.05 | 1.32 | (1.00) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.81 | (0.09) | (1.36) | (1.45) | (0.23) | 9.13 | (13.69) | 250,463 | 0.97 | 1.22 | (0.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.47 | (0.09) | 0.43 | 0.34 | — | 10.81 | 3.25 | 240,404 | 0.97 | 1.21 | (0.88) | 152 |
|
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.64 | (0.05) | 0.38 | 0.33 | — | 6.97 | 4.97 | 195,777 | 1.13 (d) | 1.22 (d) | (0.77) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.13 | (0.08) | (1.41) | (1.49) | — | 6.64 | (18.33) | 259,674 | 1.15 | 1.19 | (1.07) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.13 | (0.09) | (0.91) | (1.00) | — | 8.13 | (10.95) | 269,490 | 1.02 | 1.19 | (0.97) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.80 | (0.09) | (1.35) | (1.44) | (0.23) | 9.13 | (13.61) | 266,031 | 0.97 | 1.20 | (0.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.47 | (0.09) | 0.42 | 0.33 | — | 10.80 | 3.15 | 238,710 | 0.97 | 1.14 | (0.88) | 152 |
|
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.65 | (0.04) | 0.37 | 0.33 | — | 6.98 | 4.96 | 1,971 | 1.03 (d) | 1.12 (d) | (0.67) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.13 | (0.07) | (1.41) | (1.48) | — | 6.65 | (18.20) | 117,504 | 1.05 | 1.09 | (0.97) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.13 | (0.08) | (0.92) | (1.00) | — | 8.13 | (10.95) | 131,076 | 0.99 | 1.10 | (0.94) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.80 | (0.08) | (1.36) | (1.44) | (0.23) | 9.13 | (13.61) | 124,497 | 0.97 | 1.12 | (0.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 11.15 | (0.01) | (0.34) | (0.35) | — | 10.80 | (3.14) | 101,349 | 0.97 (f) | 1.15 (f) | (0.88) (f) | 152 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended October 31, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $32,276,528 and sold of $14,234,590 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Commodities Strategy Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $36,817, $195, $3,233, $498, $350,698, $242,334 and $35,274 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
|
Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
|
|||
$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
|
|||
$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
|
■ | 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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
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 | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after 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 |
|
■ | 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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments 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 |
|
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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | BRCS-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | B | C | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $687 | $977 | $1,288 | $2,168 |
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Class B | $220 | $681 | $1,169 | $2,323 |
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Class C | $220 | $681 | $1,169 | $2,513 |
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Class Y | $119 | $374 | $ 648 | $1,431 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
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Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class A shares: Inception (1/11/1994) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 13.15% | 0.59% | 2.50% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 13.12 | 0.40 | 2.27 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 7.83 | 0.58 | 2.17 |
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Class B shares: Inception (11/3/1997) | 13.87 | 0.59 | 2.47 |
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Class C shares: Inception (3/1/1999) | 17.86 | 0.98 | 2.31 |
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Class Y shares 1 : Inception (10/3/2008) | 20.05 | 1.99 | 3.29 |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index SM (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 11.19 | 1.28 | 1.84 |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index | 12.10 | 2.04 | 1.54 |
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1 | Class Y shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Shuxin Cao | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2003 |
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Borge Endresen | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2003 |
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Brent Bates | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Mark Jason | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute |
under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Shuxin Cao, (lead manager with respect to the Fund’s investments in Asia Pacific and Latin America), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
■ | Borge Endresen, (lead manager with respect to the Fund’s investments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Brent Bates, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1996. |
■ | Mark Jason, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $25.84 | $0.27 | $ 4.80 | $ 5.07 | $(0.24) | $ — | $(0.24) | $30.67 | 19.88% | $ 824,702 | 1.40% (e) | 1.41% (e) | 1.01% (e) | 3% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.77 | 0.28 | (7.32) | (7.04) | (0.33) | (0.56) | (0.89) | 25.84 | (21.20) | 795,042 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 0.96 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.42 | 0.38 | (0.65) | (0.27) | (0.28) | (0.10) | (0.38) | 33.77 | (0.73) | 1,251,018 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.13 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.70 | 0.30 | 1.66 | 1.96 | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | 34.42 | 6.03 | 1,494,412 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 0.89 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 30.38 | 0.29 | 2.86 | 3.15 | (0.23) | (0.60) | (0.83) | 32.70 | 10.72 | 1,371,476 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 0.93 | 19 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.06 | 0.07 | 4.69 | 4.76 | — | — | — | 29.82 | 18.99 | 8,848 | 2.15 (e) | 2.16 (e) | 0.26 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 32.72 | 0.06 | (7.11) | (7.05) | (0.05) | (0.56) | (0.61) | 25.06 | (21.80) | 12,710 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 0.21 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 33.31 | 0.12 | (0.61) | (0.49) | (0.00) | (0.10) | (0.10) | 32.72 | (1.46) | 28,314 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 0.38 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 31.66 | 0.04 | 1.61 | 1.65 | — | — | — | 33.31 | 5.21 | 44,403 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 0.14 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 29.42 | 0.06 | 2.78 | 2.84 | — | (0.60) | (0.60) | 31.66 | 9.89 | 59,539 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 0.18 | 19 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.03 | 0.07 | 4.68 | 4.75 | — | — | — | 29.78 | 18.98 | 82,513 | 2.15 (e) | 2.16 (e) | 0.26 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 32.68 | 0.06 | (7.10) | (7.04) | (0.05) | (0.56) | (0.61) | 25.03 | (21.80) | 82,395 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 0.21 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 33.27 | 0.12 | (0.61) | (0.49) | (0.00) | (0.10) | (0.10) | 32.68 | (1.47) | 137,867 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 0.38 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 31.62 | 0.04 | 1.61 | 1.65 | — | — | — | 33.27 | 5.22 | 168,313 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 0.14 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 29.38 | 0.06 | 2.78 | 2.84 | — | (0.60) | (0.60) | 31.62 | 9.90 | 189,142 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 0.18 | 19 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.92 | 0.35 | 4.79 | 5.14 | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 30.74 | 20.18 | 1,055,132 | 1.15 (e) | 1.16 (e) | 1.26 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.90 | 0.36 | (7.35) | (6.99) | (0.43) | (0.56) | (0.99) | 25.92 | (21.00) | 1,016,382 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.55 | 0.46 | (0.64) | (0.18) | (0.37) | (0.10) | (0.47) | 33.90 | (0.47) | 1,463,586 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.83 | 0.38 | 1.66 | 2.04 | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 34.55 | 6.27 | 1,175,003 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 30.50 | 0.37 | 2.87 | 3.24 | (0.31) | (0.60) | (0.91) | 32.83 | 11.01 | 729,007 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 19 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.90 | 0.38 | 4.79 | 5.17 | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 30.69 | 20.33 | 331,079 | 1.03 (e) | 1.04 (e) | 1.38 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.87 | 0.40 | (7.33) | (6.93) | (0.48) | (0.56) | (1.04) | 25.90 | (20.87) | 352,779 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.52 | 0.51 | (0.66) | (0.15) | (0.40) | (0.10) | (0.50) | 33.87 | (0.35) | 686,180 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.53 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.80 | 0.42 | 1.67 | 2.09 | (0.37) | — | (0.37) | 34.52 | 6.43 | 666,769 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 30.48 | 0.42 | 2.86 | 3.28 | (0.36) | (0.60) | (0.96) | 32.80 | 11.19 | 513,884 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 19 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.90 | 0.39 | 4.78 | 5.17 | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 30.68 | 20.35 | 160,816 | 0.98 (e) | 0.99 (e) | 1.43 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.87 | 0.41 | (7.33) | (6.92) | (0.49) | (0.56) | (1.05) | 25.90 | (20.84) | 180,773 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.39 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.52 | 0.52 | (0.65) | (0.13) | (0.42) | (0.10) | (0.52) | 33.87 | (0.31) | 179,467 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.55 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.81 | 0.44 | 1.66 | 2.10 | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 34.52 | 6.46 | 154,375 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 32.73 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | — | — | — | 32.81 | 0.24 | 122,749 | 0.96 (g) | 0.98 (g) | 1.41 (g) | 19 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class R5 which were less than $0.005 per share, for the fiscal year ended October 31,2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $769,910, $10,373, $76,341, $895,075, $313,324 and $145,996 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | The Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.42% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (2.12)% | 1.38% | 5.00% | 8.75% | 12.63% | 16.65% | 20.81% | 25.13% | 29.59% | 34.22% |
End of Year Balance | $9,788.31 | $10,137.75 | $10,499.67 | $10,874.51 | $11,262.73 | $11,664.81 | $12,081.24 | $12,512.54 | $12,959.24 | $13,421.88 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 686.59 | $ 142.47 | $ 147.56 | $ 152.83 | $ 158.28 | $ 163.93 | $ 169.78 | $ 175.85 | $ 182.12 | $ 188.63 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.42% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.58% | 7.28% | 11.11% | 15.07% | 19.18% | 23.44% | 27.84% | 32.41% | 37.13% | 42.03% |
End of Year Balance | $10,358.00 | $10,727.78 | $11,110.76 | $11,507.42 | $11,918.23 | $12,343.71 | $12,784.38 | $13,240.79 | $13,713.48 | $14,203.05 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 144.54 | $ 150.76 | $ 156.15 | $ 161.72 | $ 167.49 | $ 173.47 | $ 179.67 | $ 186.08 | $ 192.72 | $ 199.60 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.17% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.83% | 5.73% | 8.71% | 11.78% | 14.93% | 18.17% | 21.50% | 24.93% | 29.39% | 34.01% |
End of Year Balance | $10,283.00 | $10,572.98 | $10,871.14 | $11,177.70 | $11,492.92 | $11,817.02 | $12,150.26 | $12,492.89 | $12,938.89 | $13,400.81 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 220.07 | $ 227.33 | $ 233.74 | $ 240.33 | $ 247.11 | $ 254.08 | $ 261.24 | $ 268.61 | $ 181.84 | $ 188.33 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.17% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.83% | 5.73% | 8.71% | 11.78% | 14.93% | 18.17% | 21.50% | 24.93% | 28.45% | 32.07% |
End of Year Balance | $10,283.00 | $10,572.98 | $10,871.14 | $11,177.70 | $11,492.92 | $11,817.02 | $12,150.26 | $12,492.89 | $12,845.19 | $13,207.43 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 220.07 | $ 227.33 | $ 233.74 | $ 240.33 | $ 247.11 | $ 254.08 | $ 261.24 | $ 268.61 | $ 276.19 | $ 283.97 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.17% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.83% | 7.80% | 11.91% | 16.19% | 20.63% | 25.24% | 30.02% | 34.99% | 40.14% | 45.50% |
End of Year Balance | $10,383.00 | $10,779.63 | $11,191.41 | $11,618.92 | $12,062.77 | $12,523.57 | $13,001.97 | $13,498.64 | $14,014.29 | $14,549.63 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 119.24 | $ 124.86 | $ 129.63 | $ 134.58 | $ 139.72 | $ 145.06 | $ 150.60 | $ 156.35 | $ 162.33 | $ 168.53 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
On the Internet: |
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 |
Invesco
Developing Markets Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | DVM-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | 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 1.33%, 2.08%, 1.58% and 1.08%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $679 | $1,201 | $1,748 | $3,234 |
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Class C | $212 | $ 913 | $1,637 | $3,555 |
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Class R | $162 | $ 764 | $1,392 | $3,085 |
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Class Y | $111 | $ 613 | $1,141 | $2,589 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (5/31/2011) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 0.25% | -2.68% | -7.31% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 0.22 | -2.78 | -7.45 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 0.16 | -1.99 | -5.31 |
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Class C shares: Inception (5/31/2011) | 4.49 | -2.29 | -7.05 |
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Class R shares: Inception (5/31/2011) | 5.75 | -1.86 | -6.63 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (5/31/2011) | 6.57 | -1.33 | -6.15 |
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MSCI EAFE ® Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 1.00 | 6.53 | 2.28 |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index SM (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 11.19 | 1.28 | -2.90 |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index | 12.10 | 2.04 | -2.11 |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Ingrid Baker | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Ingrid Baker, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $6.53 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.60 | $ — | $ — | $ — | $7.13 | 9.19% | $11,855 | 1.66% (d) | 2.59% (d) | 0.33% (d) | 47% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.58 | 0.02 | (1.04) | (1.02) | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 6.53 | (13.45) | 10,516 | 1.85 | 2.58 | 0.23 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.61 | 0.06 | (0.03) | 0.03 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 7.58 | 0.44 | 10,654 | 1.85 | 2.57 | 0.74 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.61 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | (0.08) | — | (0.08) | 7.61 | 1.06 | 15,284 | 1.85 | 2.75 | 0.68 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.07 | 0.11 | (0.47) | (0.36) | (0.07) | (0.03) | (0.10) | 7.61 | (4.51) | 10,187 | 1.85 | 3.44 | 1.36 | 34 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.43 | (0.03) | 0.57 | 0.54 | — | — | — | 6.97 | 8.40 | 3,149 | 2.41 (d) | 3.34 (d) | (0.42) (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.49 | (0.04) | (1.02) | (1.06) | — | — | — | 6.43 | (14.15) | 2,572 | 2.60 | 3.33 | (0.52) | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.55 | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 7.49 | (0.40) | 2,825 | 2.60 | 3.32 | (0.01) | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.55 | (0.01) | 0.04 | 0.03 | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 7.55 | 0.40 | 2,191 | 2.60 | 3.50 | (0.07) | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.05 | 0.04 | (0.47) | (0.43) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.07) | 7.55 | (5.28) | 1,150 | 2.60 | 4.19 | 0.61 | 34 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.50 | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.57 | — | — | — | 7.07 | 8.77 | 1,263 | 1.91 (d) | 2.84 (d) | 0.08 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.55 | (0.00) | (1.03) | (1.03) | (0.02) | — | (0.02) | 6.50 | (13.71) | 1,188 | 2.10 | 2.83 | (0.02) | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.59 | 0.04 | (0.03) | 0.01 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 7.55 | 0.17 | 1,341 | 2.10 | 2.82 | 0.49 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.58 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 7.59 | 0.97 | 739 | 2.10 | 3.00 | 0.43 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.06 | 0.08 | (0.47) | (0.39) | (0.06) | (0.03) | (0.09) | 7.58 | (4.86) | 76 | 2.10 | 3.69 | 1.11 | 34 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.53 | 0.04 | 0.58 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 7.15 | 9.49 | 4,858 | 1.41 (d) | 2.34 (d) | 0.58 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.59 | 0.03 | (1.04) | (1.01) | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 6.53 | (13.28) | 3,607 | 1.60 | 2.33 | 0.48 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.62 | 0.08 | (0.04) | 0.04 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | 7.59 | 0.60 | 3,295 | 1.60 | 2.32 | 0.99 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.61 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | 7.62 | 1.42 | 442 | 1.60 | 2.50 | 0.93 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.07 | 0.12 | (0.47) | (0.35) | (0.08) | (0.03) | (0.11) | 7.61 | (4.31) | 281 | 1.60 | 3.19 | 1.61 | 34 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.53 | 0.04 | 0.58 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 7.15 | 9.49 | 1,497 | 1.41 (d) | 1.99 (d) | 0.58 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.60 | 0.03 | (1.05) | (1.02) | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 6.53 | (13.40) | 885 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 0.48 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.62 | 0.07 | (0.02) | 0.05 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | 7.60 | 0.74 | 896 | 1.60 | 2.02 | 0.99 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.61 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | 7.62 | 1.42 | 366 | 1.60 | 2.26 | 0.93 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.07 | 0.12 | (0.47) | (0.35) | (0.08) | (0.03) | (0.11) | 7.61 | (4.31) | 118 | 1.60 | 2.90 | 1.61 | 34 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.54 | 0.04 | 0.57 | 0.61 | — | — | — | 7.15 | 9.33 | 6,604 | 1.41 (d) | 1.99 (d) | 0.58 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.60 | 0.03 | (1.04) | (1.01) | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 6.54 | (13.26) | 7,171 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 0.48 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.62 | 0.07 | (0.02) | 0.05 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | 7.60 | 0.73 | 8,116 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 0.99 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.62 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.10 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | 7.62 | 1.28 | 8,619 | 1.60 | 2.21 | 0.93 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 7.85 | 0.01 | (0.24) | (0.23) | — | — | — | 7.62 | (2.93) | 7,488 | 1.60 (f) | 1.79 (f) | 1.61 (f) | 34 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $11,010, $2,812, $1,250, $3,922, $1,142 and $6,685 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
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Invesco
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | EME-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 4.25% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.24%, 1.99%, 1.99%, 1.49% and 0.99%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $547 | $ 942 | $1,362 | $2,530 |
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Class B | $703 | $1,068 | $1,559 | $2,780 |
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Class C | $303 | $ 768 | $1,359 | $2,962 |
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Class R | $153 | $ 617 | $1,107 | $2,460 |
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Class Y | $102 | $ 463 | $ 849 | $1,930 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $547 | $942 | $1,362 | $2,530 |
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Class B | $203 | $768 | $1,359 | $2,780 |
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Class C | $203 | $768 | $1,359 | $2,962 |
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Class R | $153 | $617 | $1,107 | $2,460 |
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Class Y | $102 | $463 | $ 849 | $1,930 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (6/16/2010) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 0.69% | -3.28% | -1.31% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 0.29 | -3.99 | -2.76 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 0.39 | -2.69 | -1.37 |
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Class B shares: Inception (6/16/2010) | -0.67 | -3.50 | -1.42 |
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Class C shares: Inception (6/16/2010) | 3.33 | -3.17 | -1.39 |
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Class R shares: Inception (6/16/2010) | 4.78 | -2.73 | -0.93 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (6/16/2010) | 5.39 | -2.20 | -0.41 |
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JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 06/30/2010) | 10.15 | 5.91 | 6.66 |
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3-Month USD LIBOR Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 6/30/2010) | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.38 |
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Lipper Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Index (from 06/30/2010) | 12.25 | 4.52 | 4.98 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Avi Hooper | Portfolio Manager (co-lead) | 2015 |
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Rashique Rahman | Portfolio Manager (co-lead) | 2015 |
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Michael Hyman | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Jorge Ordonez | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the |
derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Avi Hooper, (co-lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2010. |
■ | Rashique Rahman, (co-lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2014. From 2009 to 2014, he was employed by Morgan Stanley where he served as co-head of Global FX and Emerging Markets Strategy. |
■ | Michael Hyman, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2013. From 2001 to 2013, he was employed by ING Investment Management and most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Investment Grade Corporate Credit. |
■ | Jorge Ordonez, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2015. From 2008 to 2015, he served as managing director at Claren Road Asset Management LLC. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Return
of
capital |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 6.77 | $0.27 | $(0.25) | $ 0.02 | $ — | $ — | $(0.26) | $(0.26) | $6.53 | 0.45% | $ 5,182 | 1.23% (e) | 1.91% (e) | 4.16% (e) | 266% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.49 | 0.41 | (1.76) | (1.35) | — | — | (0.37) | (0.37) | 6.77 | (16.20) | 6,282 | 1.24 | 1.89 | 5.46 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.46 | (0.77) | (0.31) | (0.06) | — | (0.31) | (0.37) | 8.49 | (3.44) | 9,379 | 1.24 | 1.84 | 5.29 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.88 | 0.48 | (0.79) | (0.31) | (0.29) | — | (0.11) | (0.40) | 9.17 | (3.25) | 12,998 | 1.24 | 1.77 | 4.96 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.67 | (0.88) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.15) | 9.88 | 7.50 | 14,549 | 1.24 | 1.79 | 5.17 | 30 |
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Class B | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.22 | (0.25) | (0.03) | — | — | (0.21) | (0.21) | 6.53 | (0.37) | 121 | 1.98 (e) | 2.66 (e) | 3.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.35 | (1.75) | (1.40) | — | — | (0.31) | (0.31) | 6.77 | (16.72) | 296 | 1.99 | 2.64 | 4.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.16 | 0.40 | (0.78) | (0.38) | (0.05) | — | (0.25) | (0.30) | 8.48 | (4.17) | 349 | 1.99 | 2.59 | 4.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.41 | (0.79) | (0.38) | (0.22) | — | (0.11) | (0.33) | 9.16 | (3.98) | 570 | 1.99 | 2.52 | 4.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.35 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.60 | (0.81) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.08) | 9.87 | 6.70 | 856 | 1.99 | 2.54 | 4.42 | 30 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.22 | (0.24) | (0.02) | — | — | (0.21) | (0.21) | 6.54 | (0.21) | 1,195 | 1.98 (e) | 2.66 (e) | 3.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.49 | 0.35 | (1.75) | (1.40) | — | — | (0.32) | (0.32) | 6.77 | (16.82) | 1,385 | 1.99 | 2.64 | 4.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.40 | (0.78) | (0.38) | (0.05) | — | (0.25) | (0.30) | 8.49 | (4.16) | 2,244 | 1.99 | 2.59 | 4.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.88 | 0.41 | (0.79) | (0.38) | (0.22) | — | (0.11) | (0.33) | 9.17 | (3.97) | 3,532 | 1.99 | 2.52 | 4.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.60 | (0.81) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.08) | 9.88 | 6.70 | 3,938 | 1.99 | 2.54 | 4.42 | 30 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.76 | 0.25 | (0.24) | 0.01 | — | — | (0.24) | (0.24) | 6.53 | 0.33 | 264 | 1.48 (e) | 2.16 (e) | 3.91 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.39 | (1.76) | (1.37) | — | — | (0.35) | (0.35) | 6.76 | (16.43) | 363 | 1.49 | 2.14 | 5.21 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.44 | (0.78) | (0.34) | (0.06) | — | (0.29) | (0.35) | 8.48 | (3.79) | 460 | 1.49 | 2.09 | 5.04 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.46 | (0.78) | (0.32) | (0.27) | — | (0.11) | (0.38) | 9.17 | (3.39) | 776 | 1.49 | 2.02 | 4.71 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | 0.48 | 0.16 | 0.64 | (0.86) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.13) | 9.87 | 7.13 | 946 | 1.49 | 2.04 | 4.92 | 30 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.29 | (0.25) | 0.04 | — | — | (0.28) | (0.28) | 6.53 | 0.72 | 354 | 0.98 (e) | 1.66 (e) | 4.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.49 | 0.45 | (1.78) | (1.33) | — | — | (0.39) | (0.39) | 6.77 | (15.99) | 304 | 0.99 | 1.64 | 5.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.49 | (0.78) | (0.29) | (0.06) | — | (0.33) | (0.39) | 8.49 | (3.20) | 2,911 | 0.99 | 1.59 | 5.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.88 | 0.51 | (0.79) | (0.28) | (0.32) | — | (0.11) | (0.43) | 9.17 | (3.01) | 1,529 | 0.99 | 1.52 | 5.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.37 | 0.52 | 0.17 | 0.69 | (0.91) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.18) | 9.88 | 7.67 | 1,867 | 0.99 | 1.54 | 5.42 | 30 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.29 | (0.25) | 0.04 | — | — | (0.28) | (0.28) | 6.53 | 0.72 | 7 | 0.98 (e) | 1.28 (e) | 4.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.45 | (1.77) | (1.32) | — | — | (0.39) | (0.39) | 6.77 | (15.89) | 7 | 0.99 | 1.34 | 5.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.16 | 0.49 | (0.78) | (0.29) | (0.06) | — | (0.33) | (0.39) | 8.48 | (3.20) | 186 | 0.99 | 1.31 | 5.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.51 | (0.79) | (0.28) | (0.32) | — | (0.11) | (0.43) | 9.16 | (3.01) | 291 | 0.99 | 1.36 | 5.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.35 | 0.52 | 0.18 | 0.70 | (0.91) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.18) | 9.87 | 7.78 | 457 | 0.99 | 1.28 | 5.42 | 30 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.29 | (0.25) | 0.04 | — | — | (0.28) | (0.28) | 6.53 | 0.73 | 60,702 | 0.98 (e) | 1.28 (e) | 4.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.43 | (1.75) | (1.32) | — | — | (0.39) | (0.39) | 6.77 | (15.89) | 37,373 | 0.99 | 1.33 | 5.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.16 | 0.49 | (0.78) | (0.29) | (0.06) | — | (0.33) | (0.39) | 8.48 | (3.21) | 39,617 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 5.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.50 | (0.78) | (0.28) | (0.32) | — | (0.11) | (0.43) | 9.16 | (3.01) | 33,125 | 0.99 | 1.29 | 5.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 9.83 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.07 | (0.00) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.87 | 0.66 | 30,375 | 0.99 (g) | 1.26 (g) | 5.42 (g) | 30 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, which were less than $0.005 per share, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $5,546, $200, $1,154, $291, $314, $7 and $53,595 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | The Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.25% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (0.66%) | 2.39% | 5.53% | 8.77% | 12.11% | 15.55% | 19.10% | 22.76% | 26.53% | 30.41% |
End of Year Balance | $9,934.06 | $10,239.04 | $10,553.38 | $10,877.37 | $11,211.30 | $11,555.49 | $11,910.24 | $12,275.89 | $12,652.75 | $13,041.19 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 546.93 | $ 194.67 | $ 200.65 | $ 206.81 | $ 213.16 | $ 219.70 | $ 226.44 | $ 233.40 | $ 240.56 | $ 247.95 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.25% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.75% | 6.94% | 10.22% | 13.60% | 17.09% | 20.68% | 24.39% | 28.21% | 32.14% | 36.20% |
End of Year Balance | $10,375.00 | $10,693.51 | $11,021.80 | $11,360.17 | $11,708.93 | $12,068.39 | $12,438.89 | $12,820.77 | $13,214.37 | $13,620.05 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 127.34 | $ 203.31 | $ 209.55 | $ 215.99 | $ 222.62 | $ 229.45 | $ 236.50 | $ 243.76 | $ 251.24 | $ 258.95 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.00% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.00% | 5.39% | 7.83% | 10.34% | 12.90% | 15.52% | 18.20% | 20.94% | 24.65% | 28.48% |
End of Year Balance | $10,300.00 | $10,538.96 | $10,783.46 | $11,033.64 | $11,289.62 | $11,551.54 | $11,819.54 | $12,093.75 | $12,465.03 | $12,847.70 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 203.00 | $ 279.24 | $ 285.72 | $ 292.35 | $ 299.13 | $ 306.07 | $ 313.17 | $ 320.44 | $ 236.99 | $ 244.27 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.00% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.00% | 5.39% | 7.83% | 10.34% | 12.90% | 15.52% | 18.20% | 20.94% | 23.74% | 26.61% |
End of Year Balance | $10,300.00 | $10,538.96 | $10,783.46 | $11,033.64 | $11,289.62 | $11,551.54 | $11,819.54 | $12,093.75 | $12,374.32 | $12,661.41 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 203.00 | $ 279.24 | $ 285.72 | $ 292.35 | $ 299.13 | $ 306.07 | $ 313.17 | $ 320.44 | $ 327.87 | $ 335.48 |
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Class R | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.50% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.50% | 6.42% | 9.42% | 12.51% | 15.68% | 18.94% | 22.29% | 25.74% | 29.29% | 32.93% |
End of Year Balance | $10,350.00 | $10,641.87 | $10,941.97 | $11,250.53 | $11,567.80 | $11,894.01 | $12,229.42 | $12,574.29 | $12,928.89 | $13,293.48 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 152.63 | $ 228.81 | $ 235.26 | $ 241.90 | $ 248.72 | $ 255.73 | $ 262.95 | $ 270.36 | $ 277.98 | $ 285.82 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.00% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.00% | 7.45% | 11.02% | 14.71% | 18.51% | 22.45% | 26.51% | 30.71% | 35.05% | 39.54% |
End of Year Balance | $10,400.00 | $10,745.28 | $11,102.02 | $11,470.61 | $11,851.43 | $12,244.90 | $12,651.43 | $13,071.46 | $13,505.43 | $13,953.81 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 102.00 | $ 177.62 | $ 183.52 | $ 189.61 | $ 195.91 | $ 202.41 | $ 209.13 | $ 216.07 | $ 223.25 | $ 230.66 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
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Additional
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
On the Internet: |
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 |
Invesco
Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | EMFB-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $681 | $961 | $1,262 | $2,115 |
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Class B | $214 | $665 | $1,142 | $2,270 |
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Class C | $214 | $665 | $1,142 | $2,460 |
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Class R | $164 | $512 | $ 885 | $1,931 |
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Class Y | $113 | $357 | $ 620 | $1,373 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class A shares: Inception (11/4/2003) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 14.18% | 10.70% | 6.52% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 13.35 | 8.64 | 5.36 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 8.72 | 8.19 | 5.08 |
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Class B shares: Inception (11/4/2003) | 14.93 | 10.87 | 6.48 |
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Class C shares: Inception (11/4/2003) | 18.92 | 11.12 | 6.33 |
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Class R shares: Inception (4/30/2004) | 20.47 | 11.67 | 6.87 |
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Class Y shares 1 : Inception (10/3/2008) | 21.12 | 12.24 | 7.35 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.96 | 14.66 | 6.95 |
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Russell Midcap ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 13.80 | 14.72 | 7.86 |
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Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index | 15.94 | 13.83 | 7.37 |
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1 | Class Y shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mark Uptigrove | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2008 |
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Clayton Zacharias | Portfolio Manager | 2007 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Mark Uptigrove, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Clayton Zacharias, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2002. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $19.30 | $(0.02) | $ 0.21 | $ 0.19 | $ — | $(2.30) | $(2.30) | $17.19 | 2.08% | $115,588 | 1.34% (d) | 1.36% (d) | (0.12)% (d) | 28% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 22.57 | (0.01) | (1.25) | (1.26) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 19.30 | (5.80) | 147,504 | 1.26 | 1.29 | (0.04) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.18 | (0.09) | 2.35 | 2.26 | (0.01) | (0.86) | (0.87) | 22.57 | 11.13 | 192,326 | 1.26 | 1.29 | (0.43) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.19 | (0.00) | 4.78 | 4.78 | (0.06) | (1.73) | (1.79) | 21.18 | 28.78 | 180,568 | 1.26 | 1.30 | (0.02) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.36 | (0.08) | 1.98 | 1.90 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 18.19 | 11.70 | 102,508 | 1.34 | 1.37 | (0.41) | 37 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 17.52 | (0.13) | 0.16 | 0.03 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 15.25 | 1.28 | 1,127 | 2.09 (d) | 2.11 (d) | (0.87) (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 20.82 | (0.15) | (1.14) | (1.29) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 17.52 | (6.50) | 2,161 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (0.79) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.74 | (0.24) | 2.18 | 1.94 | — | (0.86) | (0.86) | 20.82 | 10.27 | 4,855 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (1.18) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.16 | (0.14) | 4.49 | 4.35 | (0.04) | (1.73) | (1.77) | 19.74 | 27.89 | 5,921 | 2.01 | 2.05 | (0.77) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 15.55 | (0.19) | 1.87 | 1.68 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 17.16 | 10.89 | 6,195 | 2.09 | 2.12 | (1.16) | 37 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 17.53 | (0.13) | 0.16 | 0.03 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 15.26 | 1.27 | 30,857 | 2.09 (d) | 2.11 (d) | (0.87) (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 20.83 | (0.15) | (1.14) | (1.29) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 17.53 | (6.49) | 42,965 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (0.79) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.75 | (0.24) | 2.18 | 1.94 | — | (0.86) | (0.86) | 20.83 | 10.27 | 53,542 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (1.18) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.17 | (0.14) | 4.49 | 4.35 | (0.04) | (1.73) | (1.77) | 19.75 | 27.87 | 49,344 | 2.01 | 2.05 | (0.77) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 15.56 | (0.19) | 1.87 | 1.68 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 17.17 | 10.88 | 26,513 | 2.09 | 2.12 | (1.16) | 37 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 18.78 | (0.06) | 0.20 | 0.14 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 16.62 | 1.83 | 17,469 | 1.59 (d) | 1.61 (d) | (0.37) (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 22.08 | (0.06) | (1.23) | (1.29) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 18.78 | (6.09) | 24,855 | 1.51 | 1.54 | (0.29) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.77 | (0.14) | 2.31 | 2.17 | — | (0.86) | (0.86) | 22.08 | 10.89 | 34,634 | 1.51 | 1.54 | (0.68) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.91 | (0.05) | 4.69 | 4.64 | (0.05) | (1.73) | (1.78) | 20.77 | 28.43 | 34,556 | 1.51 | 1.55 | (0.27) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.14 | (0.11) | 1.95 | 1.84 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 17.91 | 11.49 | 23,412 | 1.59 | 1.62 | (0.66) | 37 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 19.66 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.25 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 17.61 | 2.37 | 19,938 | 1.09 (d) | 1.11 (d) | 0.13 (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 22.91 | 0.04 | (1.28) | (1.24) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 19.66 | (5.61) | 40,425 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.21 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.48 | (0.04) | 2.38 | 2.34 | (0.05) | (0.86) | (0.91) | 22.91 | 11.39 | 71,898 | 1.01 | 1.04 | (0.18) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.38 | 0.05 | 4.84 | 4.89 | (0.06) | (1.73) | (1.79) | 21.48 | 29.15 | 92,483 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.23 | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.49 | (0.03) | 1.99 | 1.96 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 18.38 | 11.97 | 22,529 | 1.09 | 1.12 | (0.16) | 37 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.08 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.28 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 18.06 | 2.49 | 21,192 | 0.94 (d) | 0.96 (d) | 0.28 (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.32 | 0.07 | (1.30) | (1.23) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 20.08 | (5.46) | 33,854 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.33 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.84 | (0.02) | 2.43 | 2.41 | (0.07) | (0.86) | (0.93) | 23.32 | 11.51 | 49,356 | 0.90 | 0.93 | (0.07) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.65 | 0.07 | 4.92 | 4.99 | (0.07) | (1.73) | (1.80) | 21.84 | 29.24 | 31,593 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.33 | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.69 | 0.01 | 2.02 | 2.03 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 18.65 | 12.25 | 16,677 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.06 | 37 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.13 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.30 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 18.13 | 2.59 | 50,645 | 0.85 (d) | 0.87 (d) | 0.37 (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.35 | 0.09 | (1.30) | (1.21) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 20.13 | (5.36) | 91,275 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.42 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.86 | 0.01 | 2.42 | 2.43 | (0.08) | (0.86) | (0.94) | 23.35 | 11.62 | 100,410 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.65 | 0.08 | 4.93 | 5.01 | (0.07) | (1.73) | (1.80) | 21.86 | 29.37 | 90,291 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.42 | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 18.97 | 0.00 | (0.32) | (0.32) | — | — | — | 18.65 | (1.69) | 74,513 | 0.83 (f) | 0.86 (f) | 0.10 (f) | 37 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $124,601, $1,545, $35,133, $20,938, $24,372, $25,759 and $63,382 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | The Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.36% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (2.06)% | 1.49% | 5.16% | 8.97% | 12.91% | 17.00% | 21.23% | 25.62% | 30.17% | 34.88% |
End of Year Balance | $9,793.98 | $10,148.52 | $10,515.90 | $10,896.57 | $11,291.03 | $11,699.77 | $12,123.30 | $12,562.16 | $13,016.91 | $13,488.12 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 680.86 | $ 137.60 | $ 142.58 | $ 147.75 | $ 153.09 | $ 158.64 | $ 164.38 | $ 170.33 | $ 176.50 | $ 182.88 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.36% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.64% | 7.39% | 11.28% | 15.31% | 19.48% | 23.81% | 28.29% | 32.93% | 37.75% | 42.73% |
End of Year Balance | $10,364.00 | $10,739.18 | $11,127.94 | $11,530.77 | $11,948.18 | $12,380.70 | $12,828.89 | $13,293.29 | $13,774.51 | $14,273.15 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 138.48 | $ 145.61 | $ 150.88 | $ 156.35 | $ 162.00 | $ 167.87 | $ 173.95 | $ 180.24 | $ 186.77 | $ 193.53 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.11% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.89% | 5.84% | 8.88% | 12.01% | 15.22% | 18.53% | 21.93% | 25.43% | 29.97% | 34.67% |
End of Year Balance | $10,289.00 | $10,584.29 | $10,888.06 | $11,200.55 | $11,522.01 | $11,852.69 | $12,192.86 | $12,542.80 | $12,996.84 | $13,467.33 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 214.05 | $ 222.30 | $ 228.68 | $ 235.24 | $ 242.00 | $ 248.94 | $ 256.09 | $ 263.43 | $ 176.22 | $ 182.60 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.11% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.89% | 5.84% | 8.88% | 12.01% | 15.22% | 18.53% | 21.93% | 25.43% | 29.03% | 32.73% |
End of Year Balance | $10,289.00 | $10,584.29 | $10,888.06 | $11,200.55 | $11,522.01 | $11,852.69 | $12,192.86 | $12,542.80 | $12,902.77 | $13,273.08 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 214.05 | $ 222.30 | $ 228.68 | $ 235.24 | $ 242.00 | $ 248.94 | $ 256.09 | $ 263.43 | $ 271.00 | $ 278.77 |
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Class R | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.61% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.39% | 6.87% | 10.48% | 14.20% | 18.05% | 22.03% | 26.14% | 30.39% | 34.78% | 39.33% |
End of Year Balance | $10,339.00 | $10,687.42 | $11,047.59 | $11,419.89 | $11,804.74 | $12,202.56 | $12,613.79 | $13,038.88 | $13,478.29 | $13,932.50 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 163.73 | $ 171.37 | $ 177.14 | $ 183.11 | $ 189.28 | $ 195.66 | $ 202.25 | $ 209.07 | $ 216.11 | $ 223.40 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.11% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.89% | 7.91% | 12.09% | 16.42% | 20.93% | 25.61% | 30.47% | 35.52% | 40.77% | 46.21% |
End of Year Balance | $10,389.00 | $10,791.05 | $11,208.67 | $11,642.44 | $12,093.01 | $12,561.01 | $13,047.12 | $13,552.04 | $14,076.50 | $14,621.26 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 113.16 | $ 119.67 | $ 124.30 | $ 129.11 | $ 134.11 | $ 139.30 | $ 144.69 | $ 150.29 | $ 156.10 | $ 162.14 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Endeavor Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
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Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | Y | Investor |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $655 | $878 | $1,118 | $1,806 |
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Class B | $687 | $879 | $1,195 | $1,962 |
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Class C | $287 | $579 | $ 995 | $2,159 |
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Class Y | $ 86 | $268 | $ 466 | $1,037 |
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Investor Class | $111 | $347 | $ 601 | $1,329 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $655 | $878 | $1,118 | $1,806 |
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Class B | $187 | $579 | $ 995 | $1,962 |
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Class C | $187 | $579 | $ 995 | $2,159 |
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Class Y | $ 86 | $268 | $ 466 | $1,037 |
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Investor Class | $111 | $347 | $ 601 | $1,329 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class A shares: Inception (8/7/1989) | |||
Return Before Taxes | -16.56% | 12.23% | 7.04% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -17.04 | 10.12 | 5.77 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -8.98 | 9.86 | 5.69 |
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Class B shares: Inception (4/1/1993) | -16.59 | 12.41 | 7.01 |
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Class C shares: Inception (3/1/1999) | -13.20 | 12.65 | 6.85 |
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Class Y shares 1 : Inception (10/3/2008) | -11.50 | 13.78 | 7.87 |
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Investor Class shares: Inception (7/15/2005) | -11.71 | 13.50 | 7.65 |
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MSCI World Index SM (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 7.51 | 10.41 | 3.83 |
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MSCI World Health Care Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | -6.81 | 13.44 | 7.41 |
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Lipper Global Health/Biotechnology Funds Index | -11.54 | 15.31 | 8.43 |
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1 | Class Y shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Derek Taner | Portfolio Manager | 2005 |
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Henry Wu | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house |
(which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Derek Taner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2005 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Henry Wu, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2017 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2014 (and was previously associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates from 2006 to 2010). From 2012 to 2013, he was employed by Scopia Capital as a senior analyst. From 2010 to 2012, he was employed by Surveyor Capital/Citdadel Investment Group as an analyst. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $43.70 | $ 0.08 | $ (5.09) | $ (5.01) | $ — | $(5.76) | $(5.76) | $32.93 | (12.87)% | $725,053 | 1.09% (e) | 1.09% (e) | 0.23% (e) | 21% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 47.08 | 0.02 | 1.53 | 1.55 | — | (4.93) | (4.93) | 43.70 | 3.56 | 981,963 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.04 | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 40.38 | 0.01 | 10.15 | 10.16 | (0.01) | (3.45) | (3.46) | 47.08 | 27.20 | 906,858 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.04 | 24 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.09 | 0.07 | 10.63 | 10.70 | (0.17) | (2.24) | (2.41) | 40.38 | 35.79 | 737,071 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 0.21 | 37 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 27.75 | 0.12 | 4.84 | 4.96 | (0.14) | (0.48) | (0.62) | 32.09 | 18.34 | 563,802 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.40 | 39 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 33.51 | (0.14) | (3.74) | (3.88) | — | (5.76) | (5.76) | 23.87 | (13.52) | 4,649 | 1.84 (e) | 1.84 (e) | (0.52) (e) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 37.50 | (0.25) | 1.19 | 0.94 | — | (4.93) | (4.93) | 33.51 | 2.76 | 11,262 | 1.79 | 1.80 | (0.71) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 33.06 | (0.24) | 8.13 | 7.89 | — | (3.45) | (3.45) | 37.50 | 26.26 | 14,239 | 1.82 | 1.83 | (0.71) | 24 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 26.72 | (0.16) | 8.74 | 8.58 | — | (2.24) | (2.24) | 33.06 | 34.81 | 17,101 | 1.85 | 1.86 | (0.54) | 37 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 23.24 | (0.09) | 4.05 | 3.96 | — | (0.48) | (0.48) | 26.72 | 17.45 | 19,765 | 1.92 | 1.93 | (0.35) | 39 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 33.56 | (0.14) | (3.75) | (3.89) | — | (5.76) | (5.76) | 23.91 | (13.53) | 66,699 | 1.84 (e) | 1.84 (e) | (0.52) (e) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 37.54 | (0.25) | 1.20 | 0.95 | — | (4.93) | (4.93) | 33.56 | 2.78 | 107,976 | 1.79 | 1.80 | (0.71) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 33.09 | (0.24) | 8.14 | 7.90 | — | (3.45) | (3.45) | 37.54 | 26.26 | 81,439 | 1.82 | 1.83 | (0.71) | 24 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 26.75 | (0.16) | 8.74 | 8.58 | — | (2.24) | (2.24) | 33.09 | 34.76 | 57,536 | 1.85 | 1.86 | (0.54) | 37 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 23.26 | (0.09) | 4.06 | 3.97 | — | (0.48) | (0.48) | 26.75 | 17.48 | 35,388 | 1.92 | 1.93 | (0.35) | 39 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 44.24 | 0.17 | (5.17) | (5.00) | — | (5.76) | (5.76) | 33.48 | (12.67) | 22,548 | 0.84 (e) | 0.84 (e) | 0.48 (e) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 47.51 | 0.14 | 1.53 | 1.67 | (0.01) | (4.93) | (4.94) | 44.24 | 3.82 | 39,443 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 40.71 | 0.13 | 10.22 | 10.35 | (0.10) | (3.45) | (3.55) | 47.51 | 27.52 | 31,016 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.29 | 24 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.34 | 0.16 | 10.70 | 10.86 | (0.25) | (2.24) | (2.49) | 40.71 | 36.10 | 15,502 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.46 | 37 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 27.96 | 0.20 | 4.87 | 5.07 | (0.21) | (0.48) | (0.69) | 32.34 | 18.66 | 6,769 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.65 | 39 |
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Investor Class | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 43.71 | 0.08 | (5.09) | (5.01) | — | (5.76) | (5.76) | 32.94 | (12.87) | 563,411 | 1.09 (e) | 1.09 (e) | 0.23 (e) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 47.09 | 0.02 | 1.53 | 1.55 | — | (4.93) | (4.93) | 43.71 | 3.57 | 714,351 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.04 | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 40.39 | 0.01 | 10.15 | 10.16 | (0.01) | (3.45) | (3.46) | 47.09 | 27.19 | 730,280 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.04 | 24 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.10 | 0.07 | 10.63 | 10.70 | (0.17) | (2.24) | (2.41) | 40.39 | 35.78 | 607,408 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 0.21 | 37 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 27.76 | 0.12 | 4.84 | 4.96 | (0.14) | (0.48) | (0.62) | 32.10 | 18.34 | 481,385 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.40 | 39 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class which were less than $0.005 per share, for fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $847,145, $7,787, $85,535, $29,574 and $633,914 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares, respectively. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (1.81)% | 2.03% | 6.02% | 10.17% | 14.48% | 18.95% | 23.60% | 28.44% | 33.46% | 38.68% |
End of Year Balance | $9,819.50 | $10,203.44 | $10,602.39 | $11,016.95 | $11,447.71 | $11,895.31 | $12,360.42 | $12,843.71 | $13,345.90 | $13,867.73 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 655.02 | $ 109.12 | $ 113.39 | $ 117.83 | $ 122.43 | $ 127.22 | $ 132.19 | $ 137.36 | $ 142.73 | $ 148.31 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.91% | 7.97% | 12.19% | 16.58% | 21.14% | 25.88% | 30.80% | 35.91% | 41.23% | 46.75% |
End of Year Balance | $10,391.00 | $10,797.29 | $11,219.46 | $11,658.14 | $12,113.98 | $12,587.63 | $13,079.81 | $13,591.23 | $14,122.65 | $14,674.84 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 111.13 | $ 115.48 | $ 119.99 | $ 124.68 | $ 129.56 | $ 134.62 | $ 139.89 | $ 145.36 | $ 151.04 | $ 156.95 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.16% | 6.42% | 9.78% | 13.25% | 16.83% | 20.52% | 24.33% | 28.26% | 33.27% | 38.49% |
End of Year Balance | $10,316.00 | $10,641.99 | $10,978.27 | $11,325.19 | $11,683.06 | $12,052.25 | $12,433.10 | $12,825.98 | $13,327.48 | $13,848.58 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 186.91 | $ 192.81 | $ 198.91 | $ 205.19 | $ 211.68 | $ 218.36 | $ 225.27 | $ 232.38 | $ 142.54 | $ 148.11 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.16% | 6.42% | 9.78% | 13.25% | 16.83% | 20.52% | 24.33% | 28.26% | 32.31% | 36.49% |
End of Year Balance | $10,316.00 | $10,641.99 | $10,978.27 | $11,325.19 | $11,683.06 | $12,052.25 | $12,433.10 | $12,825.98 | $13,231.28 | $13,649.39 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 186.91 | $ 192.81 | $ 198.91 | $ 205.19 | $ 211.68 | $ 218.36 | $ 225.27 | $ 232.38 | $ 239.73 | $ 247.30 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.16% | 8.49% | 13.01% | 17.71% | 22.60% | 27.70% | 33.02% | 38.55% | 44.31% | 50.32% |
End of Year Balance | $10,416.00 | $10,849.31 | $11,300.64 | $11,770.74 | $12,260.41 | $12,770.44 | $13,301.69 | $13,855.04 | $14,431.41 | $15,031.76 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 85.75 | $ 89.31 | $ 93.03 | $ 96.90 | $ 100.93 | $ 105.13 | $ 109.50 | $ 114.06 | $ 118.80 | $ 123.75 |
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Investor Class | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.91% | 7.97% | 12.19% | 16.58% | 21.14% | 25.88% | 30.80% | 35.91% | 41.23% | 46.75% |
End of Year Balance | $10,391.00 | $10,797.29 | $11,219.46 | $11,658.14 | $12,113.98 | $12,587.63 | $13,079.81 | $13,591.23 | $14,122.65 | $14,674.84 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 111.13 | $ 115.48 | $ 119.99 | $ 124.68 | $ 129.56 | $ 134.62 | $ 139.89 | $ 145.36 | $ 151.04 | $ 156.95 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
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Invesco
Global Health Care Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | GHC-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | 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 1.28%, 2.03%, 1.53% and 1.03%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $673 | $1,520 | $2,379 | $4,581 |
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Class C | $206 | $1,244 | $2,280 | $4,868 |
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Class R | $156 | $1,099 | $2,052 | $4,472 |
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Class Y | $105 | $ 953 | $1,818 | $4,053 |
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■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities and, therefore, more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (5/2/2014) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 3.97% | -2.72% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 3.57 | -3.17 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 2.58 | -2.07 |
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Class C shares: Inception (5/2/2014) | 8.08 | -1.43 |
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Class R shares: Inception (5/2/2014) | 9.73 | -0.92 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (5/2/2014) | 10.26 | -0.41 |
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MSCI World Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 4/30/2014) | 7.51 | 3.40 |
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Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 4/30/2014) | 12.52 | 1.35 |
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Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Classification Average (from 4/30/2014) | 9.11 | 1.14 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2014 |
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Mark Blackburn | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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James Cowen | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Paul Curbo | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Darin Turner | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Ping-Ying Wang | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
|
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
|
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
|
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, |
and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or a limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Code. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the |
MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. |
■ | Equity Securities Risk . Investment in MLPs involves risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, dilution risks and cash flow risks. MLP common units can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid or trade less frequently than conventional publicly traded securities, and therefore more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. Where certain MLP securities experience limited trading volumes, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times and it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Adviser believes it is desirable to do so. This may affect adversely the Fund’s ability to make dividend distributions. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments and, accordingly, during periods of interest rate volatility these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
■ | Joe Rodriguez, Jr., (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1990. |
■ | Mark Blackburn, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | James Cowen, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014. He has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Paul Curbo, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Darin Turner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Ping-Ying Wang, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 9.50 | $0.17 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.28 | $(0.16) | $ — | $(0.16) | $ 9.62 | 3.01% | $4,194 | 1.40% (d) | 4.29% (d) | 1.76% (d) | 85% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.66 | 0.17 | (1.11) | (0.94) | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 9.50 | (8.85) | 3,262 | 1.40 | 6.36 | 1.68 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.08 | 0.63 | 0.71 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 10.66 | 7.12 | 2,497 | 1.39 (f) | 8.60 (f) | 1.51 (f) | 19 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.48 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.21 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 9.60 | 2.24 | 428 | 2.15 (d) | 5.04 (d) | 1.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.64 | 0.09 | (1.10) | (1.01) | (0.14) | (0.01) | (0.15) | 9.48 | (9.56) | 279 | 2.15 | 7.11 | 0.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.04 | 0.63 | 0.67 | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 10.64 | 6.71 | 181 | 2.14 (f) | 9.35 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 19 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.49 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.25 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | 9.61 | 2.76 | 69 | 1.65 (d) | 4.54 (d) | 1.51 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.66 | 0.14 | (1.11) | (0.97) | (0.19) | (0.01) | (0.20) | 9.49 | (9.18) | 27 | 1.65 | 6.61 | 1.43 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 0.71 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 10.66 | 7.05 | 13 | 1.64 (f) | 8.85 (f) | 1.26 (f) | 19 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.50 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | 9.62 | 3.27 | 5,177 | 1.15 (d) | 4.04 (d) | 2.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.67 | 0.20 | (1.12) | (0.92) | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | 9.50 | (8.70) | 4,223 | 1.15 | 6.11 | 1.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.73 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 10.67 | 7.29 | 2,287 | 1.14 (f) | 8.35 (f) | 1.76 (f) | 19 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.50 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | 9.62 | 3.27 | 10 | 1.15 (d) | 4.02 (d) | 2.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.67 | 0.20 | (1.12) | (0.92) | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | 9.50 | (8.70) | 10 | 1.15 | 6.00 | 1.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.73 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 10.67 | 7.29 | 11 | 1.14 (f) | 8.34 (f) | 1.76 (f) | 19 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.50 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | 9.62 | 3.27 | 114 | 1.15 (d) | 4.02 (d) | 2.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.67 | 0.20 | (1.12) | (0.92) | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | 9.50 | (8.70) | 69 | 1.15 | 6.00 | 1.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.73 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 10.67 | 7.29 | 38 | 1.14 (f) | 8.34 (f) | 1.76 (f) | 19 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $3,503, $326, $42, $4,346, $9 and $82 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of May 2, 2014. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
|
Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
|
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
|
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
|
■ | 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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
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 |
|
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
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B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
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Additional
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Global Infrastructure Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | GBLI-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
3 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.50%, 2.25%, 1.75%, and 1.25%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $694 | $1,215 | $1,761 | $3,246 |
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Class C | $328 | $ 928 | $1,651 | $3,566 |
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Class R | $178 | $ 779 | $1,406 | $3,097 |
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Class Y | $127 | $ 628 | $1,155 | $2,602 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $694 | $1,215 | $1,761 | $3,246 |
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Class C | $228 | $ 928 | $1,651 | $3,566 |
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Class R | $178 | $ 779 | $1,406 | $3,097 |
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Class Y | $127 | $ 628 | $1,155 | $2,602 |
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1 | Amount includes the effect of an Adviser pay-in for economic losses of $0.41 per share for fiscal period ended October 31, 2014 and $0.11 per share for fiscal period ended October 31, 2015. Had the pay-in not been made, the total returns shown would have been lower. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Uwe Draeger | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Nils Huter | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Jens Langewand | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in |
the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Nils Huter, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Deutschland and/or its affiliates since 2007. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $10.31 | $ 0.10 | $(0.47) | $(0.37) | $ — | $(0.03) | $(0.03) | $ 9.91 | (3.64)% | $ 7,729 | 1.61% (d) | 2.89% (d) | 1.00% (d) | 79% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.49 | 0.07 | (0.06) | 0.01 | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) | 10.31 | 0.16 (e) | 5,716 | 1.61 | 3.28 | 0.69 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.49 | — | — | — | 10.49 | 4.90 (g) | 5,197 | 1.61 (h) | 4.61 (h) | 0.43 (h) | 46 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.20 | 0.03 | (0.46) | (0.43) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.74 | (4.27) | 634 | 2.36 (d) | 3.64 (d) | 0.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.41 | (0.01) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.16) | (0.01) | (0.17) | 10.20 | (0.35) (e) | 603 | 2.36 | 4.03 | (0.06) | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.03) | 0.44 | 0.41 | — | — | — | 10.41 | 4.10 (g) | 123 | 2.36 (h) | 5.36 (h) | (0.32) (h) | 46 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.27 | 0.08 | (0.46) | (0.38) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.86 | (3.75) | 23 | 1.86 (d) | 3.14 (d) | 0.75 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.05 | (0.05) | (0.00) | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) | 10.27 | (0.01) (e) | 17 | 1.86 | 3.53 | 0.44 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 (g) | 14 | 1.86 (h) | 4.86 (h) | 0.18 (h) | 46 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.34 | 0.13 | (0.48) | (0.35) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.96 | (3.43) | 12,261 | 1.36 (d) | 2.64 (d) | 1.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.52 | 0.10 | (0.06) | 0.04 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 10.34 | 0.38 (e) | 12,305 | 1.36 | 3.03 | 0.94 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.06 | 0.46 | 0.52 | — | — | — | 10.52 | 5.20 (g) | 7,311 | 1.36 (h) | 4.36 (h) | 0.68 (h) | 46 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.34 | 0.13 | (0.48) | (0.35) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.96 | (3.43) | 498 | 1.36 (d) | 2.56 (d) | 1.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.51 | 0.10 | (0.05) | 0.05 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 10.34 | 0.47 (e) | 517 | 1.36 | 2.97 | 0.94 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.51 | — | — | — | 10.51 | 5.10 (g) | 671 | 1.36 (h) | 4.33 (h) | 0.68 (h) | 46 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.34 | 0.13 | (0.47) | (0.34) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.97 | (3.33) | 786 | 1.36 (d) | 2.56 (d) | 1.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.51 | 0.10 | (0.05) | 0.05 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 10.34 | 0.47 (e) | 664 | 1.36 | 2.97 | 0.94 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.51 | — | — | — | 10.51 | 5.10 (g) | 573 | 1.36 (h) | 4.33 (h) | 0.68 (h) | 46 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6,897, $953, $25, $12,746, $503 and $697 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss of $0.11 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been (0.91)%, (1.42)%, (1.09)%, (0.69)%, (0.60)% and (0.60)% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of December19, 2013. |
(g) | Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for the economic loss of $0.41 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been 0.80%, 0.10%, 0.60%, 1.00%, 1.00% and 1.00% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(h) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
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Invesco Global Market
Neutral Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | GMN-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
3 | 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 (including prior fiscal year end Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.42% and excluding certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.44%, 2.19%, 1.69% and 1.19%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $689 | $1,165 | $1,666 | $3,040 |
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Class C | $322 | $ 876 | $1,554 | $3,365 |
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Class R | $172 | $ 726 | $1,307 | $2,885 |
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Class Y | $121 | $ 574 | $1,054 | $2,378 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $689 | $1,165 | $1,666 | $3,040 |
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Class C | $222 | $ 876 | $1,554 | $3,365 |
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Class R | $172 | $ 726 | $1,307 | $2,885 |
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Class Y | $121 | $ 574 | $1,054 | $2,378 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
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Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | -3.62% | 0.07% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -4.86 | -0.68 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -1.47 | 0.08 |
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Class C shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 0.21 | 1.20 |
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Class R shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 1.84 | 1.72 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 2.32 | 2.23 |
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Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) 1 | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) 1 | 0.31 | 0.13 |
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1 | The Fund has elected to use the Citigroup 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index to represent its broad-based and style-specific benchmark rather than the U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index because the Citigroup 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index more closely reflects the performance of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
David Millar | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2013 |
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Richard Batty | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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David Jubb | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative |
positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | David Millar, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2013. |
■ | Richard Batty, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2013. |
■ | David Jubb, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2013. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed (c) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $10.33 | $ 0.05 | $0.14 | $ 0.19 | $(0.06) | $(0.14) | $(0.20) | $10.32 | 1.90% | $ 29,309 | 1.31% (f) | 2.35% (f) | 0.51% (f) | 23% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.44 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.33 | 0.49 | 23,688 | 1.33 | 2.38 | 0.05 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.02) | 0.46 | 0.44 | — | — | — | 10.44 | 4.40 | 13,504 | 1.29 (g) | 3.16 (g) | (0.18) (g) | 20 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.19 | (0.02) | 0.14 | 0.12 | (0.04) | (0.14) | (0.18) | 10.13 | 1.17 | 16,428 | 2.06 (f) | 3.10 (f) | (0.24) (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | (0.07) | 0.04 | (0.03) | (0.05) | (0.10) | (0.15) | 10.19 | (0.27) | 11,524 | 2.08 | 3.13 | (0.70) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.08) | 0.45 | 0.37 | — | — | — | 10.37 | 3.70 | 444 | 2.04 (g) | 3.91 (g) | (0.93) (g) | 20 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.29 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.17 | (0.05) | (0.14) | (0.19) | 10.27 | 1.65 | 17 | 1.56 (f) | 2.60 (f) | 0.26 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.42 | (0.02) | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.05) | (0.10) | (0.15) | 10.29 | 0.27 | 10 | 1.58 | 2.63 | (0.20) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.04) | 0.46 | 0.42 | — | — | — | 10.42 | 4.20 | 10 | 1.54 (g) | 3.41 (g) | (0.43) (g) | 20 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.37 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.23 | (0.09) | (0.14) | (0.23) | 10.37 | 2.24 | 175,284 | 1.06 (f) | 2.10 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.37 | 0.72 | 97,703 | 1.08 | 2.13 | 0.30 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 | 16,352 | 1.04 (g) | 2.91 (g) | 0.07 (g) | 20 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.38 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.22 | (0.09) | (0.14) | (0.23) | 10.37 | 2.15 | 63 | 1.06 (f) | 2.09 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.08 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.38 | 0.82 | 62 | 1.08 | 2.07 | 0.30 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 | 2,724 | 1.04 (g) | 2.87 (g) | 0.07 (g) | 20 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.37 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.22 | (0.09) | (0.14) | (0.23) | 10.36 | 2.14 | 10 | 1.06 (f) | 2.00 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.37 | 0.73 | 8,063 | 1.08 | 2.07 | 0.30 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 | 9,298 | 1.04 (g) | 2.87 (g) | 0.07 (g) | 20 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly; the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by your Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying funds and are deducted from the value of the funds your Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated underlying fund expenses that you bear indirectly is included in your Fund’s total return. Estimated acquired fund fees from underlying funds were 0.42%, 0.44% and 0.50% for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 and the period ended October 31, 2014. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 19, 2013. |
(f) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $28,142, $14,040, $10, $141,865, $63 and $6,512 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Global Targeted Returns Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | GTR-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | B | C | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $735 | $1,123 | $1,535 | $2,680 |
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Class B | $771 | $1,132 | $1,620 | $2,831 |
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Class C | $371 | $ 832 | $1,420 | $3,012 |
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Class Y | $171 | $ 530 | $ 913 | $1,987 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $735 | $1,123 | $1,535 | $2,680 |
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Class B | $271 | $ 832 | $1,420 | $2,831 |
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Class C | $271 | $ 832 | $1,420 | $3,012 |
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Class Y | $171 | $ 530 | $ 913 | $1,987 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class A shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | |||
Return Before Taxes | -1.00% | 4.79% | 4.91% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -1.17 | 4.69 | 4.73 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -0.43 | 3.81 | 3.94 |
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Class B shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | -1.03 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
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Class C shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | 2.98 | 5.20 | 4.71 |
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Class Y shares 1 : Inception (10/3/2008) | 5.03 | 6.26 | 5.72 |
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MSCI Golden Dragon Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 5.40 | 6.54 | 3.88 |
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Lipper China Region Funds Index | 0.01 | 5.60 | 4.30 |
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1 | Class Y shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mike Shiao | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Mike Shiao, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015, and has been associated with Invesco Hong Kong and/or its affiliates since 2002. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $21.10 | $ 0.15 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.35 | $(0.22) | $22.23 | 6.51% | $52,479 | 1.93% (e) | 1.93% (e) | 0.74% (e) | 52% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.93 | 0.18 | 1.08 | 1.26 | (0.09) | 21.10 | 6.36 | 53,087 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 0.85 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.31 | (0.03) | (0.13) | (0.16) | (0.22) | 19.93 | (0.87) | 62,957 | 1.85 | 1.85 | (0.15) | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.90 | 0.09 | 2.44 | 2.53 | (0.12) | 20.31 | 14.18 | 76,691 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 0.50 | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.52 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.48 | (0.10) | 17.90 | 2.79 | 82,713 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0.64 | 109 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.43 | (0.00) | 1.16 | 1.16 | (0.03) | 21.56 | 5.72 | 1,218 | 2.68 (e) | 2.68 (e) | (0.01) (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.35 | 0.02 | 1.06 | 1.08 | — | 20.43 | 5.58 | 2,600 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.10 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.71 | (0.18) | (0.14) | (0.32) | (0.04) | 19.35 | (1.61) | 5,303 | 2.60 | 2.60 | (0.90) | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.39 | (0.05) | 2.37 | 2.32 | — | 19.71 | 13.34 | 7,411 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.25) | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.05 | (0.02) | 0.36 | 0.34 | — | 17.39 | 1.99 | 9,703 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.11) | 109 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.39 | (0.00) | 1.16 | 1.16 | (0.03) | 21.52 | 5.73 | 11,879 | 2.68 (e) | 2.68 (e) | (0.01) (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.32 | 0.02 | 1.05 | 1.07 | — | 20.39 | 5.54 | 13,922 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.10 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.68 | (0.18) | (0.14) | (0.32) | (0.04) | 19.32 | (1.62) | 15,978 | 2.60 | 2.60 | (0.90) | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.36 | (0.05) | 2.37 | 2.32 | — | 19.68 | 13.36 | 21,366 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.25) | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.02 | (0.02) | 0.36 | 0.34 | — | 17.36 | 2.00 | 24,728 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.11) | 109 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 21.14 | 0.21 | 1.19 | 1.40 | (0.28) | 22.26 | 6.77 | 5,216 | 1.68 (e) | 1.68 (e) | 0.99 (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.98 | 0.23 | 1.08 | 1.31 | (0.15) | 21.14 | 6.62 | 3,449 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.10 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.36 | 0.02 | (0.13) | (0.11) | (0.27) | 19.98 | (0.62) | 4,494 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 0.10 | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.95 | 0.14 | 2.44 | 2.58 | (0.17) | 20.36 | 14.43 | 4,531 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.75 | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.58 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.53 | (0.16) | 17.95 | 3.08 | 4,384 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 0.89 | 109 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 21.17 | 0.25 | 1.19 | 1.44 | (0.33) | 22.28 | 7.00 | 54 | 1.45 (e) | 1.45 (e) | 1.22 (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 20.01 | 0.28 | 1.08 | 1.36 | (0.20) | 21.17 | 6.88 | 75 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.38 | 0.06 | (0.14) | (0.08) | (0.29) | 20.01 | (0.46) | 104 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 0.31 | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.97 | 0.18 | 2.45 | 2.63 | (0.22) | 20.38 | 14.71 | 411 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.95 | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.61 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.57 | (0.21) | 17.97 | 3.29 | 757 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 109 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $50,540, $1,754, $12,360, $4,141, and $65 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (2.60)% | 0.39% | 3.47% | 6.65% | 9.92% | 13.30% | 16.78% | 20.36% | 24.06% | 27.87% |
End of Year Balance | $9,740.12 | $10,039.14 | $10,347.34 | $10,665.00 | $10,992.42 | $11,329.88 | $11,677.71 | $12,036.22 | $12,405.73 | $12,786.58 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 735.18 | $ 190.87 | $ 196.73 | $ 202.77 | $ 208.99 | $ 215.41 | $ 222.02 | $ 228.84 | $ 235.86 | $ 243.11 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.07% | 6.23% | 9.50% | 12.86% | 16.32% | 19.89% | 23.57% | 27.37% | 31.28% | 35.31% |
End of Year Balance | $10,307.00 | $10,623.42 | $10,949.56 | $11,285.72 | $11,632.19 | $11,989.30 | $12,357.37 | $12,736.74 | $13,127.76 | $13,530.78 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 195.96 | $ 201.98 | $ 208.18 | $ 214.57 | $ 221.16 | $ 227.95 | $ 234.95 | $ 242.16 | $ 249.59 | $ 257.25 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.32% | 4.69% | 7.12% | 9.61% | 12.15% | 14.75% | 17.42% | 20.14% | 23.83% | 27.63% |
End of Year Balance | $10,232.00 | $10,469.38 | $10,712.27 | $10,960.80 | $11,215.09 | $11,475.28 | $11,741.50 | $12,013.91 | $12,382.73 | $12,762.88 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 271.11 | $ 277.40 | $ 283.83 | $ 290.42 | $ 297.16 | $ 304.05 | $ 311.10 | $ 318.32 | $ 235.43 | $ 242.66 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% | 2.68% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.32% | 4.69% | 7.12% | 9.61% | 12.15% | 14.75% | 17.42% | 20.14% | 22.93% | 25.78% |
End of Year Balance | $10,232.00 | $10,469.38 | $10,712.27 | $10,960.80 | $11,215.09 | $11,475.28 | $11,741.50 | $12,013.91 | $12,292.63 | $12,577.82 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 271.11 | $ 277.40 | $ 283.83 | $ 290.42 | $ 297.16 | $ 304.05 | $ 311.10 | $ 318.32 | $ 325.71 | $ 333.26 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.32% | 6.75% | 10.29% | 13.96% | 17.74% | 21.65% | 25.69% | 29.86% | 34.17% | 38.63% |
End of Year Balance | $10,332.00 | $10,675.02 | $11,029.43 | $11,395.61 | $11,773.94 | $12,164.84 | $12,568.71 | $12,985.99 | $13,417.13 | $13,862.58 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 170.79 | $ 176.46 | $ 182.32 | $ 188.37 | $ 194.62 | $ 201.09 | $ 207.76 | $ 214.66 | $ 221.79 | $ 229.15 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
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Invesco
Greater China Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | CHI-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
3 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.59%, 2.34%, 1.84%, and 1.34%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $703 | $1,036 | $1,392 | $2,392 |
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Class C | $337 | $ 743 | $1,275 | $2,732 |
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Class R | $187 | $ 591 | $1,021 | $2,217 |
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Class Y | $136 | $ 437 | $ 760 | $1,675 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $703 | $1,036 | $1,392 | $2,392 |
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Class C | $237 | $ 743 | $1,275 | $2,732 |
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Class R | $187 | $ 591 | $1,021 | $2,217 |
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Class Y | $136 | $ 437 | $ 760 | $1,675 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
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Class A shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 2.29% | 5.48% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 2.13 | 4.78 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 1.42 | 3.99 |
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Class C shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 6.45 | 6.66 |
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Class R shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 7.96 | 7.20 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 8.55 | 7.76 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 11.96 | 8.87 |
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Citigroup 90-Day Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 3.91 | 1.03 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Anthony Munchak | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Glen Murphy | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Francis Orlando | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell |
derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | Anthony Munchak, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Glen Murphy, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1995. |
■ | Francis Orlando, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1987. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net Investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $11.50 | $ 0.06 (d) | $(0.50) | $(0.44) | $(0.55) | $(0.06) | $(0.61) | $10.45 | (4.03)% | $11,562 | 1.85% (e) | 2.08% (e) | 0.58% (d)(e) | 102% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.00 | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.50 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.50 | 4.57 | 12,854 | 1.85 | 2.76 | 0.11 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.02) | 1.02 | 1.00 | — | — | — | 11.00 | 10.00 | 16,796 | 1.85 (g) | 3.04 (g) | (0.25) (g) | 102 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.34 | (0.02) (d) | (0.48) | (0.50) | (0.48) | (0.06) | (0.54) | 10.30 | (4.68) | 2,385 | 2.60 (e) | 2.83 (e) | (0.17) (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.92 | (0.07) | 0.49 | 0.42 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.34 | 3.87 | 2,350 | 2.60 | 3.51 | (0.64) | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.10) | 1.02 | 0.92 | — | — | — | 10.92 | 9.20 | 2,618 | 2.60 (g) | 3.79 (g) | (1.00) (g) | 102 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.45 | 0.04 (d) | (0.50) | (0.46) | (0.53) | (0.06) | (0.59) | 10.40 | (4.27) | 83 | 2.10 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 0.33 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.98 | (0.02) | 0.49 | 0.47 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.45 | 4.31 | 40 | 2.10 | 3.01 | (0.14) | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.04) | 1.02 | 0.98 | — | — | — | 10.98 | 9.80 | 27 | 2.10 (g) | 3.29 (g) | (0.50) (g) | 102 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.56 | 0.09 (d) | (0.50) | (0.41) | (0.58) | (0.06) | (0.64) | 10.51 | (3.74) | 7,604 | 1.60 (e) | 1.83 (e) | 0.83 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.02 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.56 | 4.93 | 7,709 | 1.60 | 2.51 | 0.36 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 11.02 | 10.20 | 12,389 | 1.60 (g) | 2.79 (g) | 0.00 (g) | 102 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.56 | 0.09 (d) | (0.51) | (0.42) | (0.58) | (0.06) | (0.64) | 10.50 | (3.83) | 543 | 1.60 (e) | 1.71 (e) | 0.83 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.02 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.56 | 4.93 | 578 | 1.60 | 2.38 | 0.36 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 11.02 | 10.20 | 718 | 1.60 (g) | 2.69 (g) | 0.00 (g) | 102 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.56 | 0.09 (d) | (0.51) | (0.42) | (0.58) | (0.06) | (0.64) | 10.50 | (3.83) | 46,305 | 1.60 (e) | 1.71 (e) | 0.83 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.02 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.56 | 4.93 | 609 | 1.60 | 2.38 | 0.36 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 11.02 | 10.20 | 562 | 1.60 (g) | 2.69 (g) | 0.00 (g) | 102 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.00) and (0.00)%, $(0.08) and (0.75)%, $(0.02) and (0.25)%, $0.03 and 0.25%, $0.03 and 0.25% and 0.03 and 0.25% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $12,958, $2,882, $60, $7,944, $539 and $32,646 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of December 19, 2013. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
|
Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
|
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
|
■ | 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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
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 | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
|
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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 |
|
■ | 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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments 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 |
|
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
|
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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 # |
|
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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and |
|
■
Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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. |
|
By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
|
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | LSE-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.33%, 2.08%, 1.58% and 1.08%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $679 | $1,138 | $1,622 | $2,953 |
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Class C | $212 | $ 848 | $1,509 | $3,280 |
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Class R | $162 | $ 698 | $1,261 | $2,795 |
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Class Y | $111 | $ 546 | $1,006 | $2,283 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
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Class A shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 6.23% | -6.09% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 4.37 | -7.04 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.96 | -4.70 |
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Class C shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 10.55 | -5.02 |
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Class R shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 12.22 | -4.53 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 12.70 | -4.06 |
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MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 7.86 | 3.13 |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 11.19 | -2.55 |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 12.10 | -2.28 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Uwe Draeger | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Nils Huter | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Jens Langewand | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described |
under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Nils Huter, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Deutschland and/or its affiliates since 2007. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 8.08 | $0.17 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.63 | $(0.07) | $ — | $(0.07) | $ 8.64 | 7.98% | $ 3,617 | 1.72% (e) | 2.27% (e) | 2.08% (e) | 63% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.32 | 0.14 | (1.91) | (1.77) | (0.35) | (0.12) | (0.47) | 8.08 | (17.67) | 1,531 | 1.72 | 7.99 | 1.52 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.32 | — | — | — | 10.32 | 3.20 | 1,705 | 1.71 (f) | 10.36 (f) | 1.69 (f) | 38 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.00 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.56 | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | 8.55 | 7.08 | 250 | 2.47 (e) | 3.02 (e) | 1.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.26 | 0.07 | (1.90) | (1.83) | (0.31) | (0.12) | (0.43) | 8.00 | (18.29) | 41 | 2.47 | 8.74 | 0.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.26 | 2.60 | 57 | 2.46 (f) | 11.11 (f) | 0.94 (f) | 38 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.06 | 0.15 | 0.46 | 0.61 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 8.62 | 7.68 | 26 | 1.97 (e) | 2.52 (e) | 1.83 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.30 | 0.12 | (1.90) | (1.78) | (0.34) | (0.12) | (0.46) | 8.06 | (17.81) | 23 | 1.97 | 8.24 | 1.27 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.30 | — | — | — | 10.30 | 3.00 | 14 | 1.96 (f) | 10.61 (f) | 1.44 (f) | 38 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.10 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.65 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 8.66 | 8.25 | 1,987 | 1.47 (e) | 2.02 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.35 | 0.16 | (1.92) | (1.76) | (0.37) | (0.12) | (0.49) | 8.10 | (17.50) | 1,337 | 1.47 | 7.74 | 1.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | — | — | — | 10.35 | 3.50 | 1,411 | 1.46 (f) | 10.11 (f) | 1.94 (f) | 38 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.10 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.65 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 8.66 | 8.25 | 130 | 1.47 (e) | 1.87 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.35 | 0.16 | (1.92) | (1.76) | (0.37) | (0.12) | (0.49) | 8.10 | (17.50) | 122 | 1.47 | 7.64 | 1.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | — | — | — | 10.35 | 3.50 | 477 | 1.46 (f) | 10.06 (f) | 1.94 (f) | 38 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.10 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 0.64 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 8.65 | 8.12 | 36,970 | 1.47 (e) | 1.87 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.35 | 0.16 | (1.92) | (1.76) | (0.37) | (0.12) | (0.49) | 8.10 | (17.50) | 122 | 1.47 | 7.64 | 1.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | — | — | — | 10.35 | 3.50 | 155 | 1.46 (f) | 10.06 (f) | 1.94 (f) | 38 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Commencement date of December 17, 2013. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $2,412, $155, $23, $1,391, $119 and $26,738 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Annualized |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
|
Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
|
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
|
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
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 | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
|
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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 |
|
■ | 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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments 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 |
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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 # |
|
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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ The cost basis method or specific shares you wish to redeem for tax reporting purposes, if different than the method already on record; and |
|
■
Signature guarantees, if necessary (see below).
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. |
|
By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
|
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | LVEM-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
3 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.44%, 2.19%, 1.69% and 1.19%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $689 | $1,067 | $1,469 | $2,588 |
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Class C | $323 | $ 775 | $1,353 | $2,923 |
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Class R | $173 | $ 624 | $1,101 | $2,419 |
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Class Y | $122 | $ 470 | $ 842 | $1,887 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $689 | $1,067 | $1,469 | $2,588 |
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Class C | $223 | $ 775 | $1,353 | $2,923 |
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Class R | $173 | $ 624 | $1,101 | $2,419 |
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Class Y | $122 | $ 470 | $ 842 | $1,887 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
|
Class Y shares 1 : Inception (9/26/2012) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 9.39% | 4.34% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 3.51 | 1.89 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 5.33 | 2.32 |
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Class A shares 2 : Inception (8/28/2013) | 3.02 | 2.68 |
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Class C shares 2 : Inception (8/28/2013) | 7.34 | 3.31 |
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Class R shares 2 : Inception (8/28/2013) | 8.80 | 3.85 |
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Bloomberg Barclays 3-Month Treasury Bellwether Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 9/30/2012) | 0.35 | 0.14 |
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Lipper Absolute Return Funds Index (from 9/30/2012) | 2.80 | 1.42 |
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1 | On August 28, 2013, Class H1 shares converted to Class Y shares. |
2 | Class A, Class C and Class R shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class H1 shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. Class H1 shares’ peformance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2012 |
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Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
|
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
|
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
|
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
|
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
|
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
|
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on |
derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Scott Wolle, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operation |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 9.70 | $(0.13) | $ 0.91 | $ 0.78 | $(0.22) | $ — | $(0.22) | $10.26 | 8.21% | $ 5,865 | 1.63% (d) | 2.19% (d) | (1.31)% (d) | 75% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.02 | (0.16) | 0.18 | 0.02 | (0.15) | (0.19) | (0.34) | 9.70 | 0.18 | 7,418 | 1.70 (e) | 2.03 (e) | (1.64) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.78 | (0.17) | 0.09 | (0.08) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.02 | (0.64) | 6,996 | 1.73 | 2.06 | (1.68) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.04) | 0.30 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.78 | 2.47 | 607 | 1.99 (g) | 2.04 (g) | (1.92) (g) | 0 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.62 | (0.20) | 0.90 | 0.70 | (0.12) | — | (0.12) | 10.20 | 7.41 | 7,540 | 2.38 (d) | 2.94 (d) | (2.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 9.94 | (0.24) | 0.18 | (0.06) | (0.07) | (0.19) | (0.26) | 9.62 | (0.63) | 8,155 | 2.45 (e) | 2.78 (e) | (2.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.78 | (0.24) | 0.08 | (0.16) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 9.94 | (1.42) | 12,136 | 2.48 | 2.81 | (2.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.05) | 0.31 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.78 | 2.47 | 818 | 2.74 (g) | 2.79 (g) | (2.67) (g) | 0 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.69 | (0.15) | 0.90 | 0.75 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | 10.25 | 7.86 | 42 | 1.88 (d) | 2.44 (d) | (1.56) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.00 | (0.19) | 0.20 | 0.01 | (0.13) | (0.19) | (0.32) | 9.69 | 0.00 | 24 | 1.95 (e) | 2.28 (e) | (1.89) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.78 | (0.19) | 0.09 | (0.10) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.00 | (0.83) | 24 | 1.98 | 2.31 | (1.93) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.04) | 0.30 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.78 | 2.47 | 10 | 2.24 (g) | 2.29 (g) | (2.17) (g) | 0 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.73 | (0.10) | 0.91 | 0.81 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.29 | 8.51 | 38,019 | 1.38 (d) | 1.94 (d) | (1.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.05 | (0.14) | 0.19 | 0.05 | (0.18) | (0.19) | (0.37) | 9.73 | 0.44 | 47,740 | 1.45 (e) | 1.78 (e) | (1.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.79 | (0.14) | 0.08 | (0.06) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.05 | (0.44) | 36,645 | 1.48 | 1.81 | (1.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.91 | (0.19) | 1.07 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 10.79 | 8.88 | 6,972 | 1.82 | 1.87 | (1.75) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 10.00 | (0.02) | (0.07) | (0.09) | — | — | — | 9.91 | (0.90) | 10,017 | 2.00 (g) | 6.69 (g) | (1.87) (g) | 0 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.74 | (0.10) | 0.91 | 0.81 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.30 | 8.50 | 10 | 1.38 (d) | 1.83 (d) | (1.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.06 | (0.14) | 0.19 | 0.05 | (0.18) | (0.19) | (0.37) | 9.74 | 0.44 | 9 | 1.45 (e) | 1.65 (e) | (1.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.79 | (0.14) | 0.09 | (0.05) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.06 | (0.34) | 10 | 1.48 | 1.69 | (1.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.03) | 0.30 | 0.27 | — | — | — | 10.79 | 2.57 | 10 | 1.75 (g) | 1.80 (g) | (1.68) (g) | 0 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.73 | (0.10) | 0.91 | 0.81 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.29 | 8.51 | 234 | 1.38 (d) | 1.83 (d) | (1.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.05 | (0.14) | 0.19 | 0.05 | (0.18) | (0.19) | (0.37) | 9.73 | 0.44 | 100,759 | 1.45 (e) | 1.65 (e) | (1.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.80 | (0.14) | 0.07 | (0.07) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.05 | (0.53) | 112,019 | 1.48 | 1.69 | (1.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.03) | 0.31 | 0.28 | — | — | — | 10.80 | 2.66 | 109,848 | 1.71 (g) | 1.76 (g) | (1.64) (g) | 0 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6,073, $8,197, $34, $36,316, $9 and $30,824 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly; the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the fund may own different proportions at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by your Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying finds and are deducted from the value of the funds your Funds invests in. The effect of the estimated Underlying fund expenses that you bear indirectly is included in your Fund’s total return. Estimated acquired fund fees from underlying funds were 0.11%. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 26, 2012 for Class Y shares and August 28, 2013 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
|
Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
|
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
|
|||
$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
|
■ | 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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
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 | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after 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 |
|
■ | 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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
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Additional
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
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Invesco
Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | MAS-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Deferred/Current Income Tax Expense” represents an estimate of the Fund's potential income tax expense. An estimate of deferred/current income tax expense is dependent upon the Fund's net investment income/(loss) and realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investment and such expenses may vary greatly from year to year depending on the nature of the Fund's investments, the performance of those investments and general market conditions. Therefore, any estimate of deferred/current income tax expense cannot be reliably predicted from year to year. |
3 | 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 1.28%, 2.03%, 1.53% and 1.03%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $740 | $1,796 | $2,843 | $5,420 |
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Class C | $376 | $1,529 | $2,752 | $5,684 |
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Class R | $226 | $1,389 | $2,537 | $5,335 |
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Class Y | $176 | $1,248 | $2,315 | $4,966 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $740 | $1,796 | $2,843 | $5,420 |
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Class C | $276 | $1,529 | $2,752 | $5,684 |
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Class R | $226 | $1,389 | $2,537 | $5,335 |
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Class Y | $176 | $1,248 | $2,315 | $4,966 |
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■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP |
interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities and, therefore, more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
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Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (8/29/2014) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 11.72% | -15.44% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 11.72 | -15.44 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 6.63 | -11.43 |
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Class C shares: Inception (8/29/2014) | 16.10 | -14.08 |
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Class R shares: Inception (8/29/2014) | 17.87 | -13.59 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (8/29/2014) | 18.46 | -13.16 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 8/31/2014) | 11.96 | 7.13 |
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Alerian MLP Index (from 8/31/2014) | 18.31 | -14.78 |
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Lipper Energy MLP Funds Index (from 8/31/2014) | 27.13 | -9.88 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2014 |
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Mark Blackburn | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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James Cowen | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Paul Curbo | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Darin Turner | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Ping-Ying Wang | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or a limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Code. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. |
■ | Equity Securities Risk . Investment in MLPs involves risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, dilution risks and cash flow risks. MLP common units can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid or trade less frequently than conventional publicly traded securities, and therefore more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. Where certain MLP securities experience limited trading volumes, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times and it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Adviser believes it is desirable to do so. This may affect adversely the Fund’s ability to make dividend distributions. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments and, accordingly, during periods of interest rate volatility these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
■ | Joe Rodriguez, Jr., (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1990. |
■ | Mark Blackburn, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | James Cowen, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015. He has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Paul Curbo, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Darin Turner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Ping-Ying Wang, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $3,107. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
Class C | |||
Years ended October 31, | |||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 (a) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.45 | $ 9.34 | $10.00 |
Net investment income (loss) (b) | (0.12) | (0.16) | (0.02) |
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 0.02 | (2.49) | (0.64) |
Total from investment operations | (0.10) | (2.65) | (0.66) |
Less: | |||
Return of capital | (0.30) | (0.24) | — |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.05 | $ 6.45 | $ 9.34 |
Total return (c) | (1.08)% | (28.78)% | (6.60)% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $1,283 | $ 205 | $1,713 |
Portfolio turnover rate (d) | 57% | 107% | 5% |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $518. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $149. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
Class Y | |||
Years ended October 31, | |||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 (a) | |
Return of capital | (0.36) | (0.32) | — |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.07 | $ 6.46 | $ 9.36 |
Total return (c) | 0.14% | (28.07)% | (6.40)% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $3,545 | $ 2,094 | $1,628 |
Portfolio turnover rate (d) | 57% | 107% | 5% |
Ratios/supplemental data based on average net assets: | |||
Ratio of expenses: | |||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, before taxes | 1.25% (e) | 1.25% | 1.24% (f) |
Tax expense (benefit) (g) | 0% (e) | 0% | 0% (f) |
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, after taxes (g) | 1.25% (e) | 1.25% | 1.24% (f) |
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, after taxes (g) | 4.50% (e) | 6.12% | 72.31% (f) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss), before taxes | (1.03)% (e) | (0.91)% | (0.29)% (f) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (h) | (1.03)% (e) | (0.91)% | (0.29)% (f) |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $2,766. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
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a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
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B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
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Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco MLP
Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | MLP-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
3 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 0.85%, 1.60%, 1.10%, and 0.60%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $632 | $865 | $1,117 | $1,835 |
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Class C | $263 | $566 | $ 994 | $2,188 |
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Class R | $112 | $412 | $ 733 | $1,643 |
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Class Y | $ 61 | $255 | $ 465 | $1,069 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $632 | $865 | $1,117 | $1,835 |
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Class C | $163 | $566 | $ 994 | $2,188 |
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Class R | $112 | $412 | $ 733 | $1,643 |
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Class Y | $ 61 | $255 | $ 465 | $1,069 |
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■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities and, therefore, more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class A shares: Inception (12/14/2011) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 6.15% | 5.01% | 5.08% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 3.96 | 2.80 | 2.89 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.42 | 2.88 | 2.95 |
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Class C shares: Inception (12/14/2011) | 10.41 | 5.41 | 5.46 |
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Class R shares: Inception (12/14/2011) | 12.08 | 5.95 | 6.00 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (12/14/2011) | 12.53 | 6.47 | 6.51 |
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Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 11/30/2011) | 2.65 | 2.23 | 2.42 |
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Custom Invesco Multi-Asset Income Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 11/30/2011) | 8.13 | 8.80 | 8.88 |
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Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Index (from 11/30/2011) | 6.28 | 5.01 | 5.03 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2011 |
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Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund |
may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or a limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Code. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. |
■ | Equity Securities Risk . Investment in MLPs involves risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, dilution risks and cash flow risks. MLP common units can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, |
investor sentiment towards MLPs, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid or trade less frequently than conventional publicly traded securities, and therefore more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. Where certain MLP securities experience limited trading volumes, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times and it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Adviser believes it is desirable to do so. This may affect adversely the Fund’s ability to make dividend distributions. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments and, accordingly, during periods of interest rate volatility these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
■ | Scott Wolle, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $10.09 | $0.47 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.92 | $(0.50) | $ — | $(0.50) | $10.51 | 9.44% | $ 91,585 | 1.04% (d) | 1.28% (d) | 4.60% (d) | 101% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.46 | (0.25) | 0.21 | (0.49) | — | (0.49) | 10.09 | 2.02 | 52,613 | 0.99 | 1.27 | 4.52 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.04 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.85 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.37 | 8.66 | 42,104 | 0.88 | 1.28 | 4.69 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.83 | 0.50 | (0.58) | (0.08) | (0.55) | (0.16) | (0.71) | 10.04 | (0.83) | 40,515 | 0.88 | 1.22 | 4.83 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.43 | 0.81 | 1.24 | (0.44) | — | (0.44) | 10.83 | 12.64 | 24,388 | 0.88 (f) | 1.18 (f) | 4.54 (f) | 79 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.08 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.84 | (0.42) | — | (0.42) | 10.50 | 8.62 | 24,238 | 1.79 (d) | 2.03 (d) | 3.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.36 | 0.39 | (0.26) | 0.13 | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 10.08 | 1.26 | 17,133 | 1.74 | 2.02 | 3.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.03 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.77 | (0.44) | — | (0.44) | 10.36 | 7.85 | 14,854 | 1.63 | 2.03 | 3.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.82 | 0.42 | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.47) | (0.16) | (0.63) | 10.03 | (1.58) | 16,592 | 1.63 | 1.97 | 4.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.36 | 0.81 | 1.17 | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 10.82 | 11.91 | 10,469 | 1.63 (f) | 1.93 (f) | 3.79 (f) | 79 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.08 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.90 | (0.47) | — | (0.47) | 10.51 | 9.28 | 538 | 1.29 (d) | 1.53 (d) | 4.35 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.36 | 0.44 | (0.26) | 0.18 | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 10.08 | 1.77 | 339 | 1.24 | 1.52 | 4.27 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.03 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.82 | (0.49) | — | (0.49) | 10.36 | 8.39 | 141 | 1.13 | 1.53 | 4.44 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.83 | 0.47 | (0.59) | (0.12) | (0.52) | (0.16) | (0.68) | 10.03 | (1.17) | 51 | 1.13 | 1.47 | 4.58 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.40 | 0.82 | 1.22 | (0.42) | — | (0.42) | 10.83 | 12.43 | 50 | 1.13 (f) | 1.43 (f) | 4.29 (f) | 79 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.09 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.94 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.51 | 9.71 | 31,049 | 0.79 (d) | 1.03 (d) | 4.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.49 | (0.26) | 0.23 | (0.51) | — | (0.51) | 10.09 | 2.28 | 12,424 | 0.74 | 1.02 | 4.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.05 | 0.51 | 0.35 | 0.86 | (0.54) | — | (0.54) | 10.37 | 8.82 | 6,725 | 0.63 | 1.03 | 4.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.84 | 0.53 | (0.58) | (0.05) | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.74) | 10.05 | (0.57) | 7,409 | 0.63 | 0.97 | 5.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 1.27 | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 10.84 | 12.96 | 4,482 | 0.63 (f) | 0.93 (f) | 4.79 (f) | 79 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.09 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.95 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.52 | 9.82 | 19 | 0.79 (d) | 0.90 (d) | 4.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.49 | (0.26) | 0.23 | (0.51) | — | (0.51) | 10.09 | 2.28 | 10 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 4.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.05 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.86 | (0.54) | — | (0.54) | 10.37 | 8.82 | 10 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 4.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.84 | 0.54 | (0.59) | (0.05) | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.74) | 10.05 | (0.57) | 10 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 5.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.44 | 0.83 | 1.27 | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 10.84 | 12.96 | 766 | 0.63 (f) | 0.85 (f) | 4.79 (f) | 79 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.09 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.94 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.51 | 9.71 | 49,388 | 0.79 (d) | 0.90 (d) | 4.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.49 | (0.26) | 0.23 | (0.51) | — | (0.51) | 10.09 | 2.28 | 67,568 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 4.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.04 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.87 | (0.54) | — | (0.54) | 10.37 | 8.93 | 51,057 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 4.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.84 | 0.53 | (0.59) | (0.06) | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.74) | 10.04 | (0.67) | 171,140 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 5.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.75 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.14 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 10.84 | 1.31 | 138,779 | 0.63 (f) | 0.82 (f) | 4.79 (f) | 79 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $58,265, $18,196, $, $376, $16,242, $11 and $52,495 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 14, 2011 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 and September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares. |
(f) | Annualized. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Multi-Asset Income Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | MAIN-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $708 | $1,039 | $1,393 | $2,387 |
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Class B | $742 | $1,045 | $1,475 | $2,540 |
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Class C | $340 | $ 739 | $1,265 | $2,706 |
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Class R | $192 | $ 594 | $1,021 | $2,212 |
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Class Y | $142 | $ 440 | $ 761 | $1,669 |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $708 | $1,039 | $1,393 | $2,387 |
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Class B | $242 | $ 745 | $1,275 | $2,540 |
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Class C | $240 | $ 739 | $1,265 | $2,706 |
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Class R | $192 | $ 594 | $1,021 | $2,212 |
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Class Y | $142 | $ 440 | $ 761 | $1,669 |
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■ | They believe the stock is trading significantly above its fair value. |
■ | They believe a stock has negative earnings momentum or sequential earnings downgrades, unless its valuation is already very low or distressed. |
■ | They see a permanent, fundamental deterioration in a company’s business prospects. |
■ | They identify a more attractive investment opportunity elsewhere. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||||
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Class B shares: Inception (11/30/1990) | ||||
Return Before Taxes | -6.08% | 4.58% | 1.44% | —% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -6.08 | 4.58 | 1.46 | — |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -3.44 | 3.60 | 1.18 | — |
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Class A shares: Inception (7/28/1997) | -5.92 | 4.52 | 1.48 | — |
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Class C shares: Inception (7/28/1997) | -2.17 | 4.93 | 1.31 | — |
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Class R shares: Inception (3/31/2008) | -0.66 | 5.42 | — | 0.79 |
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Class Y shares: Inception (7/28/1997) | -0.16 | 5.96 | 2.32 | — |
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MSCI EAFE ® Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 1.00 | 6.53 | 0.75 | — |
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MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 4.89 | 6.10 | 2.02 | — |
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Lipper Pacific Region Funds Index | 3.72 | 7.53 | 3.22 | — |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Paul Chan | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Daiji Ozawa | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | They believe the stock is trading significantly above its fair value. |
■ | They believe a stock has negative earnings momentum or sequential earnings downgrades, unless its valuation is already very low or distressed. |
■ | They see a permanent, fundamental deterioration in a company’s business prospects. |
■ | They identify a more attractive investment opportunity elsewhere. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in |
government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Paul Chan, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Hong Kong and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Daiji Ozawa, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Japan and/or its affiliates since 2010. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $24.03 | $ 0.04 | $ 2.24 | $ 2.28 | $ — | $26.31 | 9.49% | $65,107 | 1.64% (e) | 1.64% (e) | 0.17% (e) | 31% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.51 | 0.05 | (0.50) | (0.45) | (0.03) | 24.03 | (1.84) | 66,599 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 0.21 | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.90 | 0.14 | 0.82 | 0.96 | (0.35) | 24.51 | 4.10(f) | 73,457 | 1.77 (f) | 1.77 (f) | 0.60 (f) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.05 | 0.12 | 3.83 | 3.95 | (0.10) | 23.90 | 19.76 | 79,672 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 0.56 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 20.05 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.35 | (0.35) | 20.05 | 1.81 | 74,319 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 0.76 | 101 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 22.46 | (0.13) | 2.07 | 1.94 | — | 24.40 | 8.64 | 126 | 2.39 (e) | 2.39 (e) | (0.58) (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.05 | (0.12) | (0.47) | (0.59) | — | 22.46 | (2.56) | 272 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.54) | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.49 | (0.04) | 0.77 | 0.73 | (0.17) | 23.05 | 3.28 | 480 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.16) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.92 | (0.04) | 3.61 | 3.57 | – | 22.49 | 18.87 | 889 | 2.56 | 2.56 | (0.19) | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.91 | (0.00) | 0.20 | 0.20 | (0.19) | 18.92 | 1.09 | 1,847 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.00) | 101 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 22.50 | (0.13) | 2.09 | 1.96 | — | 24.46 | 8.71 (g) | 4,477 | 2.37 (e)(g) | 2.37 (e)(g) | (0.56) (e)(g) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.09 | (0.12) | (0.47) | (0.59) | — | 22.50 | (2.55) | 4,880 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.54) | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.53 | (0.03) | 0.76 | 0.73 | (0.17) | 23.09 | 3.28 (g) | 4,638 | 2.52 (g) | 2.52 (g) | (0.15) (g) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.95 | (0.04) | 3.62 | 3.58 | — | 22.53 | 18.89 | 5,049 | 2.56 | 2.56 | (0.19) | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.94 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.21 | (0.20) | 18.95 | 1.15 (g) | 4,624 | 2.46 (g) | 2.46 (g) | 0.09 (g) | 101 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 23.82 | (0.02) | 2.22 | 2.20 | — | 26.02 | 9.24 | 242 | 1.89 (e) | 1.89 (e) | (0.08) (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.33 | (0.01) | (0.50) | (0.51) | — | 23.82 | (2.10) | 245 | 2.03 | 2.03 | (0.04) | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.74 | 0.08 | 0.80 | 0.88 | (0.29) | 24.33 | 3.78 | 344 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 0.34 | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 19.93 | 0.07 | 3.80 | 3.87 | (0.06) | 23.74 | 19.44 | 295 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 0.31 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 19.95 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | (0.32) | 19.93 | 1.59 | 236 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 0.50 | 101 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 24.41 | 0.11 | 2.27 | 2.38 | — | 26.79 | 9.75 | 10,501 | 1.39 (e) | 1.39 (e) | 0.42 (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.90 | 0.12 | (0.52) | (0.40) | (0.09) | 24.41 | (1.59) | 3,587 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.46 | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.28 | 0.20 | 0.82 | 1.02 | (0.40) | 24.90 | 4.34 | 2,944 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.84 | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.37 | 0.18 | 3.88 | 4.06 | (0.15) | 24.28 | 20.03 | 3,291 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 0.81 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 20.37 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.41 | (0.41) | 20.37 | 2.10 | 5,240 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.00 | 101 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 24.42 | 0.13 | 2.29 | 2.42 | — | 26.84 | 9.91 | 14 | 1.28 (e) | 1.28 (e) | 0.53 (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.92 | 0.15 | (0.52) | (0.37) | (0.13) | 24.42 | (1.47) | 13 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 0.60 | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.30 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 1.06 | (0.44) | 24.92 | 4.48 | 13 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.39 | 0.21 | 3.89 | 4.10 | (0.19) | 24.30 | 20.23 | 13 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.94 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 20.39 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.44 | (0.44) | 20.39 | 2.24 | 11 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.18 | 101 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for the year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $66,935, $213, $4,600, $227, $6,599 and $13 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(f) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.24% for Class A shares for the year ended October 31, 2014. |
(g) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.98%, 0.99% and 0.90% for Class C shares for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2014 and 2012, respectively. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (2.32)% | 0.96% | 4.35% | 7.86% | 11.48% | 15.23% | 19.10% | 23.10% | 27.23% | 31.51% |
End of Year Balance | $9,767.52 | $10,095.71 | $10,434.92 | $10,785.54 | $11,147.93 | $11,522.50 | $11,909.66 | $12,309.82 | $12,723.43 | $13,150.94 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 707.58 | $ 162.88 | $ 168.35 | $ 174.01 | $ 179.85 | $ 185.90 | $ 192.14 | $ 198.60 | $ 205.27 | $ 212.17 |
|
Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.36% | 6.83% | 10.42% | 14.13% | 17.97% | 21.93% | 26.03% | 30.26% | 34.64% | 39.16% |
End of Year Balance | $10,336.00 | $10,683.29 | $11,042.25 | $11,413.27 | $11,796.75 | $12,193.12 | $12,602.81 | $13,026.27 | $13,463.95 | $13,916.34 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 166.76 | $ 172.36 | $ 178.15 | $ 184.14 | $ 190.32 | $ 196.72 | $ 203.33 | $ 210.16 | $ 217.22 | $ 224.52 |
|
Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.39% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.61% | 5.29% | 8.04% | 10.86% | 13.75% | 16.72% | 19.76% | 22.89% | 27.02% | 31.29% |
End of Year Balance | $10,261.00 | $10,528.81 | $10,803.61 | $11,085.59 | $11,374.92 | $11,671.81 | $11,976.44 | $12,289.03 | $12,701.94 | $13,128.72 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 242.12 | $ 248.44 | $ 254.92 | $ 261.58 | $ 268.40 | $ 275.41 | $ 282.60 | $ 289.97 | $ 204.93 | $ 211.81 |
|
Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% | 2.37% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 2.63% | 5.33% | 8.10% | 10.94% | 13.86% | 16.85% | 19.93% | 23.08% | 26.32% | 29.64% |
End of Year Balance | $10,263.00 | $10,532.92 | $10,809.93 | $11,094.23 | $11,386.01 | $11,685.46 | $11,992.79 | $12,308.20 | $12,631.91 | $12,964.13 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 240.12 | $ 246.43 | $ 252.91 | $ 259.56 | $ 266.39 | $ 273.40 | $ 280.59 | $ 287.97 | $ 295.54 | $ 303.31 |
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Class R | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.11% | 6.32% | 9.62% | 13.03% | 16.55% | 20.17% | 23.91% | 27.76% | 31.74% | 35.83% |
End of Year Balance | $10,311.00 | $10,631.67 | $10,962.32 | $11,303.25 | $11,654.78 | $12,017.24 | $12,390.98 | $12,776.34 | $13,173.68 | $13,583.38 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 191.94 | $ 197.91 | $ 204.06 | $ 210.41 | $ 216.95 | $ 223.70 | $ 230.66 | $ 237.83 | $ 245.23 | $ 252.85 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.61% | 7.35% | 11.23% | 15.24% | 19.40% | 23.71% | 28.18% | 32.80% | 37.60% | 42.57% |
End of Year Balance | $10,361.00 | $10,735.03 | $11,122.57 | $11,524.09 | $11,940.11 | $12,371.15 | $12,817.75 | $13,280.47 | $13,759.89 | $14,256.63 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 141.51 | $ 146.62 | $ 151.91 | $ 157.39 | $ 163.08 | $ 168.96 | $ 175.06 | $ 181.38 | $ 187.93 | $ 194.71 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
|
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
|
|
Second | 4.00 |
|
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Third | 3.00 |
|
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
|
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
|
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
|
|
Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
|
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
|
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Second | 1.50 |
|
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Third | 1.00 |
|
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
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Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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P.O. Box 219078 Kansas City, MO 64121-9078 |
By Telephone: | (800) 959-4246 |
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You
can send us a request by e-mail or
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Invesco
Pacific Growth Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | MS-PGRO-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |||||
Class: | A | B | C | R | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% | None | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $670 | $927 | $1,203 | $1,988 |
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Class B | $203 | $630 | $1,082 | $2,144 |
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Class C | $203 | $630 | $1,082 | $2,337 |
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Class R | $153 | $476 | $ 823 | $1,801 |
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Class Y | $102 | $321 | $ 557 | $1,235 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class A shares: Inception (11/4/2003) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 15.96% | 8.58% | 7.36% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 15.01 | 6.22 | 6.05 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 9.82 | 6.55 | 5.82 |
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Class B shares: Inception (11/4/2003) | 16.85 | 8.74 | 7.33 |
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Class C shares: Inception (11/4/2003) | 20.81 | 8.99 | 7.16 |
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Class R shares: Inception (4/30/2004) | 22.41 | 9.53 | 7.70 |
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Class Y shares 1 : Inception (10/3/2008) | 23.03 | 10.09 | 8.19 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.96 | 14.66 | 6.95 |
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Russell 2000 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 21.31 | 14.46 | 7.07 |
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Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index | 22.54 | 14.03 | 7.49 |
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1 | Class Y shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Robert Mikalachki | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2003 |
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Virginia Au | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Jason Whiting | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Robert Mikalachki, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Virginia Au, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2006. |
■ | Jason Whiting, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2003. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operation |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $20.44 | $(0.08) | $ 0.56 | $ 0.48 | $ — | $(4.20) | $(4.20) | $16.72 | 5.22% | $305,003 | 1.24% (d) | 1.25% (d) | (0.53)% (d) | 20% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 25.47 | (0.19) | (2.37) | (2.56) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 20.44 | (10.79) | 475,536 | 1.17 | 1.20 | (0.86) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.95 | (0.06) | 2.71 | 2.65 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 25.47 | 11.66 | 754,310 | 1.16 | 1.20 | (0.28) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.57 | (0.12) | 4.95 | 4.83 | (0.23) | (1.22) | (1.45) | 23.95 | 25.11 | 883,072 | 1.16 | 1.20 | (0.55) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.97 | (0.07) | 1.67 (e) | 1.60 | — | — | — | 20.57 | 8.43 | 725,950 | 1.18 | 1.23 | (0.34) | 37 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 18.59 | (0.18) | 0.44 | 0.26 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 14.65 | 4.36 | 2,261 | 1.99 (d) | 2.00 (d) | (1.28) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.55 | (0.33) | (2.16) | (2.49) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 18.59 | (11.44) | 4,027 | 1.92 | 1.95 | (1.61) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.40 | (0.23) | 2.51 | 2.28 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 23.55 | 10.77 | 9,039 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.03) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 19.32 | (0.26) | 4.65 | 4.39 | (0.09) | (1.22) | (1.31) | 22.40 | 24.22 | 11,551 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.30) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.95 | (0.21) | 1.58 (e) | 1.37 | — | — | — | 19.32 | 7.63 | 13,251 | 1.93 | 1.98 | (1.09) | 37 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 18.57 | (0.18) | 0.44 | 0.26 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 14.63 | 4.39 | 99,413 | 1.99 (d) | 2.00 (d) | (1.28) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.53 | (0.33) | (2.16) | (2.49) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 18.57 | (11.45) | 125,947 | 1.92 | 1.95 | (1.61) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.37 | (0.23) | 2.52 | 2.29 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 23.53 | 10.83 | 180,853 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.03) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 19.30 | (0.26) | 4.64 | 4.38 | (0.09) | (1.22) | (1.31) | 22.37 | 24.19 | 182,221 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.30) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.93 | (0.21) | 1.58 (e) | 1.37 | — | — | — | 19.30 | 7.64 | 160,090 | 1.93 | 1.98 | (1.09) | 37 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 19.86 | (0.12) | 0.52 | 0.40 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 16.06 | 4.90 | 29,623 | 1.49 (d) | 1.50 (d) | (0.78) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.88 | (0.24) | (2.31) | (2.55) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 19.86 | (11.03) | 45,561 | 1.42 | 1.45 | (1.11) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.48 | (0.12) | 2.65 | 2.53 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 24.88 | 11.37 | 70,177 | 1.41 | 1.45 | (0.53) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.19 | (0.17) | 4.86 | 4.69 | (0.18) | (1.22) | (1.40) | 23.48 | 24.83 | 76,385 | 1.41 | 1.45 | (0.80) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.66 | (0.12) | 1.65 (e) | 1.53 | — | — | — | 20.19 | 8.20 | 71,040 | 1.43 | 1.48 | (0.59) | 37 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.71 | (0.04) | 0.57 | 0.53 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 17.04 | 5.44 | 81,269 | 0.99 (d) | 1.00 (d) | (0.28) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 25.71 | (0.13) | (2.40) | (2.53) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 20.71 | (10.56) | 147,927 | 0.92 | 0.95 | (0.61) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.11 | (0.01) | 2.74 | 2.73 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 25.71 | 11.92 | 304,629 | 0.91 | 0.95 | (0.03) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.69 | (0.06) | 4.98 | 4.92 | (0.28) | (1.22) | (1.50) | 24.11 | 25.47 | 372,632 | 0.91 | 0.95 | (0.30) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 19.03 | (0.02) | 1.68 (e) | 1.66 | — | — | — | 20.69 | 8.72 | 235,268 | 0.93 | 0.98 | (0.09) | 37 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 21.33 | (0.03) | 0.61 | 0.58 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 17.71 | 5.54 | 32,996 | 0.89 (d) | 0.90 (d) | (0.18) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 26.38 | (0.12) | (2.46) | (2.58) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 21.33 | (10.47) | 51,659 | 0.85 | 0.88 | (0.54) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.69 | 0.01 | 2.81 | 2.82 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 26.38 | 12.01 | 66,042 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.04 | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 21.16 | (0.05) | 5.10 | 5.05 | (0.30) | (1.22) | (1.52) | 24.69 | 25.53 | 81,527 | 0.83 | 0.87 | (0.22) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 19.45 | (0.00) | 1.71 (e) | 1.71 | — | — | — | 21.16 | 8.79 | 71,138 | 0.84 | 0.89 | (0.00) | 37 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $353,044, $2,876, $105,653, $35,367, $97,417, and $38,269 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) include capital gains realized on distributions from Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. on June 7, 2012 and Generac Holdings, Inc. on July 2, 2012. Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) excluding the capital gains are $1.55, $1.46, $1.46, $1.53, $1.56 and $1.59 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | The Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.25% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (1.96)% | 1.71% | 5.51% | 9.46% | 13.55% | 17.80% | 22.21% | 26.78% | 31.52% | 36.44% |
End of Year Balance | $9,804.38 | $10,171.06 | $10,551.46 | $10,946.08 | $11,355.46 | $11,780.16 | $12,220.74 | $12,677.79 | $13,151.94 | $13,643.82 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 670.34 | $ 125.85 | $ 130.55 | $ 135.43 | $ 140.50 | $ 145.75 | $ 151.21 | $ 156.86 | $ 162.73 | $ 168.81 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.25% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.75% | 7.63% | 11.66% | 15.83% | 20.16% | 24.66% | 29.32% | 34.16% | 39.17% | 44.38% |
End of Year Balance | $10,375.00 | $10,763.03 | $11,165.56 | $11,583.15 | $12,016.36 | $12,465.78 | $12,932.00 | $13,415.65 | $13,917.40 | $14,437.91 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 127.34 | $ 133.17 | $ 138.15 | $ 143.32 | $ 148.68 | $ 154.24 | $ 160.01 | $ 165.99 | $ 172.20 | $ 178.64 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.00% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 1.26% | 1.26% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.00% | 6.08% | 9.25% | 12.52% | 15.88% | 19.35% | 22.92% | 26.59% | 31.33% | 36.24% |
End of Year Balance | $10,300.00 | $10,607.97 | $10,925.15 | $11,251.81 | $11,588.24 | $11,934.73 | $12,291.58 | $12,659.09 | $13,132.54 | $13,623.70 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 203.00 | $ 210.13 | $ 216.41 | $ 222.88 | $ 229.54 | $ 236.41 | $ 243.47 | $ 250.75 | $ 162.49 | $ 168.56 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 2.00% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.00% | 6.08% | 9.25% | 12.52% | 15.88% | 19.35% | 22.92% | 26.59% | 30.38% | 34.27% |
End of Year Balance | $10,300.00 | $10,607.97 | $10,925.15 | $11,251.81 | $11,588.24 | $11,934.73 | $12,291.58 | $12,659.09 | $13,037.60 | $13,427.43 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 203.00 | $ 210.13 | $ 216.41 | $ 222.88 | $ 229.54 | $ 236.41 | $ 243.47 | $ 250.75 | $ 258.25 | $ 265.97 |
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Class R | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.50% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.50% | 7.11% | 10.85% | 14.72% | 18.72% | 22.87% | 27.15% | 31.59% | 36.18% | 40.94% |
End of Year Balance | $10,350.00 | $10,711.22 | $11,085.04 | $11,471.90 | $11,872.27 | $12,286.62 | $12,715.42 | $13,159.19 | $13,618.44 | $14,093.73 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 152.63 | $ 159.01 | $ 164.56 | $ 170.30 | $ 176.25 | $ 182.40 | $ 188.77 | $ 195.35 | $ 202.17 | $ 209.23 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.00% | 8.15% | 12.46% | 16.95% | 21.62% | 26.47% | 31.52% | 36.76% | 42.22% | 47.90% |
End of Year Balance | $10,400.00 | $10,814.96 | $11,246.48 | $11,695.21 | $12,161.85 | $12,647.11 | $13,151.73 | $13,676.48 | $14,222.17 | $14,789.64 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 102.00 | $ 107.14 | $ 111.41 | $ 115.86 | $ 120.48 | $ 125.29 | $ 130.28 | $ 135.48 | $ 140.89 | $ 146.51 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
■
Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
Select Companies Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | SCO-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||
Class: | A | B | C | Y |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 4.25% | None | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None 1 | 5.00% | 1.00% | None |
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1 | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).” |
2 | 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 B, Class C and Class Y shares to 0.94%, 1.69%, 1.69% and 0.69%, respectively, of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $517 | $895 | $1,298 | $2,421 |
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Class B | $172 | $720 | $1,295 | $2,674 |
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Class C | $172 | $720 | $1,295 | $2,858 |
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Class Y | $ 70 | $414 | $ 781 | $1,813 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
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Years |
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Class A shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 0.78% | -0.75% | 2.24% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 0.37 | -1.28 | 1.28 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 0.45 | -0.76 | 1.43 |
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Class B shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | -0.47 | -1.00 | 2.07 |
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Class C shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | 3.54 | -0.66 | 1.91 |
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Class Y shares 1 : Inception (10/3/2008) | 5.57 | 0.36 | 2.89 |
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Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 2 | 2.09 | 0.21 | 3.29 |
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Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 2 | 1.49 | -1.39 | 2.44 |
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Lipper Global Income Funds Index 2 | 4.77 | 2.15 | 3.84 |
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Lipper International Income Funds Index 2 | 3.38 | 0.59 | 3.26 |
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1 | Class Y shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. |
2 | Effective December 1, 2016, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index. The Fund also changed its peer group index from the Lipper International Income Funds Index to the Lipper Global Income Funds Index. These changes were made in connection with repositioning the Fund as a global fixed income fund. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Avi Hooper | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2010 |
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Josef Portelli | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Raymund Uy | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Robert Waldner | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments
Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation |
under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Avi Hooper, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2010. |
■ | Josef Portelli, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2012. Prior to joining Invesco, he was employed by RBC Investment Management where he was responsible for the global bond strategy for RBC's United Kingdom office. |
■ | Raymund Uy, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2012. From 2008 to 2012, he was a lead portfolio manager and head of Fixed Income Trading at Hartford Investment Management. |
■ | Robert Waldner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2013. From 1995 to 2013, he was employed by Franklin Templeton and most recently served as Senior Vice President. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Return
of
Capital |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
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Class A | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 9.81 | $0.25 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.79 | $(0.08) | $ — | $(0.08) | $(0.16) | $10.44 | 8.02% | $28,870 | 1.10% (e) | 1.84% (e) | 2.36% (e) | 246% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | 0.18 | (0.74) | (0.56) | — | (0.14) | (0.12) | (0.26) | 9.81 | (5.38) | 26,426 | 1.10 | 1.72 | 1.79 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.07 | 0.20 | (0.30) | (0.10) | (0.12) | (0.22) | — | (0.34) | 10.63 | (0.97) | 32,668 | 1.10 | 1.68 | 1.83 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.18 | (0.37) | (0.19) | (0.11) | — | — | (0.11) | 11.07 | (1.68) | 33,019 | 1.10 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.63 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.36 | (0.39) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.62) | 11.37 | 3.42 | 40,771 | 1.10 | 1.57 | 1.46 | 119 |
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Class B | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.79 | 0.16 | 0.56 | 0.72 | (0.05) | — | (0.03) | (0.08) | 10.43 | 7.35 | 466 | 1.85 (e) | 2.59 (e) | 1.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.62 | 0.10 | (0.75) | (0.65) | — | (0.14) | (0.04) | (0.18) | 9.79 | (6.19) | 898 | 1.85 | 2.47 | 1.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.05 | 0.12 | (0.30) | (0.18) | (0.03) | (0.22) | — | (0.25) | 10.62 | (1.63) | 1,867 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 1.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.36 | 0.10 | (0.38) | (0.28) | (0.03) | — | — | (0.03) | 11.05 | (2.50) | 2,850 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 0.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.61 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.28 | (0.30) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.53) | 11.36 | 2.72 | 4,430 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 0.71 | 119 |
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Class C | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.79 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.71 | (0.05) | — | (0.03) | (0.08) | 10.42 | 7.24 | 5,121 | 1.85 (e) | 2.59 (e) | 1.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.61 | 0.10 | (0.74) | (0.64) | — | (0.14) | (0.04) | (0.18) | 9.79 | (6.10) | 4,998 | 1.85 | 2.47 | 1.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.04 | 0.12 | (0.30) | (0.18) | (0.03) | (0.22) | — | (0.25) | 10.61 | (1.63) | 6,441 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 1.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.35 | 0.10 | (0.38) | (0.28) | (0.03) | — | — | (0.03) | 11.04 | (2.50) | 5,562 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 0.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.61 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.27 | (0.30) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.53) | 11.35 | 2.63 | 8,016 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 0.71 | 119 |
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Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.80 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.82 | (0.07) | — | (0.11) | (0.18) | 10.44 | 8.40 | 10,509 | 0.85 (e) | 1.59 (e) | 2.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | 0.21 | (0.76) | (0.55) | — | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.28) | 9.80 | (5.23) | 1,716 | 0.85 | 1.47 | 2.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.06 | 0.23 | (0.30) | (0.07) | (0.14) | (0.22) | — | (0.36) | 10.63 | (0.63) | 4,989 | 0.85 | 1.43 | 2.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.21 | (0.39) | (0.18) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | 11.06 | (1.52) | 982 | 0.85 | 1.43 | 1.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.63 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.39 | (0.42) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.65) | 11.37 | 3.68 | 1,105 | 0.85 | 1.32 | 1.71 | 119 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.81 | 0.27 | 0.54 | 0.81 | (0.07) | — | (0.11) | (0.18) | 10.44 | 8.29 | 1 | 0.85 (e) | 1.30 (e) | 2.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.64 | 0.21 | (0.76) | (0.55) | — | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.28) | 9.81 | (5.23) | 1 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 2.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.07 | 0.23 | (0.30) | (0.07) | (0.14) | (0.22) | — | (0.36) | 10.64 | (0.63) | 118 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 2.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.21 | (0.38) | (0.17) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | 11.07 | (1.43) | 282 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 1.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.63 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.39 | (0.42) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.65) | 11.37 | 3.68 | 221 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 1.71 | 119 |
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Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.81 | 0.25 | 0.56 | 0.81 | (0.07) | — | (0.11) | (0.18) | 10.44 | 8.29 | 11 | 0.85 (e) | 1.30 (e) | 2.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | 0.20 | (0.74) | (0.54) | — | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.28) | 9.81 | (5.14) | 19,413 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 2.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.07 | 0.23 | (0.31) | (0.08) | (0.14) | (0.22) | — | (0.36) | 10.63 | (0.72) | 12,637 | 0.85 | 1.14 | 2.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.21 | (0.38) | (0.17) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | 11.07 | (1.43) | 8,752 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 1.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 11.40 | 0.02 | (0.05) | (0.03) | — | — | — | — | 11.37 | (0.26) | 5,493 | 0.85 (g) | 1.10 (g) | 1.71 (g) | 119 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class R5 shares which were less than $0.005 per share for the year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $27,411, $665, $5,511, $6,001, $1, and $6,014 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in the Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; |
■ | The Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed; |
■ | Hypotheticals both with and without any applicable initial sales charge applied; and |
■ | There is no sales charge on reinvested dividends. |
Class A (Includes Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.94% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | (0.36)% | 2.79% | 6.03% | 9.38% | 12.84% | 16.41% | 20.09% | 23.88% | 27.79% | 31.83% |
End of Year Balance | $9,963.75 | $10,278.60 | $10,603.40 | $10,938.47 | $11,284.13 | $11,640.70 | $12,008.55 | $12,388.02 | $12,779.48 | $13,183.31 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 516.83 | $ 186.23 | $ 192.11 | $ 198.19 | $ 204.45 | $ 210.91 | $ 217.57 | $ 224.45 | $ 231.54 | $ 238.86 |
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Class A (Without Maximum Sales Charge) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.94% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.06% | 7.35% | 10.74% | 14.24% | 17.85% | 21.57% | 25.42% | 29.38% | 33.47% | 37.68% |
End of Year Balance | $10,406.00 | $10,734.83 | $11,074.05 | $11,423.99 | $11,784.99 | $12,157.39 | $12,541.57 | $12,937.88 | $13,346.72 | $13,768.47 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 95.91 | $ 194.50 | $ 200.64 | $ 206.98 | $ 213.52 | $ 220.27 | $ 227.23 | $ 234.41 | $ 241.82 | $ 249.46 |
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Class B 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.69% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.31% | 5.80% | 8.35% | 10.96% | 13.63% | 16.37% | 19.18% | 22.05% | 25.91% | 29.89% |
End of Year Balance | $10,331.00 | $10,579.98 | $10,834.95 | $11,096.08 | $11,363.49 | $11,637.35 | $11,917.81 | $12,205.03 | $12,590.71 | $12,988.58 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 171.80 | $ 270.80 | $ 277.32 | $ 284.01 | $ 290.85 | $ 297.86 | $ 305.04 | $ 312.39 | $ 228.12 | $ 235.33 |
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Class C 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.69% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 2.59% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.31% | 5.80% | 8.35% | 10.96% | 13.63% | 16.37% | 19.18% | 22.05% | 24.99% | 28.00% |
End of Year Balance | $10,331.00 | $10,579.98 | $10,834.95 | $11,096.08 | $11,363.49 | $11,637.35 | $11,917.81 | $12,205.03 | $12,499.17 | $12,800.40 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 171.80 | $ 270.80 | $ 277.32 | $ 284.01 | $ 290.85 | $ 297.86 | $ 305.04 | $ 312.39 | $ 319.92 | $ 327.63 |
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Class Y | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.69% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.31% | 7.87% | 11.55% | 15.35% | 19.28% | 23.35% | 27.56% | 31.91% | 36.40% | 41.06% |
End of Year Balance | $10,431.00 | $10,786.70 | $11,154.52 | $11,534.89 | $11,928.23 | $12,334.99 | $12,755.61 | $13,190.57 | $13,640.37 | $14,105.51 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 70.49 | $ 168.68 | $ 174.43 | $ 180.38 | $ 186.53 | $ 192.89 | $ 199.47 | $ 206.27 | $ 213.31 | $ 220.58 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
2 | The hypothetical assumes you hold your investment for a full 10 years. Therefore, any applicable deferred sales charge that might apply in years one through six for Class B and year one for Class C has not been deducted. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
1 | Class A2 shares of Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund and Investor Class shares of Invesco Government 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; Invesco Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares and Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected 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%. |
2 | Class B shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Invesco Cash Reserve Shares. Class BX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund convert to Class AX shares. |
3 | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | The 12b-1 fee for Class C shares of certain Funds is less than 1.00%. The “Fees and Expenses of the Fund—Annual Fund Operating Expenses” section of this prospectus reflects the actual 12b-1 fees paid by a Fund. |
■ | 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 Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Municipal Income Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco 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. |
■ | Class A2 shares: Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund; |
■ | Class AX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class BX shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund (new or additional investments in Class BX shares are not permitted); |
■ | Class CX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Government Money Market Fund; |
■ | Class RX shares: Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds; |
■ | Class P shares: Invesco Summit Fund; |
■ | Class S shares: Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund; and |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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.” |
■ | 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. |
■ | Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class A2 shares. |
■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares. |
■ | All Funds, Class Y shares |
■ | Class A shares: 0.25% |
■ | Class B shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class C shares: 1.00% |
■ | Class P shares: 0.10% |
■ | Class R shares: 0.50% |
■ | Class S shares: 0.15% |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares: 0.15% |
■ | Investor Class shares: 0.25% |
Category IV Initial Sales Charges | |||
Investor’s Sales Charge | |||
Amount invested |
As
a % of
Offering Price |
As
a % of
Investment |
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Less than | $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% |
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$100,000 but less than | $250,000 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
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$250,000 but less than | $500,000 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
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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 investor’s account in exchange for servicing that account. |
■ | Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans maintained on retirement platforms or by the Funds’ transfer agent or its affiliates: |
■ | with assets of at least $1 million; or |
■ | with at least 100 employees eligible to participate in the plan; or |
■ | that execute plan level or multiple-plan level transactions through a single omnibus account per Fund. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | Investors who own Investor Class shares of a Fund, who purchase Class A shares of a different Fund through the same account in which the Investor Class Shares were first purchased. |
■ | Funds of funds or other pooled investment vehicles. |
■ | Insurance company separate accounts (except for Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund). |
■ | Any current or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of any Invesco Fund or of Invesco Ltd. or any of its subsidiaries. |
■ | 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). |
■ | 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. |
■ | reinvesting dividends and distributions; |
■ | exchanging shares of one Fund that were previously assessed a sales charge for shares of another Fund; |
■ | purchasing shares in connection with the repayment of an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan loan administered by the Funds’ transfer agent; and |
■ | 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. |
1. | an individual account owner; |
2. | immediate family of the individual account owner (including the individual’s spouse or domestic partner and the individual’s children, step-children or grandchildren) as well as the individual’s parents, step-parents, the parents of the individual’s spouse or domestic partner, grandparents and siblings; |
3. | a Retirement and Benefit Plan so long as the plan is established exclusively for the benefit of an individual account owner; and |
4. | 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). |
a) | 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); |
b) | each transmittal is accompanied by checks or wire transfers; and |
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. |
CDSC Category I | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 3.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category II | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.00 |
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Fifth | 2.00 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category III | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 5.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | None |
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CDSC Category IV | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 3.75 |
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Third | 3.50 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth | 1.00 |
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Seventh and following | None |
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CDSC Category V | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 2.00% |
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Second | 1.50 |
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Third | 1.00 |
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Fourth | 0.50 |
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Fifth and following | None |
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CDSC Category VI | ||
Year since purchase made |
Class
B CDSC
purchased before June 1, 2005 |
Class
B CDSC
purchased on or after June 1, 2005 |
First | 3.00% | 4.00% |
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Second | 2.50 | 4.00 |
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Third | 2.00 | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 1.00 | 2.50 |
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Fifth | None | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None | None |
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CDSC Category VII | |
Year since purchase made | Class B CDSC |
First | 4.00% |
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Second | 4.00 |
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Third | 3.00 |
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Fourth | 2.50 |
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Fifth | 1.50 |
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Sixth and following | None |
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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. |
■ | If you redeem shares to pay account fees. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Class C shares of Invesco Short Term Bond Fund. |
■ | Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund. |
■ | Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund. |
■ | Investor Class shares of any Fund. |
■ | Class P shares of Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class S shares of Invesco Charter Fund, Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund, Invesco Growth Allocation Fund, Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund and Invesco Summit Fund. |
■ | Class Y shares of any Fund. |
Type of Account |
Initial
Investment
Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser | None | None |
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Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs | None | None |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | $25 | $25 |
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All other accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan | 50 | 50 |
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IRAs and Coverdell ESAs | 250 | 25 |
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All other accounts | 1,000 | 50 |
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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. |
Automated Investor Line | Open your account using one of the methods described above. | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
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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■ | Your account balance in the Fund paying the dividend or distribution must be at least $5,000; and |
■ | Your account balance in the Fund receiving the dividend or distribution must be at least $500. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | Contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary. |
By Mail | Send a written request to the Funds’ transfer agent which includes: |
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Original signatures of all registered owners/trustees;
■ The dollar value or number of shares that you wish to redeem; ■ The name of the Fund(s) and your account number; ■ 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).
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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By Telephone |
Call
the Funds’ transfer agent at 1-800-959-4246. You will be allowed to redeem by telephone if:
■ 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; ■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have not previously declined the telephone redemption privilege. |
You may, in limited circumstances, initiate a redemption from an Invesco IRA by telephone. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. | |
Automated Investor Line | Call the Funds’ transfer agent’s 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. |
By Internet |
Place
your redemption request at www.invesco.com/us. You will be allowed to redeem by Internet if:
■ You do not hold physical share certificates; ■ You can provide proper identification information; ■ Your redemption proceeds do not exceed $250,000 per Fund; and ■ You have already provided proper bank information. Redemptions from Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs may be initiated only in writing and require the completion of the appropriate distribution form, as well as employer authorization. |
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■ | Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Invesco Cash Reserve Shares, Class AX shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund, Class A shares, Class Y shares and Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Investor Class shares |
■ | When your redemption proceeds exceed $250,000 per Fund. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the registered owner of the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent somewhere other than the address of record or bank of record on the account. |
■ | When you request that redemption proceeds be sent to a new address or an address that changed in the last 15 days. |
■ | Investor Class shares cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of any Fund which offers Investor Class shares. |
■ | Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund cannot be exchanged for Class A shares of those Funds. |
■ | 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. |
■ | All existing systematic exchanges and reallocations will cease and these options will no longer be available on all 403(b) prototype plans. |
■ | 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 |
■ | If you have physical share certificates, you must return them to the Funds’ transfer agent in order to effect the exchange. |
■ | 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). |
■ | Conversions into Class A from Class A2 of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions into Class A2, Class AX, Class CX, Class P, Class RX or Class S of the same Fund. |
■ | Conversions involving share classes of Invesco Senior Loan Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Reject or cancel any request to establish a Systematic Purchase Plan or Systematic Redemption Plan. |
■ | Modify or terminate any sales charge waivers or exceptions. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, 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. |
■ | With respect to the money market funds maintaining a constant net asset value, because such 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. | |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). See “Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates.” |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be |
required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. | |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided |
that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco
World Bond Fund
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | WBD-PRO-1 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
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Year |
5
Years |
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Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (6/2/2009) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 11.32% | 5.02% | 7.81% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 8.01 | 2.42 | 5.37 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 6.92 | 2.93 | 5.27 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 11.40 | 5.05 | 7.73 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 5/31/2009) | 11.96 | 14.66 | 14.86 |
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Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 5/31/2009) | 5.79 | 7.28 | 8.19 |
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Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds Index (from 5/31/2009) | 5.10 | 2.89 | 4.48 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the Class A shares, and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is June 2, 2009. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (11/30/2010) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 11.96% | -6.81% | -5.49% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 10.66 | -7.17 | -5.79 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 6.77 | -5.11 | -4.12 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 12.02 | -6.81 | -5.57 |
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Bloomberg Commodity Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.77 | -8.95 | -8.05 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the Class A shares, and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is November 30, 2010. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (10/25/2005) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 20.19% | 2.14% | 3.52% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 20.05 | 1.85 | 3.20 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 11.92 | 1.78 | 2.99 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 20.22 | 2.11 | 3.27 |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index SM (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 11.19 | 1.28 | 1.84 |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index | 12.10 | 2.04 | 1.54 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is January 11, 1994. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Shuxin Cao | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2003 |
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Borge Endresen | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2003 |
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Brent Bates | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Mark Jason | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | 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 1.08% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (5/31/2011) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 6.40% | -1.33% | -6.15% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 6.31 | -1.47 | -6.33 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.69 | -0.98 | -4.49 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 6.56 | -1.35 | -6.18 |
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MSCI EAFE ® Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 1.00 | 6.53 | 2.28 |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index SM (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 11.19 | 1.28 | -2.90 |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index | 12.10 | 2.04 | -2.11 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the Class A shares, and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is May 31, 2011. |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Ingrid Baker | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (6/16/2010) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 5.40% | -2.17% | -0.40% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 4.95 | -2.93 | -1.92 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.05 | -1.88 | -0.72 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 5.23 | -2.26 | -0.51 |
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JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 06/30/2010) | 10.15 | 5.91 | 6.66 |
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3-Month USD LIBOR Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 6/30/2010) | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.38 |
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Lipper Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Index (from 06/30/2010) | 12.25 | 4.52 | 4.98 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the Class A shares, and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is June 16, 2010. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Avi Hooper | Portfolio Manager (co-lead) | 2015 |
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Rashique Rahman | Portfolio Manager (co-lead) | 2015 |
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Michael Hyman | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Jorge Ordonez | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (4/30/2004) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 21.33% | 12.39% | 7.63% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 20.49 | 10.35 | 6.47 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 12.78 | 9.57 | 6.01 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 21.45 | 12.41 | 7.34 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.96 | 14.66 | 6.95 |
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Russell Midcap ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 13.80 | 14.72 | 7.86 |
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Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index | 15.94 | 13.83 | 7.37 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is November 4, 2003. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mark Uptigrove | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2008 |
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Clayton Zacharias | Portfolio Manager | 2007 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | 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 1.03% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities and, therefore, more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (5/2/2014) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 10.26% | -0.41% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 9.77 | -0.92 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 6.21 | -0.32 |
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Class R6 shares: Inception (5/2/2014) | 10.26 | -0.41 |
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MSCI World Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 4/30/2014) | 7.51 | 3.40 |
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Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 4/30/2014) | 12.52 | 1.35 |
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Lipper Global Infrastructure Funds Classification Average (from 4/30/2014) | 9.11 | 1.14 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2014 |
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Mark Blackburn | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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James Cowen | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Paul Curbo | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Darin Turner | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Ping-Ying Wang | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |
Class: | R5 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class R5 | $148 | $459 | $792 | $1,735 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 5.27% | 6.48% | 6.02% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 4.96 | 6.26 | 5.73 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.22 | 5.16 | 4.87 |
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MSCI Golden Dragon Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 5.40 | 6.54 | 3.88 |
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Lipper China Region Funds Index | 0.01 | 5.60 | 4.30 |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Mike Shiao | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
2 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.19% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares 1 : Inception (8/28/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 9.40% | 4.37% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 3.52 | 1.91 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 5.33 | 2.34 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (8/28/2013) | 9.29 | 4.32 |
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Bloomberg Barclays 3-Month Treasury Bellwether Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 9/30/2012) | 0.35 | 0.14 |
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Lipper Absolute Return Funds Index (from 9/30/2012) | 2.80 | 1.42 |
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1 | Class R5 and Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class H1 shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class H1 shares. Class H1 shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class H1 shares was September 26, 2012. On August 28, 2013, Class H1 shares converted to Class Y shares. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2012 |
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Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2012 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Deferred/Current Income Tax Expense” represents an estimate of the Fund's potential income tax expense. An estimate of deferred/current income tax expense is dependent upon the Fund's net investment income/(loss) and realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investment and such expenses may vary greatly from year to year depending on the nature of the Fund's investments, the performance of those investments and general market conditions. Therefore, any estimate of deferred/current income tax expense cannot be reliably predicted from year to year. |
2 | 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 1.03% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class R5 | $176 | $1,236 | $2,293 | $4,923 |
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Class R6 | $176 | $1,236 | $2,293 | $4,923 |
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■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities and, therefore, more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (8/29/2014) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 18.46% | -13.16% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 18.46 | -13.16 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 10.45 | -9.79 |
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Class R6 shares: Inception (8/29/2014) | 18.46 | -13.16 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 8/31/2014) | 11.96 | 7.13 |
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Alerian MLP Index (from 8/31/2014) | 18.31 | -14.78 |
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Lipper Energy MLP Funds Index (from 8/31/2014) | 27.13 | -9.88 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2014 |
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Mark Blackburn | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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James Cowen | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Paul Curbo | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Darin Turner | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Ping-Ying Wang | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
2 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, |
2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities and, therefore, more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
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Class R5 shares: Inception (12/14/2011) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 12.53% | 6.47% | 6.52% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 10.08 | 4.13 | 4.19 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 7.02 | 3.97 | 4.01 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 12.53 | 6.44 | 6.48 |
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Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 11/30/2011) | 2.65 | 2.23 | 2.42 |
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Custom Invesco Multi-Asset Income Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 11/30/2011) | 8.13 | 8.80 | 8.88 |
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Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Index (from 11/30/2011) | 6.28 | 5.01 | 5.03 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the Class A shares, and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is December 14, 2011. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Scott Wolle | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2011 |
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Mark Ahnrud | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Chris Devine | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Scott Hixon | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Christian Ulrich | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |
Class: | R5 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None |
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1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class R5 | $130 | $406 | $702 | $1,545 |
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■ | They believe the stock is trading significantly above its fair value. |
■ | They believe a stock has negative earnings momentum or sequential earnings downgrades, unless its valuation is already very low or distressed. |
■ | They see a permanent, fundamental deterioration in a company’s business prospects. |
■ | They identify a more attractive investment opportunity elsewhere. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
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Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class R5 shares 1 : Inception (5/20/2011) | |||
Return Before Taxes | -0.08% | 6.12% | 2.28% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -0.35 | 5.97 | 2.20 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -0.05 | 4.82 | 1.87 |
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MSCI EAFE ® Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 1.00 | 6.53 | 0.75 |
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MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 4.89 | 6.10 | 2.02 |
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Lipper Pacific Region Funds Index | 3.72 | 7.53 | 3.22 |
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1 | Class R5 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of the Fund’s (and the predecessor fund’s) Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement. The inception date of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares is July 28, 1997. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Paul Chan | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Daiji Ozawa | Portfolio Manager | 2010 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | |
Class: | R5 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |
Class: | R5 |
Management Fees | 0.73% |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None |
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Other Expenses | 0.17 |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | 0.01 |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.91 |
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Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement 1 | 0.01 |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | 0.90 |
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1 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class R5 | $92 | $289 | $503 | $1,119 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (4/30/2004) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 23.12% | 10.17% | 8.39% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 22.18 | 7.85 | 7.09 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 13.87 | 7.84 | 6.69 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 11.96 | 14.66 | 6.95 |
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Russell 2000 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 21.31 | 14.46 | 7.07 |
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Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index | 22.54 | 14.03 | 7.49 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Robert Mikalachki | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2003 |
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Virginia Au | Portfolio Manager | 2009 |
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Jason Whiting | Portfolio Manager | 2011 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | 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 0.69% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | |||
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (3/31/2006) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 5.67% | 0.36% | 2.94% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 5.19 | -0.23 | 1.90 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 3.22 | 0.06 | 1.95 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (9/24/2012) | 5.67 | 0.32 | 2.79 |
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Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 2 | 2.09 | 0.21 | 3.29 |
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Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 2 | 1.49 | -1.39 | 2.44 |
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Lipper Global Income Funds Index 2 | 4.77 | 2.15 | 3.84 |
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Lipper International Income Funds Index 2 | 3.38 | 0.59 | 3.26 |
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1 | Class R6 shares’ performance shown prior to the inception date is that of Class A shares, and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares’ performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the Fund’s Class A shares is March 31, 2006. |
2 | Effective December 1, 2016, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index. The Fund also changed its peer group index from the Lipper International Income Funds Index to the Lipper Global Income Funds Index. These changes were made in connection with repositioning the Fund as a global fixed income fund. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Avi Hooper | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2010 |
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Josef Portelli | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Raymund Uy | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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Robert Waldner | Portfolio Manager | 2014 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the |
assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute |
under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative |
positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or a limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Code. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. |
■ | Equity Securities Risk . Investment in MLPs involves risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, dilution risks and cash flow risks. MLP common units can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid or trade less frequently than conventional publicly traded securities, and therefore more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. Where certain MLP securities experience limited trading volumes, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times and it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Adviser believes it is desirable to do so. This may affect adversely the Fund’s ability to make dividend distributions. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments and, accordingly, during periods of interest rate volatility these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the |
underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the |
Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. | |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or a limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Code. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. |
■ | Equity Securities Risk . Investment in MLPs involves risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, dilution risks and cash flow risks. MLP common units can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid or trade less frequently than conventional publicly traded securities, and therefore more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. Where certain MLP securities experience limited trading volumes, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times and it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Adviser believes it is desirable to do so. This may affect adversely the Fund’s ability to make dividend distributions. |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments and, accordingly, during periods of interest rate volatility these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house |
(which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Limited Partner Risk . An MLP is a public limited partnership or a limited liability company taxed as a partnership under the Code. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market. The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership, including more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for investors than investments in a corporation. Investors in an MLP normally would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain circumstances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek return of capital distributed to a limited partner, which right would continue after an investor sold its investment in the MLP. In addition, MLP distributions may be reduced by fees and other expenses incurred by the MLP. |
■ | Equity Securities Risk . Investment in MLPs involves risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, dilution risks and cash flow risks. MLP common units can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios. In the event of liquidation, common unit holders are intended to have a preference to the remaining assets of the issuer over holders of subordinated units. Subordinated units generally do not provide arrearage rights. |
■ | Liquidity Risk . The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the over-the-counter market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid or trade less frequently than conventional publicly traded securities, and therefore more difficult to trade at desirable times and/or prices. Where certain MLP securities experience limited trading volumes, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times and it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. As a result, these securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair |
price at the times when the Adviser believes it is desirable to do so. This may affect adversely the Fund’s ability to make dividend distributions. | |
■ | Interest Rate Risk . MLPs generally are considered interest-rate sensitive investments and, accordingly, during periods of interest rate volatility these investments may not provide attractive returns. |
■ | General Partner Risk . The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner or managing member. |
■ | They believe the stock is trading significantly above its fair value. |
■ | They believe a stock has negative earnings momentum or sequential earnings downgrades, unless its valuation is already very low or distressed. |
■ | They see a permanent, fundamental deterioration in a company’s business prospects. |
■ | They identify a more attractive investment opportunity elsewhere. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or |
otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. | |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the |
underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a |
particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Scott Wolle, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Shuxin Cao, (lead manager with respect to the Fund’s investments in Asia Pacific and Latin America), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
■ | Borge Endresen, (lead manager with respect to the Fund’s investments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Brent Bates, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1996. |
■ | Mark Jason, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Ingrid Baker, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Avi Hooper, (co-lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2010. |
■ | Rashique Rahman, (co-lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2014. From 2009 to 2014, he was employed by Morgan Stanley where he served as co-head of Global FX and Emerging Markets Strategy. |
■ | Michael Hyman, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2013. From 2001 to 2013, he was employed by ING Investment Management and most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Investment Grade Corporate Credit. |
■ | Jorge Ordonez, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2015. From 2008 to 2015, he served as managing director at Claren Road Asset Management LLC. |
■ | Mark Uptigrove, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2008 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Clayton Zacharias, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2002. |
■ | Joe Rodriguez, Jr., (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1990. |
■ | Mark Blackburn, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | James Cowen, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014. He has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Paul Curbo, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Darin Turner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Ping-Ying Wang, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Mike Shiao, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015, and has been associated with Invesco Hong Kong and/or its affiliates since 2002. |
■ | Scott Wolle, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2012 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Joe Rodriguez, Jr., (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1990. |
■ | Mark Blackburn, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | James Cowen, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015. He has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Paul Curbo, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Darin Turner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2005. |
■ | Ping-Ying Wang, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2015 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Wolle, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Mark Ahnrud, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Chris Devine, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1998. |
■ | Scott Hixon, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1994. |
■ | Christian Ulrich, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Paul Chan, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Hong Kong and/or its affiliates since 2001. |
■ | Daiji Ozawa, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Japan and/or its affiliates since 2010. |
■ | Robert Mikalachki, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2003 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
■ | Virginia Au, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2009 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2006. |
■ | Jason Whiting, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2011 and has been associated with Invesco Canada and/or its affiliates since 2003. |
■ | Avi Hooper, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2010. |
■ | Josef Portelli, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2012. Prior to joining Invesco, he was employed by RBC Investment Management where he was responsible for the global bond strategy for RBC's United Kingdom office. |
■ | Raymund Uy, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2012. From 2008 to 2012, he was a lead portfolio manager and head of Fixed Income Trading at Hartford Investment Management. |
■ | Robert Waldner, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2014 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2013. From 1995 to 2013, he was employed by Franklin Templeton and most recently served as Senior Vice President. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $11.27 | $(0.10) | $ 0.88 | $ 0.78 | $(0.29) | $(0.42) | $(0.71) | $11.34 | 7.59% | $1,864,271 | 1.20% (d) | 1.27% (d) | (0.89)% (d) | 96% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.36 | (0.14) | (0.05) | (0.19) | (0.24) | (0.66) | (0.90) | 11.27 | (1.64) | 2,371,657 | 1.21 | 1.26 | (1.16) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.88 | (0.14) | 0.53 | 0.39 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.36 | 3.52 | 2,938,957 | 1.20 | 1.24 | (1.16) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.88 | (0.14) | 0.78 | 0.64 | (0.29) | (0.35) | (0.64) | 12.88 | 5.15 | 4,229,859 | 1.14 | 1.21 | (1.07) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 12.01 | (0.13) | 1.46 | 1.33 | (0.34) | (0.12) | (0.46) | 12.88 | 11.39 | 3,600,577 | 1.10 | 1.22 | (1.00) | 282 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.85 | (0.17) | 0.83 | 0.66 | (0.19) | (0.42) | (0.61) | 10.90 | 6.67 | 8,491 | 1.95 (d) | 2.02 (d) | (1.64) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.92 | (0.22) | (0.05) | (0.27) | (0.14) | (0.66) | (0.80) | 10.85 | (2.40) | 13,242 | 1.96 | 2.01 | (1.91) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.53 | (0.23) | 0.53 | 0.30 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 11.92 | 2.85 | 20,853 | 1.95 | 1.99 | (1.91) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.59 | (0.22) | 0.75 | 0.53 | (0.24) | (0.35) | (0.59) | 12.53 | 4.34 | 31,381 | 1.89 | 1.96 | (1.82) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.81 | (0.21) | 1.42 | 1.21 | (0.31) | (0.12) | (0.43) | 12.59 | 10.52 | 32,246 | 1.85 | 1.97 | (1.75) | 282 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.85 | (0.17) | 0.83 | 0.66 | (0.19) | (0.42) | (0.61) | 10.90 | 6.67 | 1,278,218 | 1.95 (d) | 2.02 (d) | (1.64) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.91 | (0.22) | (0.04) | (0.26) | (0.14) | (0.66) | (0.80) | 10.85 | (2.32) | 1,584,982 | 1.96 | 2.01 | (1.91) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.53 | (0.23) | 0.52 | 0.29 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 11.91 | 2.77 | 1,930,318 | 1.95 | 1.99 | (1.91) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.59 | (0.22) | 0.75 | 0.53 | (0.24) | (0.35) | (0.59) | 12.53 | 4.34 | 2,550,094 | 1.89 | 1.96 | (1.82) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.80 | (0.21) | 1.43 | 1.22 | (0.31) | (0.12) | (0.43) | 12.59 | 10.61 | 1,898,066 | 1.85 | 1.97 | (1.75) | 282 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.12 | (0.12) | 0.86 | 0.74 | (0.26) | (0.42) | (0.68) | 11.18 | 7.26 | 27,359 | 1.45 (d) | 1.52 (d) | (1.14) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.20 | (0.16) | (0.05) | (0.21) | (0.21) | (0.66) | (0.87) | 11.12 | (1.86) | 25,690 | 1.46 | 1.51 | (1.41) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.75 | (0.17) | 0.53 | 0.36 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.20 | 3.30 | 28,166 | 1.45 | 1.49 | (1.41) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.77 | (0.17) | 0.77 | 0.60 | (0.27) | (0.35) | (0.62) | 12.75 | 4.89 | 29,964 | 1.39 | 1.46 | (1.32) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.93 | (0.15) | 1.44 | 1.29 | (0.33) | (0.12) | (0.45) | 12.77 | 11.12 | 15,605 | 1.35 | 1.47 | (1.25) | 282 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.41 | (0.07) | 0.87 | 0.80 | (0.32) | (0.42) | (0.74) | 11.47 | 7.75 | 1,755,257 | 0.95 (d) | 1.02 (d) | (0.64) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.51 | (0.11) | (0.05) | (0.16) | (0.28) | (0.66) | (0.94) | 11.41 | (1.40) | 2,600,015 | 0.96 | 1.01 | (0.91) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.99 | (0.11) | 0.54 | 0.43 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.51 | 3.81 | 3,699,738 | 0.95 | 0.99 | (0.91) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.97 | (0.10) | 0.78 | 0.68 | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.66) | 12.99 | 5.42 | 4,846,950 | 0.89 | 0.96 | (0.82) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 12.07 | (0.10) | 1.47 | 1.37 | (0.35) | (0.12) | (0.47) | 12.97 | 11.69 | 3,901,165 | 0.85 | 0.97 | (0.75) | 282 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.41 | (0.06) | 0.88 | 0.82 | (0.33) | (0.42) | (0.75) | 11.48 | 7.88 | 144,960 | 0.89 (d) | 0.96 (d) | (0.58) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.51 | (0.10) | (0.06) | (0.16) | (0.28) | (0.66) | (0.94) | 11.41 | (1.39) | 158,826 | 0.93 | 0.98 | (0.88) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.99 | (0.11) | 0.54 | 0.43 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.51 | 3.81 | 186,943 | 0.93 | 0.97 | (0.89) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.97 | (0.10) | 0.78 | 0.68 | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.66) | 12.99 | 5.45 | 206,573 | 0.86 | 0.93 | (0.79) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 12.07 | (0.08) | 1.45 | 1.37 | (0.35) | (0.12) | (0.47) | 12.97 | 11.69 | 164,371 | 0.79 | 0.90 | (0.69) | 282 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.43 | (0.06) | 0.88 | 0.82 | (0.34) | (0.42) | (0.76) | 11.49 | 7.93 | 286,944 | 0.82 (d) | 0.89 (d) | (0.51) (d) | 96 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 12.53 | (0.09) | (0.05) | (0.14) | (0.30) | (0.66) | (0.96) | 11.43 | (1.27) | 418,615 | 0.83 | 0.88 | (0.78) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 12.99 | (0.10) | 0.55 | 0.45 | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | 12.53 | 3.97 | 480,626 | 0.83 | 0.87 | (0.79) | 72 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 12.97 | (0.09) | 0.77 | 0.68 | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.66) | 12.99 | 5.48 | 521,099 | 0.79 | 0.86 | (0.72) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 13.13 | (0.01) | (0.15) | (0.16) | — | — | — | 12.97 | (3.14) | 554,557 | 0.76 (f) | 0.85 (f) | (0.66) (f) | 282 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,980,108, $10,609, $1,358,410, $24,496, $1,874,274, $146,260 and $323,437 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 6.54 | $(0.07) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.30 | $ — | $ 6.84 | 4.59% | $ 40,844 | 1.47% (d) | 1.56% (d) | (1.11)% (d) | 98% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.04 | (0.10) | (1.40) | (1.50) | — | 6.54 | (18.66) | 34,892 | 1.55 | 1.59 | (1.47) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.05 | (0.11) | (0.90) | (1.01) | — | 8.04 | (11.16) | 47,339 | 1.30 | 1.57 | (1.25) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.73 | (0.11) | (1.35) | (1.46) | (0.22) | 9.05 | (13.89) | 69,350 | 1.22 | 1.47 | (1.14) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.42 | (0.12) | 0.43 | 0.31 | — | 10.73 | 2.97 | 99,577 | 1.22 | 1.46 | (1.13) | 152 |
|
||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.34 | (0.12) | 0.36 | 0.24 | — | 6.58 | 3.79 | 152 | 2.22 (d) | 2.31 (d) | (1.86) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.85 | (0.16) | (1.35) | (1.51) | — | 6.34 | (19.24) | 258 | 2.30 | 2.34 | (2.22) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 8.91 | (0.17) | (0.89) | (1.06) | — | 7.85 | (11.90) | 514 | 2.05 | 2.32 | (2.00) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.59 | (0.18) | (1.33) | (1.51) | (0.17) | 8.91 | (14.44) | 1,096 | 1.97 | 2.22 | (1.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | (0.20) | 0.43 | 0.23 | — | 10.59 | 2.22 | 3,773 | 1.97 | 2.21 | (1.88) | 152 |
|
||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.33 | (0.12) | 0.36 | 0.24 | — | 6.57 | 3.79 | 5,915 | 2.22 (d) | 2.31 (d) | (1.86) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.84 | (0.15) | (1.36) | (1.51) | — | 6.33 | (19.26) | 2,544 | 2.30 | 2.34 | (2.22) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 8.89 | (0.17) | (0.88) | (1.05) | — | 7.84 | (11.81) | 3,612 | 2.05 | 2.32 | (2.00) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.58 | (0.18) | (1.34) | (1.52) | (0.17) | 8.89 | (14.55) | 4,948 | 1.97 | 2.22 | (1.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.35 | (0.20) | 0.43 | 0.23 | — | 10.58 | 2.22 | 8,585 | 1.97 | 2.21 | (1.88) | 152 |
|
||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.48 | (0.09) | 0.37 | 0.28 | — | 6.76 | 4.32 | 782 | 1.72 (d) | 1.81 (d) | (1.36) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.99 | (0.12) | (1.39) | (1.51) | — | 6.48 | (18.90) | 363 | 1.80 | 1.84 | (1.72) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.02 | (0.13) | (0.90) | (1.03) | — | 7.99 | (11.42) | 371 | 1.55 | 1.82 | (1.50) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.71 | (0.13) | (1.36) | (1.49) | (0.20) | 9.02 | (14.13) | 504 | 1.47 | 1.72 | (1.39) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.42 | (0.15) | 0.44 | 0.29 | — | 10.71 | 2.78 | 386 | 1.47 | 1.71 | (1.38) | 152 |
|
||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.63 | (0.06) | 0.38 | 0.32 | — | 6.95 | 4.83 | 574,878 | 1.22 (d) | 1.31 (d) | (0.86) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.13 | (0.09) | (1.41) | (1.50) | — | 6.63 | (18.45) | 217,528 | 1.30 | 1.34 | (1.22) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.13 | (0.09) | (0.91) | (1.00) | — | 8.13 | (10.95) | 268,106 | 1.05 | 1.32 | (1.00) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.81 | (0.09) | (1.36) | (1.45) | (0.23) | 9.13 | (13.69) | 250,463 | 0.97 | 1.22 | (0.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.47 | (0.09) | 0.43 | 0.34 | — | 10.81 | 3.25 | 240,404 | 0.97 | 1.21 | (0.88) | 152 |
|
||||||||||||
Class R5 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.64 | (0.05) | 0.38 | 0.33 | — | 6.97 | 4.97 | 195,777 | 1.13 (d) | 1.22 (d) | (0.77) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.13 | (0.08) | (1.41) | (1.49) | — | 6.64 | (18.33) | 259,674 | 1.15 | 1.19 | (1.07) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.13 | (0.09) | (0.91) | (1.00) | — | 8.13 | (10.95) | 269,490 | 1.02 | 1.19 | (0.97) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.80 | (0.09) | (1.35) | (1.44) | (0.23) | 9.13 | (13.61) | 266,031 | 0.97 | 1.20 | (0.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.47 | (0.09) | 0.42 | 0.33 | — | 10.80 | 3.15 | 238,710 | 0.97 | 1.14 | (0.88) | 152 |
|
||||||||||||
Class R6 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.65 | (0.04) | 0.37 | 0.33 | — | 6.98 | 4.96 | 1,971 | 1.03 (d) | 1.12 (d) | (0.67) (d) | 98 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.13 | (0.07) | (1.41) | (1.48) | — | 6.65 | (18.20) | 117,504 | 1.05 | 1.09 | (0.97) | 17 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.13 | (0.08) | (0.92) | (1.00) | — | 8.13 | (10.95) | 131,076 | 0.99 | 1.10 | (0.94) | 21 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.80 | (0.08) | (1.36) | (1.44) | (0.23) | 9.13 | (13.61) | 124,497 | 0.97 | 1.12 | (0.89) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 11.15 | (0.01) | (0.34) | (0.35) | — | 10.80 | (3.14) | 101,349 | 0.97 (f) | 1.15 (f) | (0.88) (f) | 152 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended October 31, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $32,276,528 and sold of $14,234,590 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Commodities Strategy Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $36,817, $195, $3,233, $498, $350,698, $242,334 and $35,274 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $25.84 | $0.27 | $ 4.80 | $ 5.07 | $(0.24) | $ — | $(0.24) | $30.67 | 19.88% | $ 824,702 | 1.40% (e) | 1.41% (e) | 1.01% (e) | 3% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.77 | 0.28 | (7.32) | (7.04) | (0.33) | (0.56) | (0.89) | 25.84 | (21.20) | 795,042 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 0.96 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.42 | 0.38 | (0.65) | (0.27) | (0.28) | (0.10) | (0.38) | 33.77 | (0.73) | 1,251,018 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.13 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.70 | 0.30 | 1.66 | 1.96 | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | 34.42 | 6.03 | 1,494,412 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 0.89 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 30.38 | 0.29 | 2.86 | 3.15 | (0.23) | (0.60) | (0.83) | 32.70 | 10.72 | 1,371,476 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 0.93 | 19 |
|
||||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.06 | 0.07 | 4.69 | 4.76 | — | — | — | 29.82 | 18.99 | 8,848 | 2.15 (e) | 2.16 (e) | 0.26 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 32.72 | 0.06 | (7.11) | (7.05) | (0.05) | (0.56) | (0.61) | 25.06 | (21.80) | 12,710 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 0.21 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 33.31 | 0.12 | (0.61) | (0.49) | (0.00) | (0.10) | (0.10) | 32.72 | (1.46) | 28,314 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 0.38 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 31.66 | 0.04 | 1.61 | 1.65 | — | — | — | 33.31 | 5.21 | 44,403 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 0.14 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 29.42 | 0.06 | 2.78 | 2.84 | — | (0.60) | (0.60) | 31.66 | 9.89 | 59,539 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 0.18 | 19 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.03 | 0.07 | 4.68 | 4.75 | — | — | — | 29.78 | 18.98 | 82,513 | 2.15 (e) | 2.16 (e) | 0.26 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 32.68 | 0.06 | (7.10) | (7.04) | (0.05) | (0.56) | (0.61) | 25.03 | (21.80) | 82,395 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 0.21 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 33.27 | 0.12 | (0.61) | (0.49) | (0.00) | (0.10) | (0.10) | 32.68 | (1.47) | 137,867 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 0.38 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 31.62 | 0.04 | 1.61 | 1.65 | — | — | — | 33.27 | 5.22 | 168,313 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 0.14 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 29.38 | 0.06 | 2.78 | 2.84 | — | (0.60) | (0.60) | 31.62 | 9.90 | 189,142 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 0.18 | 19 |
|
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.92 | 0.35 | 4.79 | 5.14 | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 30.74 | 20.18 | 1,055,132 | 1.15 (e) | 1.16 (e) | 1.26 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.90 | 0.36 | (7.35) | (6.99) | (0.43) | (0.56) | (0.99) | 25.92 | (21.00) | 1,016,382 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.55 | 0.46 | (0.64) | (0.18) | (0.37) | (0.10) | (0.47) | 33.90 | (0.47) | 1,463,586 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.83 | 0.38 | 1.66 | 2.04 | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | 34.55 | 6.27 | 1,175,003 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 30.50 | 0.37 | 2.87 | 3.24 | (0.31) | (0.60) | (0.91) | 32.83 | 11.01 | 729,007 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 19 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.90 | 0.38 | 4.79 | 5.17 | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 30.69 | 20.33 | 331,079 | 1.03 (e) | 1.04 (e) | 1.38 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.87 | 0.40 | (7.33) | (6.93) | (0.48) | (0.56) | (1.04) | 25.90 | (20.87) | 352,779 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.52 | 0.51 | (0.66) | (0.15) | (0.40) | (0.10) | (0.50) | 33.87 | (0.35) | 686,180 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.53 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.80 | 0.42 | 1.67 | 2.09 | (0.37) | — | (0.37) | 34.52 | 6.43 | 666,769 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 30.48 | 0.42 | 2.86 | 3.28 | (0.36) | (0.60) | (0.96) | 32.80 | 11.19 | 513,884 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 19 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 25.90 | 0.39 | 4.78 | 5.17 | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 30.68 | 20.35 | 160,816 | 0.98 (e) | 0.99 (e) | 1.43 (e) | 3 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 33.87 | 0.41 | (7.33) | (6.92) | (0.49) | (0.56) | (1.05) | 25.90 | (20.84) | 180,773 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.39 | 9 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 34.52 | 0.52 | (0.65) | (0.13) | (0.42) | (0.10) | (0.52) | 33.87 | (0.31) | 179,467 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.55 | 13 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 32.81 | 0.44 | 1.66 | 2.10 | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | 34.52 | 6.46 | 154,375 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 32.73 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | — | — | — | 32.81 | 0.24 | 122,749 | 0.96 (g) | 0.98 (g) | 1.41 (g) | 19 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class R5 which were less than $0.005 per share, for the fiscal year ended October 31,2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $769,910, $10,373, $76,341, $895,075, $313,324 and $145,996 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(g) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $6.53 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.60 | $ — | $ — | $ — | $7.13 | 9.19% | $11,855 | 1.66% (d) | 2.59% (d) | 0.33% (d) | 47% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.58 | 0.02 | (1.04) | (1.02) | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 6.53 | (13.45) | 10,516 | 1.85 | 2.58 | 0.23 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.61 | 0.06 | (0.03) | 0.03 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 7.58 | 0.44 | 10,654 | 1.85 | 2.57 | 0.74 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.61 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | (0.08) | — | (0.08) | 7.61 | 1.06 | 15,284 | 1.85 | 2.75 | 0.68 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.07 | 0.11 | (0.47) | (0.36) | (0.07) | (0.03) | (0.10) | 7.61 | (4.51) | 10,187 | 1.85 | 3.44 | 1.36 | 34 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.43 | (0.03) | 0.57 | 0.54 | — | — | — | 6.97 | 8.40 | 3,149 | 2.41 (d) | 3.34 (d) | (0.42) (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.49 | (0.04) | (1.02) | (1.06) | — | — | — | 6.43 | (14.15) | 2,572 | 2.60 | 3.33 | (0.52) | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.55 | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 7.49 | (0.40) | 2,825 | 2.60 | 3.32 | (0.01) | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.55 | (0.01) | 0.04 | 0.03 | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 7.55 | 0.40 | 2,191 | 2.60 | 3.50 | (0.07) | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.05 | 0.04 | (0.47) | (0.43) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.07) | 7.55 | (5.28) | 1,150 | 2.60 | 4.19 | 0.61 | 34 |
|
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.50 | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.57 | — | — | — | 7.07 | 8.77 | 1,263 | 1.91 (d) | 2.84 (d) | 0.08 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.55 | (0.00) | (1.03) | (1.03) | (0.02) | — | (0.02) | 6.50 | (13.71) | 1,188 | 2.10 | 2.83 | (0.02) | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.59 | 0.04 | (0.03) | 0.01 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 7.55 | 0.17 | 1,341 | 2.10 | 2.82 | 0.49 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.58 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 7.59 | 0.97 | 739 | 2.10 | 3.00 | 0.43 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.06 | 0.08 | (0.47) | (0.39) | (0.06) | (0.03) | (0.09) | 7.58 | (4.86) | 76 | 2.10 | 3.69 | 1.11 | 34 |
|
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.53 | 0.04 | 0.58 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 7.15 | 9.49 | 4,858 | 1.41 (d) | 2.34 (d) | 0.58 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.59 | 0.03 | (1.04) | (1.01) | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 6.53 | (13.28) | 3,607 | 1.60 | 2.33 | 0.48 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.62 | 0.08 | (0.04) | 0.04 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | 7.59 | 0.60 | 3,295 | 1.60 | 2.32 | 0.99 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.61 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | 7.62 | 1.42 | 442 | 1.60 | 2.50 | 0.93 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.07 | 0.12 | (0.47) | (0.35) | (0.08) | (0.03) | (0.11) | 7.61 | (4.31) | 281 | 1.60 | 3.19 | 1.61 | 34 |
|
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.53 | 0.04 | 0.58 | 0.62 | — | — | — | 7.15 | 9.49 | 1,497 | 1.41 (d) | 1.99 (d) | 0.58 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.60 | 0.03 | (1.05) | (1.02) | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 6.53 | (13.40) | 885 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 0.48 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.62 | 0.07 | (0.02) | 0.05 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | 7.60 | 0.74 | 896 | 1.60 | 2.02 | 0.99 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.61 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | 7.62 | 1.42 | 366 | 1.60 | 2.26 | 0.93 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 8.07 | 0.12 | (0.47) | (0.35) | (0.08) | (0.03) | (0.11) | 7.61 | (4.31) | 118 | 1.60 | 2.90 | 1.61 | 34 |
|
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.54 | 0.04 | 0.57 | 0.61 | — | — | — | 7.15 | 9.33 | 6,604 | 1.41 (d) | 1.99 (d) | 0.58 (d) | 47 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 7.60 | 0.03 | (1.04) | (1.01) | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 6.54 | (13.26) | 7,171 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 0.48 | 97 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 7.62 | 0.07 | (0.02) | 0.05 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | 7.60 | 0.73 | 8,116 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 0.99 | 94 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 7.62 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.10 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | 7.62 | 1.28 | 8,619 | 1.60 | 2.21 | 0.93 | 41 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 7.85 | 0.01 | (0.24) | (0.23) | — | — | — | 7.62 | (2.93) | 7,488 | 1.60 (f) | 1.79 (f) | 1.61 (f) | 34 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $11,010, $2,812, $1,250, $3,922, $1,142 and $6,685 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Return
of
capital |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
|
Class A | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 6.77 | $0.27 | $(0.25) | $ 0.02 | $ — | $ — | $(0.26) | $(0.26) | $6.53 | 0.45% | $ 5,182 | 1.23% (e) | 1.91% (e) | 4.16% (e) | 266% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.49 | 0.41 | (1.76) | (1.35) | — | — | (0.37) | (0.37) | 6.77 | (16.20) | 6,282 | 1.24 | 1.89 | 5.46 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.46 | (0.77) | (0.31) | (0.06) | — | (0.31) | (0.37) | 8.49 | (3.44) | 9,379 | 1.24 | 1.84 | 5.29 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.88 | 0.48 | (0.79) | (0.31) | (0.29) | — | (0.11) | (0.40) | 9.17 | (3.25) | 12,998 | 1.24 | 1.77 | 4.96 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.67 | (0.88) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.15) | 9.88 | 7.50 | 14,549 | 1.24 | 1.79 | 5.17 | 30 |
|
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Class B | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.22 | (0.25) | (0.03) | — | — | (0.21) | (0.21) | 6.53 | (0.37) | 121 | 1.98 (e) | 2.66 (e) | 3.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.35 | (1.75) | (1.40) | — | — | (0.31) | (0.31) | 6.77 | (16.72) | 296 | 1.99 | 2.64 | 4.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.16 | 0.40 | (0.78) | (0.38) | (0.05) | — | (0.25) | (0.30) | 8.48 | (4.17) | 349 | 1.99 | 2.59 | 4.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.41 | (0.79) | (0.38) | (0.22) | — | (0.11) | (0.33) | 9.16 | (3.98) | 570 | 1.99 | 2.52 | 4.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.35 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.60 | (0.81) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.08) | 9.87 | 6.70 | 856 | 1.99 | 2.54 | 4.42 | 30 |
|
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Class C | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.22 | (0.24) | (0.02) | — | — | (0.21) | (0.21) | 6.54 | (0.21) | 1,195 | 1.98 (e) | 2.66 (e) | 3.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.49 | 0.35 | (1.75) | (1.40) | — | — | (0.32) | (0.32) | 6.77 | (16.82) | 1,385 | 1.99 | 2.64 | 4.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.40 | (0.78) | (0.38) | (0.05) | — | (0.25) | (0.30) | 8.49 | (4.16) | 2,244 | 1.99 | 2.59 | 4.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.88 | 0.41 | (0.79) | (0.38) | (0.22) | — | (0.11) | (0.33) | 9.17 | (3.97) | 3,532 | 1.99 | 2.52 | 4.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.60 | (0.81) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.08) | 9.88 | 6.70 | 3,938 | 1.99 | 2.54 | 4.42 | 30 |
|
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Class R | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.76 | 0.25 | (0.24) | 0.01 | — | — | (0.24) | (0.24) | 6.53 | 0.33 | 264 | 1.48 (e) | 2.16 (e) | 3.91 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.39 | (1.76) | (1.37) | — | — | (0.35) | (0.35) | 6.76 | (16.43) | 363 | 1.49 | 2.14 | 5.21 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.44 | (0.78) | (0.34) | (0.06) | — | (0.29) | (0.35) | 8.48 | (3.79) | 460 | 1.49 | 2.09 | 5.04 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.46 | (0.78) | (0.32) | (0.27) | — | (0.11) | (0.38) | 9.17 | (3.39) | 776 | 1.49 | 2.02 | 4.71 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.36 | 0.48 | 0.16 | 0.64 | (0.86) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.13) | 9.87 | 7.13 | 946 | 1.49 | 2.04 | 4.92 | 30 |
|
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Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.29 | (0.25) | 0.04 | — | — | (0.28) | (0.28) | 6.53 | 0.72 | 354 | 0.98 (e) | 1.66 (e) | 4.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.49 | 0.45 | (1.78) | (1.33) | — | — | (0.39) | (0.39) | 6.77 | (15.99) | 304 | 0.99 | 1.64 | 5.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.17 | 0.49 | (0.78) | (0.29) | (0.06) | — | (0.33) | (0.39) | 8.49 | (3.20) | 2,911 | 0.99 | 1.59 | 5.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.88 | 0.51 | (0.79) | (0.28) | (0.32) | — | (0.11) | (0.43) | 9.17 | (3.01) | 1,529 | 0.99 | 1.52 | 5.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.37 | 0.52 | 0.17 | 0.69 | (0.91) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.18) | 9.88 | 7.67 | 1,867 | 0.99 | 1.54 | 5.42 | 30 |
|
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Class R5 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.29 | (0.25) | 0.04 | — | — | (0.28) | (0.28) | 6.53 | 0.72 | 7 | 0.98 (e) | 1.28 (e) | 4.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.45 | (1.77) | (1.32) | — | — | (0.39) | (0.39) | 6.77 | (15.89) | 7 | 0.99 | 1.34 | 5.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.16 | 0.49 | (0.78) | (0.29) | (0.06) | — | (0.33) | (0.39) | 8.48 | (3.20) | 186 | 0.99 | 1.31 | 5.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.51 | (0.79) | (0.28) | (0.32) | — | (0.11) | (0.43) | 9.16 | (3.01) | 291 | 0.99 | 1.36 | 5.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 10.35 | 0.52 | 0.18 | 0.70 | (0.91) | (0.24) | (0.03) | (1.18) | 9.87 | 7.78 | 457 | 0.99 | 1.28 | 5.42 | 30 |
|
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Class R6 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 6.77 | 0.29 | (0.25) | 0.04 | — | — | (0.28) | (0.28) | 6.53 | 0.73 | 60,702 | 0.98 (e) | 1.28 (e) | 4.41 (e) | 266 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 8.48 | 0.43 | (1.75) | (1.32) | — | — | (0.39) | (0.39) | 6.77 | (15.89) | 37,373 | 0.99 | 1.33 | 5.71 | 50 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 9.16 | 0.49 | (0.78) | (0.29) | (0.06) | — | (0.33) | (0.39) | 8.48 | (3.21) | 39,617 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 5.54 | 69 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.87 | 0.50 | (0.78) | (0.28) | (0.32) | — | (0.11) | (0.43) | 9.16 | (3.01) | 33,125 | 0.99 | 1.29 | 5.21 | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 9.83 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.07 | (0.00) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.87 | 0.66 | 30,375 | 0.99 (g) | 1.26 (g) | 5.42 (g) | 30 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, which were less than $0.005 per share, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $5,546, $200, $1,154, $291, $314, $7 and $53,595 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares. |
(g) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $19.30 | $(0.02) | $ 0.21 | $ 0.19 | $ — | $(2.30) | $(2.30) | $17.19 | 2.08% | $115,588 | 1.34% (d) | 1.36% (d) | (0.12)% (d) | 28% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 22.57 | (0.01) | (1.25) | (1.26) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 19.30 | (5.80) | 147,504 | 1.26 | 1.29 | (0.04) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.18 | (0.09) | 2.35 | 2.26 | (0.01) | (0.86) | (0.87) | 22.57 | 11.13 | 192,326 | 1.26 | 1.29 | (0.43) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.19 | (0.00) | 4.78 | 4.78 | (0.06) | (1.73) | (1.79) | 21.18 | 28.78 | 180,568 | 1.26 | 1.30 | (0.02) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.36 | (0.08) | 1.98 | 1.90 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 18.19 | 11.70 | 102,508 | 1.34 | 1.37 | (0.41) | 37 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 17.52 | (0.13) | 0.16 | 0.03 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 15.25 | 1.28 | 1,127 | 2.09 (d) | 2.11 (d) | (0.87) (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 20.82 | (0.15) | (1.14) | (1.29) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 17.52 | (6.50) | 2,161 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (0.79) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.74 | (0.24) | 2.18 | 1.94 | — | (0.86) | (0.86) | 20.82 | 10.27 | 4,855 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (1.18) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.16 | (0.14) | 4.49 | 4.35 | (0.04) | (1.73) | (1.77) | 19.74 | 27.89 | 5,921 | 2.01 | 2.05 | (0.77) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 15.55 | (0.19) | 1.87 | 1.68 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 17.16 | 10.89 | 6,195 | 2.09 | 2.12 | (1.16) | 37 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 17.53 | (0.13) | 0.16 | 0.03 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 15.26 | 1.27 | 30,857 | 2.09 (d) | 2.11 (d) | (0.87) (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 20.83 | (0.15) | (1.14) | (1.29) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 17.53 | (6.49) | 42,965 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (0.79) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.75 | (0.24) | 2.18 | 1.94 | — | (0.86) | (0.86) | 20.83 | 10.27 | 53,542 | 2.01 | 2.04 | (1.18) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.17 | (0.14) | 4.49 | 4.35 | (0.04) | (1.73) | (1.77) | 19.75 | 27.87 | 49,344 | 2.01 | 2.05 | (0.77) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 15.56 | (0.19) | 1.87 | 1.68 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 17.17 | 10.88 | 26,513 | 2.09 | 2.12 | (1.16) | 37 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 18.78 | (0.06) | 0.20 | 0.14 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 16.62 | 1.83 | 17,469 | 1.59 (d) | 1.61 (d) | (0.37) (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 22.08 | (0.06) | (1.23) | (1.29) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 18.78 | (6.09) | 24,855 | 1.51 | 1.54 | (0.29) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.77 | (0.14) | 2.31 | 2.17 | — | (0.86) | (0.86) | 22.08 | 10.89 | 34,634 | 1.51 | 1.54 | (0.68) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.91 | (0.05) | 4.69 | 4.64 | (0.05) | (1.73) | (1.78) | 20.77 | 28.43 | 34,556 | 1.51 | 1.55 | (0.27) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.14 | (0.11) | 1.95 | 1.84 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 17.91 | 11.49 | 23,412 | 1.59 | 1.62 | (0.66) | 37 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 19.66 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.25 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 17.61 | 2.37 | 19,938 | 1.09 (d) | 1.11 (d) | 0.13 (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 22.91 | 0.04 | (1.28) | (1.24) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 19.66 | (5.61) | 40,425 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.21 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.48 | (0.04) | 2.38 | 2.34 | (0.05) | (0.86) | (0.91) | 22.91 | 11.39 | 71,898 | 1.01 | 1.04 | (0.18) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.38 | 0.05 | 4.84 | 4.89 | (0.06) | (1.73) | (1.79) | 21.48 | 29.15 | 92,483 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.23 | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.49 | (0.03) | 1.99 | 1.96 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 18.38 | 11.97 | 22,529 | 1.09 | 1.12 | (0.16) | 37 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.08 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.28 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 18.06 | 2.49 | 21,192 | 0.94 (d) | 0.96 (d) | 0.28 (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.32 | 0.07 | (1.30) | (1.23) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 20.08 | (5.46) | 33,854 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.33 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.84 | (0.02) | 2.43 | 2.41 | (0.07) | (0.86) | (0.93) | 23.32 | 11.51 | 49,356 | 0.90 | 0.93 | (0.07) | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.65 | 0.07 | 4.92 | 4.99 | (0.07) | (1.73) | (1.80) | 21.84 | 29.24 | 31,593 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.33 | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 16.69 | 0.01 | 2.02 | 2.03 | — | (0.07) | (0.07) | 18.65 | 12.25 | 16,677 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.06 | 37 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.13 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.30 | — | (2.30) | (2.30) | 18.13 | 2.59 | 50,645 | 0.85 (d) | 0.87 (d) | 0.37 (d) | 28 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.35 | 0.09 | (1.30) | (1.21) | — | (2.01) | (2.01) | 20.13 | (5.36) | 91,275 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.42 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 21.86 | 0.01 | 2.42 | 2.43 | (0.08) | (0.86) | (0.94) | 23.35 | 11.62 | 100,410 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 27 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.65 | 0.08 | 4.93 | 5.01 | (0.07) | (1.73) | (1.80) | 21.86 | 29.37 | 90,291 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.42 | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 18.97 | 0.00 | (0.32) | (0.32) | — | — | — | 18.65 | (1.69) | 74,513 | 0.83 (f) | 0.86 (f) | 0.10 (f) | 37 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $124,601, $1,545, $35,133, $20,938, $24,372, $25,759 and $63,382 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 9.50 | $0.17 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.28 | $(0.16) | $ — | $(0.16) | $ 9.62 | 3.01% | $4,194 | 1.40% (d) | 4.29% (d) | 1.76% (d) | 85% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.66 | 0.17 | (1.11) | (0.94) | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 9.50 | (8.85) | 3,262 | 1.40 | 6.36 | 1.68 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.08 | 0.63 | 0.71 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 10.66 | 7.12 | 2,497 | 1.39 (f) | 8.60 (f) | 1.51 (f) | 19 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.48 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.21 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 9.60 | 2.24 | 428 | 2.15 (d) | 5.04 (d) | 1.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.64 | 0.09 | (1.10) | (1.01) | (0.14) | (0.01) | (0.15) | 9.48 | (9.56) | 279 | 2.15 | 7.11 | 0.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.04 | 0.63 | 0.67 | (0.03) | — | (0.03) | 10.64 | 6.71 | 181 | 2.14 (f) | 9.35 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 19 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.49 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.25 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | 9.61 | 2.76 | 69 | 1.65 (d) | 4.54 (d) | 1.51 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.66 | 0.14 | (1.11) | (0.97) | (0.19) | (0.01) | (0.20) | 9.49 | (9.18) | 27 | 1.65 | 6.61 | 1.43 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 0.71 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 10.66 | 7.05 | 13 | 1.64 (f) | 8.85 (f) | 1.26 (f) | 19 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.50 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | 9.62 | 3.27 | 5,177 | 1.15 (d) | 4.04 (d) | 2.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.67 | 0.20 | (1.12) | (0.92) | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | 9.50 | (8.70) | 4,223 | 1.15 | 6.11 | 1.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.73 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 10.67 | 7.29 | 2,287 | 1.14 (f) | 8.35 (f) | 1.76 (f) | 19 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.50 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | 9.62 | 3.27 | 10 | 1.15 (d) | 4.02 (d) | 2.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.67 | 0.20 | (1.12) | (0.92) | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | 9.50 | (8.70) | 10 | 1.15 | 6.00 | 1.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.73 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 10.67 | 7.29 | 11 | 1.14 (f) | 8.34 (f) | 1.76 (f) | 19 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.50 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | 9.62 | 3.27 | 114 | 1.15 (d) | 4.02 (d) | 2.01 (d) | 85 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.67 | 0.20 | (1.12) | (0.92) | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | 9.50 | (8.70) | 69 | 1.15 | 6.00 | 1.93 | 84 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 0.73 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | 10.67 | 7.29 | 38 | 1.14 (f) | 8.34 (f) | 1.76 (f) | 19 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $3,503, $326, $42, $4,346, $9 and $82 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of May 2, 2014. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $21.10 | $ 0.15 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.35 | $(0.22) | $22.23 | 6.51% | $52,479 | 1.93% (e) | 1.93% (e) | 0.74% (e) | 52% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.93 | 0.18 | 1.08 | 1.26 | (0.09) | 21.10 | 6.36 | 53,087 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 0.85 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.31 | (0.03) | (0.13) | (0.16) | (0.22) | 19.93 | (0.87) | 62,957 | 1.85 | 1.85 | (0.15) | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.90 | 0.09 | 2.44 | 2.53 | (0.12) | 20.31 | 14.18 | 76,691 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 0.50 | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.52 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.48 | (0.10) | 17.90 | 2.79 | 82,713 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0.64 | 109 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.43 | (0.00) | 1.16 | 1.16 | (0.03) | 21.56 | 5.72 | 1,218 | 2.68 (e) | 2.68 (e) | (0.01) (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.35 | 0.02 | 1.06 | 1.08 | — | 20.43 | 5.58 | 2,600 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.10 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.71 | (0.18) | (0.14) | (0.32) | (0.04) | 19.35 | (1.61) | 5,303 | 2.60 | 2.60 | (0.90) | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.39 | (0.05) | 2.37 | 2.32 | — | 19.71 | 13.34 | 7,411 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.25) | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.05 | (0.02) | 0.36 | 0.34 | — | 17.39 | 1.99 | 9,703 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.11) | 109 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.39 | (0.00) | 1.16 | 1.16 | (0.03) | 21.52 | 5.73 | 11,879 | 2.68 (e) | 2.68 (e) | (0.01) (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.32 | 0.02 | 1.05 | 1.07 | — | 20.39 | 5.54 | 13,922 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.10 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 19.68 | (0.18) | (0.14) | (0.32) | (0.04) | 19.32 | (1.62) | 15,978 | 2.60 | 2.60 | (0.90) | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.36 | (0.05) | 2.37 | 2.32 | — | 19.68 | 13.36 | 21,366 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.25) | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.02 | (0.02) | 0.36 | 0.34 | — | 17.36 | 2.00 | 24,728 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.11) | 109 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 21.14 | 0.21 | 1.19 | 1.40 | (0.28) | 22.26 | 6.77 | 5,216 | 1.68 (e) | 1.68 (e) | 0.99 (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 19.98 | 0.23 | 1.08 | 1.31 | (0.15) | 21.14 | 6.62 | 3,449 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.10 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.36 | 0.02 | (0.13) | (0.11) | (0.27) | 19.98 | (0.62) | 4,494 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 0.10 | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.95 | 0.14 | 2.44 | 2.58 | (0.17) | 20.36 | 14.43 | 4,531 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.75 | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.58 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.53 | (0.16) | 17.95 | 3.08 | 4,384 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 0.89 | 109 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 21.17 | 0.25 | 1.19 | 1.44 | (0.33) | 22.28 | 7.00 | 54 | 1.45 (e) | 1.45 (e) | 1.22 (e) | 52 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 20.01 | 0.28 | 1.08 | 1.36 | (0.20) | 21.17 | 6.88 | 75 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 130 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 20.38 | 0.06 | (0.14) | (0.08) | (0.29) | 20.01 | (0.46) | 104 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 0.31 | 124 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 17.97 | 0.18 | 2.45 | 2.63 | (0.22) | 20.38 | 14.71 | 411 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.95 | 148 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.61 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.57 | (0.21) | 17.97 | 3.29 | 757 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 109 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $50,540, $1,754, $12,360, $4,141, and $65 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operation |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 9.70 | $(0.13) | $ 0.91 | $ 0.78 | $(0.22) | $ — | $(0.22) | $10.26 | 8.21% | $ 5,865 | 1.63% (d) | 2.19% (d) | (1.31)% (d) | 75% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.02 | (0.16) | 0.18 | 0.02 | (0.15) | (0.19) | (0.34) | 9.70 | 0.18 | 7,418 | 1.70 (e) | 2.03 (e) | (1.64) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.78 | (0.17) | 0.09 | (0.08) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.02 | (0.64) | 6,996 | 1.73 | 2.06 | (1.68) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.04) | 0.30 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.78 | 2.47 | 607 | 1.99 (g) | 2.04 (g) | (1.92) (g) | 0 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.62 | (0.20) | 0.90 | 0.70 | (0.12) | — | (0.12) | 10.20 | 7.41 | 7,540 | 2.38 (d) | 2.94 (d) | (2.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 9.94 | (0.24) | 0.18 | (0.06) | (0.07) | (0.19) | (0.26) | 9.62 | (0.63) | 8,155 | 2.45 (e) | 2.78 (e) | (2.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.78 | (0.24) | 0.08 | (0.16) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 9.94 | (1.42) | 12,136 | 2.48 | 2.81 | (2.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.05) | 0.31 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.78 | 2.47 | 818 | 2.74 (g) | 2.79 (g) | (2.67) (g) | 0 |
|
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.69 | (0.15) | 0.90 | 0.75 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | 10.25 | 7.86 | 42 | 1.88 (d) | 2.44 (d) | (1.56) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.00 | (0.19) | 0.20 | 0.01 | (0.13) | (0.19) | (0.32) | 9.69 | 0.00 | 24 | 1.95 (e) | 2.28 (e) | (1.89) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.78 | (0.19) | 0.09 | (0.10) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.00 | (0.83) | 24 | 1.98 | 2.31 | (1.93) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.04) | 0.30 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.78 | 2.47 | 10 | 2.24 (g) | 2.29 (g) | (2.17) (g) | 0 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.73 | (0.10) | 0.91 | 0.81 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.29 | 8.51 | 38,019 | 1.38 (d) | 1.94 (d) | (1.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.05 | (0.14) | 0.19 | 0.05 | (0.18) | (0.19) | (0.37) | 9.73 | 0.44 | 47,740 | 1.45 (e) | 1.78 (e) | (1.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.79 | (0.14) | 0.08 | (0.06) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.05 | (0.44) | 36,645 | 1.48 | 1.81 | (1.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 9.91 | (0.19) | 1.07 | 0.88 | — | — | — | 10.79 | 8.88 | 6,972 | 1.82 | 1.87 | (1.75) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 10.00 | (0.02) | (0.07) | (0.09) | — | — | — | 9.91 | (0.90) | 10,017 | 2.00 (g) | 6.69 (g) | (1.87) (g) | 0 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.74 | (0.10) | 0.91 | 0.81 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.30 | 8.50 | 10 | 1.38 (d) | 1.83 (d) | (1.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.06 | (0.14) | 0.19 | 0.05 | (0.18) | (0.19) | (0.37) | 9.74 | 0.44 | 9 | 1.45 (e) | 1.65 (e) | (1.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.79 | (0.14) | 0.09 | (0.05) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.06 | (0.34) | 10 | 1.48 | 1.69 | (1.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.03) | 0.30 | 0.27 | — | — | — | 10.79 | 2.57 | 10 | 1.75 (g) | 1.80 (g) | (1.68) (g) | 0 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.73 | (0.10) | 0.91 | 0.81 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | 10.29 | 8.51 | 234 | 1.38 (d) | 1.83 (d) | (1.06) (d) | 75 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.05 | (0.14) | 0.19 | 0.05 | (0.18) | (0.19) | (0.37) | 9.73 | 0.44 | 100,759 | 1.45 (e) | 1.65 (e) | (1.39) (e) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.80 | (0.14) | 0.07 | (0.07) | — | (0.68) | (0.68) | 10.05 | (0.53) | 112,019 | 1.48 | 1.69 | (1.43) | 0 |
Year ended 10/31/13 (f) | 10.52 | (0.03) | 0.31 | 0.28 | — | — | — | 10.80 | 2.66 | 109,848 | 1.71 (g) | 1.76 (g) | (1.64) (g) | 0 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6,073, $8,197, $34, $36,316, $9 and $30,824 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly; the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the fund may own different proportions at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by your Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying finds and are deducted from the value of the funds your Funds invests in. The effect of the estimated Underlying fund expenses that you bear indirectly is included in your Fund’s total return. Estimated acquired fund fees from underlying funds were 0.11%. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 26, 2012 for Class Y shares and August 28, 2013 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(g) | Annualized. |
Class A | |||
Years ended October 31, | |||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 (a) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 6.45 | $ 9.35 | $10.00 |
Net investment income (loss) (b) | (0.07) | (0.09) | (0.01) |
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 0.02 | (2.51) | (0.64) |
Total from investment operations | (0.05) | (2.60) | (0.65) |
Less: | |||
Return of capital | (0.34) | (0.30) | — |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 6.06 | $ 6.45 | $ 9.35 |
Total return (c) | (0.14)% | (28.30)% | (6.50)% |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $4,050 | $ 2,489 | $1,931 |
Portfolio turnover rate (d) | 57% | 107% | 5% |
Ratios/supplemental data based on average net assets: | |||
Ratio of expenses: | |||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, before taxes | 1.50% (e) | 1.50% | 1.49% (f) |
Tax expense (benefit) (g) | 0% (e) | 0% | 0% (f) |
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, after taxes (g) | 1.50% (e) | 1.50% | 1.49% (f) |
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, after taxes (g) | 4.75% (e) | 6.37% | 72.56% (f) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss), before taxes | (1.28)% (e) | (1.16)% | (0.54)% (f) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss), after taxes (h) | (1.28)% (e) | (1.16)% | (0.54)% (f) |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $3,107. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $518. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $149. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $2,766. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
Class R6 | |||
Years ended October 31, | |||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 (a) | |
Ratio of net investment income (loss), before taxes | (1.03)% (e) | (0.91)% | (0.29)% (f) |
Ratio of net investment income (loss), after taxes (h) | (1.03)% (e) | (0.91)% | (0.29)% (f) |
(a) | Commencement date of August 29, 2014. |
(b) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) and realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
(h) | Ratio includes tax expense derived from net investment income (loss) only. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
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Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $10.09 | $0.47 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.92 | $(0.50) | $ — | $(0.50) | $10.51 | 9.44% | $ 91,585 | 1.04% (d) | 1.28% (d) | 4.60% (d) | 101% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.46 | (0.25) | 0.21 | (0.49) | — | (0.49) | 10.09 | 2.02 | 52,613 | 0.99 | 1.27 | 4.52 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.04 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.85 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.37 | 8.66 | 42,104 | 0.88 | 1.28 | 4.69 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.83 | 0.50 | (0.58) | (0.08) | (0.55) | (0.16) | (0.71) | 10.04 | (0.83) | 40,515 | 0.88 | 1.22 | 4.83 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.43 | 0.81 | 1.24 | (0.44) | — | (0.44) | 10.83 | 12.64 | 24,388 | 0.88 (f) | 1.18 (f) | 4.54 (f) | 79 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.08 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.84 | (0.42) | — | (0.42) | 10.50 | 8.62 | 24,238 | 1.79 (d) | 2.03 (d) | 3.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.36 | 0.39 | (0.26) | 0.13 | (0.41) | — | (0.41) | 10.08 | 1.26 | 17,133 | 1.74 | 2.02 | 3.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.03 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.77 | (0.44) | — | (0.44) | 10.36 | 7.85 | 14,854 | 1.63 | 2.03 | 3.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.82 | 0.42 | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.47) | (0.16) | (0.63) | 10.03 | (1.58) | 16,592 | 1.63 | 1.97 | 4.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.36 | 0.81 | 1.17 | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | 10.82 | 11.91 | 10,469 | 1.63 (f) | 1.93 (f) | 3.79 (f) | 79 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.08 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.90 | (0.47) | — | (0.47) | 10.51 | 9.28 | 538 | 1.29 (d) | 1.53 (d) | 4.35 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.36 | 0.44 | (0.26) | 0.18 | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 10.08 | 1.77 | 339 | 1.24 | 1.52 | 4.27 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.03 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.82 | (0.49) | — | (0.49) | 10.36 | 8.39 | 141 | 1.13 | 1.53 | 4.44 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.83 | 0.47 | (0.59) | (0.12) | (0.52) | (0.16) | (0.68) | 10.03 | (1.17) | 51 | 1.13 | 1.47 | 4.58 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.40 | 0.82 | 1.22 | (0.42) | — | (0.42) | 10.83 | 12.43 | 50 | 1.13 (f) | 1.43 (f) | 4.29 (f) | 79 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.09 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.94 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.51 | 9.71 | 31,049 | 0.79 (d) | 1.03 (d) | 4.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.49 | (0.26) | 0.23 | (0.51) | — | (0.51) | 10.09 | 2.28 | 12,424 | 0.74 | 1.02 | 4.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.05 | 0.51 | 0.35 | 0.86 | (0.54) | — | (0.54) | 10.37 | 8.82 | 6,725 | 0.63 | 1.03 | 4.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.84 | 0.53 | (0.58) | (0.05) | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.74) | 10.05 | (0.57) | 7,409 | 0.63 | 0.97 | 5.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 1.27 | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 10.84 | 12.96 | 4,482 | 0.63 (f) | 0.93 (f) | 4.79 (f) | 79 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.09 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.95 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.52 | 9.82 | 19 | 0.79 (d) | 0.90 (d) | 4.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.49 | (0.26) | 0.23 | (0.51) | — | (0.51) | 10.09 | 2.28 | 10 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 4.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.05 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.86 | (0.54) | — | (0.54) | 10.37 | 8.82 | 10 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 4.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.84 | 0.54 | (0.59) | (0.05) | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.74) | 10.05 | (0.57) | 10 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 5.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.03 | 0.44 | 0.83 | 1.27 | (0.46) | — | (0.46) | 10.84 | 12.96 | 766 | 0.63 (f) | 0.85 (f) | 4.79 (f) | 79 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.09 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.94 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | 10.51 | 9.71 | 49,388 | 0.79 (d) | 0.90 (d) | 4.85 (d) | 101 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | 0.49 | (0.26) | 0.23 | (0.51) | — | (0.51) | 10.09 | 2.28 | 67,568 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 4.77 | 120 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 10.04 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.87 | (0.54) | — | (0.54) | 10.37 | 8.93 | 51,057 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 4.94 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 10.84 | 0.53 | (0.59) | (0.06) | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.74) | 10.04 | (0.67) | 171,140 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 5.08 | 86 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (e) | 10.75 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.14 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 10.84 | 1.31 | 138,779 | 0.63 (f) | 0.82 (f) | 4.79 (f) | 79 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $58,265, $18,196, $, $376, $16,242, $11 and $52,495 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 14, 2011 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 and September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $24.03 | $ 0.04 | $ 2.24 | $ 2.28 | $ — | $26.31 | 9.49% | $65,107 | 1.64% (e) | 1.64% (e) | 0.17% (e) | 31% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.51 | 0.05 | (0.50) | (0.45) | (0.03) | 24.03 | (1.84) | 66,599 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 0.21 | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.90 | 0.14 | 0.82 | 0.96 | (0.35) | 24.51 | 4.10(f) | 73,457 | 1.77 (f) | 1.77 (f) | 0.60 (f) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.05 | 0.12 | 3.83 | 3.95 | (0.10) | 23.90 | 19.76 | 79,672 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 0.56 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 20.05 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.35 | (0.35) | 20.05 | 1.81 | 74,319 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 0.76 | 101 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 22.46 | (0.13) | 2.07 | 1.94 | — | 24.40 | 8.64 | 126 | 2.39 (e) | 2.39 (e) | (0.58) (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.05 | (0.12) | (0.47) | (0.59) | — | 22.46 | (2.56) | 272 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.54) | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.49 | (0.04) | 0.77 | 0.73 | (0.17) | 23.05 | 3.28 | 480 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.16) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.92 | (0.04) | 3.61 | 3.57 | – | 22.49 | 18.87 | 889 | 2.56 | 2.56 | (0.19) | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.91 | (0.00) | 0.20 | 0.20 | (0.19) | 18.92 | 1.09 | 1,847 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.00) | 101 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 22.50 | (0.13) | 2.09 | 1.96 | — | 24.46 | 8.71 (g) | 4,477 | 2.37 (e)(g) | 2.37 (e)(g) | (0.56) (e)(g) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.09 | (0.12) | (0.47) | (0.59) | — | 22.50 | (2.55) | 4,880 | 2.53 | 2.53 | (0.54) | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.53 | (0.03) | 0.76 | 0.73 | (0.17) | 23.09 | 3.28 (g) | 4,638 | 2.52 (g) | 2.52 (g) | (0.15) (g) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 18.95 | (0.04) | 3.62 | 3.58 | — | 22.53 | 18.89 | 5,049 | 2.56 | 2.56 | (0.19) | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.94 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.21 | (0.20) | 18.95 | 1.15 (g) | 4,624 | 2.46 (g) | 2.46 (g) | 0.09 (g) | 101 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 23.82 | (0.02) | 2.22 | 2.20 | — | 26.02 | 9.24 | 242 | 1.89 (e) | 1.89 (e) | (0.08) (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.33 | (0.01) | (0.50) | (0.51) | — | 23.82 | (2.10) | 245 | 2.03 | 2.03 | (0.04) | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.74 | 0.08 | 0.80 | 0.88 | (0.29) | 24.33 | 3.78 | 344 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 0.34 | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 19.93 | 0.07 | 3.80 | 3.87 | (0.06) | 23.74 | 19.44 | 295 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 0.31 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 19.95 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | (0.32) | 19.93 | 1.59 | 236 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 0.50 | 101 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 24.41 | 0.11 | 2.27 | 2.38 | — | 26.79 | 9.75 | 10,501 | 1.39 (e) | 1.39 (e) | 0.42 (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.90 | 0.12 | (0.52) | (0.40) | (0.09) | 24.41 | (1.59) | 3,587 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.46 | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.28 | 0.20 | 0.82 | 1.02 | (0.40) | 24.90 | 4.34 | 2,944 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.84 | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.37 | 0.18 | 3.88 | 4.06 | (0.15) | 24.28 | 20.03 | 3,291 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 0.81 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 20.37 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.41 | (0.41) | 20.37 | 2.10 | 5,240 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.00 | 101 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 24.42 | 0.13 | 2.29 | 2.42 | — | 26.84 | 9.91 | 14 | 1.28 (e) | 1.28 (e) | 0.53 (e) | 31 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.92 | 0.15 | (0.52) | (0.37) | (0.13) | 24.42 | (1.47) | 13 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 0.60 | 137 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.30 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 1.06 | (0.44) | 24.92 | 4.48 | 13 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.39 | 0.21 | 3.89 | 4.10 | (0.19) | 24.30 | 20.23 | 13 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.94 | 87 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 20.39 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.44 | (0.44) | 20.39 | 2.24 | 11 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.18 | 101 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for the year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $66,935, $213, $4,600, $227, $6,599 and $13 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(f) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.24% for Class A shares for the year ended October 31, 2014. |
(g) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.98%, 0.99% and 0.90% for Class C shares for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2014 and 2012, respectively. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operation |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $20.44 | $(0.08) | $ 0.56 | $ 0.48 | $ — | $(4.20) | $(4.20) | $16.72 | 5.22% | $305,003 | 1.24% (d) | 1.25% (d) | (0.53)% (d) | 20% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 25.47 | (0.19) | (2.37) | (2.56) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 20.44 | (10.79) | 475,536 | 1.17 | 1.20 | (0.86) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.95 | (0.06) | 2.71 | 2.65 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 25.47 | 11.66 | 754,310 | 1.16 | 1.20 | (0.28) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.57 | (0.12) | 4.95 | 4.83 | (0.23) | (1.22) | (1.45) | 23.95 | 25.11 | 883,072 | 1.16 | 1.20 | (0.55) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.97 | (0.07) | 1.67 (e) | 1.60 | — | — | — | 20.57 | 8.43 | 725,950 | 1.18 | 1.23 | (0.34) | 37 |
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Class B | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 18.59 | (0.18) | 0.44 | 0.26 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 14.65 | 4.36 | 2,261 | 1.99 (d) | 2.00 (d) | (1.28) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.55 | (0.33) | (2.16) | (2.49) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 18.59 | (11.44) | 4,027 | 1.92 | 1.95 | (1.61) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.40 | (0.23) | 2.51 | 2.28 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 23.55 | 10.77 | 9,039 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.03) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 19.32 | (0.26) | 4.65 | 4.39 | (0.09) | (1.22) | (1.31) | 22.40 | 24.22 | 11,551 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.30) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.95 | (0.21) | 1.58 (e) | 1.37 | — | — | — | 19.32 | 7.63 | 13,251 | 1.93 | 1.98 | (1.09) | 37 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 18.57 | (0.18) | 0.44 | 0.26 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 14.63 | 4.39 | 99,413 | 1.99 (d) | 2.00 (d) | (1.28) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 23.53 | (0.33) | (2.16) | (2.49) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 18.57 | (11.45) | 125,947 | 1.92 | 1.95 | (1.61) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 22.37 | (0.23) | 2.52 | 2.29 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 23.53 | 10.83 | 180,853 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.03) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 19.30 | (0.26) | 4.64 | 4.38 | (0.09) | (1.22) | (1.31) | 22.37 | 24.19 | 182,221 | 1.91 | 1.95 | (1.30) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 17.93 | (0.21) | 1.58 (e) | 1.37 | — | — | — | 19.30 | 7.64 | 160,090 | 1.93 | 1.98 | (1.09) | 37 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 19.86 | (0.12) | 0.52 | 0.40 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 16.06 | 4.90 | 29,623 | 1.49 (d) | 1.50 (d) | (0.78) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 24.88 | (0.24) | (2.31) | (2.55) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 19.86 | (11.03) | 45,561 | 1.42 | 1.45 | (1.11) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 23.48 | (0.12) | 2.65 | 2.53 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 24.88 | 11.37 | 70,177 | 1.41 | 1.45 | (0.53) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.19 | (0.17) | 4.86 | 4.69 | (0.18) | (1.22) | (1.40) | 23.48 | 24.83 | 76,385 | 1.41 | 1.45 | (0.80) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 18.66 | (0.12) | 1.65 (e) | 1.53 | — | — | — | 20.19 | 8.20 | 71,040 | 1.43 | 1.48 | (0.59) | 37 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 20.71 | (0.04) | 0.57 | 0.53 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 17.04 | 5.44 | 81,269 | 0.99 (d) | 1.00 (d) | (0.28) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 25.71 | (0.13) | (2.40) | (2.53) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 20.71 | (10.56) | 147,927 | 0.92 | 0.95 | (0.61) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.11 | (0.01) | 2.74 | 2.73 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 25.71 | 11.92 | 304,629 | 0.91 | 0.95 | (0.03) | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 20.69 | (0.06) | 4.98 | 4.92 | (0.28) | (1.22) | (1.50) | 24.11 | 25.47 | 372,632 | 0.91 | 0.95 | (0.30) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 19.03 | (0.02) | 1.68 (e) | 1.66 | — | — | — | 20.69 | 8.72 | 235,268 | 0.93 | 0.98 | (0.09) | 37 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 21.33 | (0.03) | 0.61 | 0.58 | — | (4.20) | (4.20) | 17.71 | 5.54 | 32,996 | 0.89 (d) | 0.90 (d) | (0.18) (d) | 20 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 26.38 | (0.12) | (2.46) | (2.58) | — | (2.47) | (2.47) | 21.33 | (10.47) | 51,659 | 0.85 | 0.88 | (0.54) | 14 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 24.69 | 0.01 | 2.81 | 2.82 | — | (1.13) | (1.13) | 26.38 | 12.01 | 66,042 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.04 | 10 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 21.16 | (0.05) | 5.10 | 5.05 | (0.30) | (1.22) | (1.52) | 24.69 | 25.53 | 81,527 | 0.83 | 0.87 | (0.22) | 19 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 19.45 | (0.00) | 1.71 (e) | 1.71 | — | — | — | 21.16 | 8.79 | 71,138 | 0.84 | 0.89 | (0.00) | 37 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $353,044, $2,876, $105,653, $35,367, $97,417, and $38,269 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) include capital gains realized on distributions from Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. on June 7, 2012 and Generac Holdings, Inc. on July 2, 2012. Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) excluding the capital gains are $1.55, $1.46, $1.46, $1.53, $1.56 and $1.59 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Return
of
Capital |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period (b) |
Total
return (c) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
|
Class A | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 9.81 | $0.25 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.79 | $(0.08) | $ — | $(0.08) | $(0.16) | $10.44 | 8.02% | $28,870 | 1.10% (e) | 1.84% (e) | 2.36% (e) | 246% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | 0.18 | (0.74) | (0.56) | — | (0.14) | (0.12) | (0.26) | 9.81 | (5.38) | 26,426 | 1.10 | 1.72 | 1.79 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.07 | 0.20 | (0.30) | (0.10) | (0.12) | (0.22) | — | (0.34) | 10.63 | (0.97) | 32,668 | 1.10 | 1.68 | 1.83 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.18 | (0.37) | (0.19) | (0.11) | — | — | (0.11) | 11.07 | (1.68) | 33,019 | 1.10 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.63 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.36 | (0.39) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.62) | 11.37 | 3.42 | 40,771 | 1.10 | 1.57 | 1.46 | 119 |
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Class B | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.79 | 0.16 | 0.56 | 0.72 | (0.05) | — | (0.03) | (0.08) | 10.43 | 7.35 | 466 | 1.85 (e) | 2.59 (e) | 1.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.62 | 0.10 | (0.75) | (0.65) | — | (0.14) | (0.04) | (0.18) | 9.79 | (6.19) | 898 | 1.85 | 2.47 | 1.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.05 | 0.12 | (0.30) | (0.18) | (0.03) | (0.22) | — | (0.25) | 10.62 | (1.63) | 1,867 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 1.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.36 | 0.10 | (0.38) | (0.28) | (0.03) | — | — | (0.03) | 11.05 | (2.50) | 2,850 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 0.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.61 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.28 | (0.30) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.53) | 11.36 | 2.72 | 4,430 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 0.71 | 119 |
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Class C | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.79 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.71 | (0.05) | — | (0.03) | (0.08) | 10.42 | 7.24 | 5,121 | 1.85 (e) | 2.59 (e) | 1.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.61 | 0.10 | (0.74) | (0.64) | — | (0.14) | (0.04) | (0.18) | 9.79 | (6.10) | 4,998 | 1.85 | 2.47 | 1.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.04 | 0.12 | (0.30) | (0.18) | (0.03) | (0.22) | — | (0.25) | 10.61 | (1.63) | 6,441 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 1.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.35 | 0.10 | (0.38) | (0.28) | (0.03) | — | — | (0.03) | 11.04 | (2.50) | 5,562 | 1.85 | 2.43 | 0.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.61 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.27 | (0.30) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.53) | 11.35 | 2.63 | 8,016 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 0.71 | 119 |
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Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.80 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.82 | (0.07) | — | (0.11) | (0.18) | 10.44 | 8.40 | 10,509 | 0.85 (e) | 1.59 (e) | 2.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | 0.21 | (0.76) | (0.55) | — | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.28) | 9.80 | (5.23) | 1,716 | 0.85 | 1.47 | 2.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.06 | 0.23 | (0.30) | (0.07) | (0.14) | (0.22) | — | (0.36) | 10.63 | (0.63) | 4,989 | 0.85 | 1.43 | 2.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.21 | (0.39) | (0.18) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | 11.06 | (1.52) | 982 | 0.85 | 1.43 | 1.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.63 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.39 | (0.42) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.65) | 11.37 | 3.68 | 1,105 | 0.85 | 1.32 | 1.71 | 119 |
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Class R5 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.81 | 0.27 | 0.54 | 0.81 | (0.07) | — | (0.11) | (0.18) | 10.44 | 8.29 | 1 | 0.85 (e) | 1.30 (e) | 2.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.64 | 0.21 | (0.76) | (0.55) | — | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.28) | 9.81 | (5.23) | 1 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 2.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.07 | 0.23 | (0.30) | (0.07) | (0.14) | (0.22) | — | (0.36) | 10.64 | (0.63) | 118 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 2.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.21 | (0.38) | (0.17) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | 11.07 | (1.43) | 282 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 1.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 | 11.63 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.39 | (0.42) | (0.12) | (0.11) | (0.65) | 11.37 | 3.68 | 221 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 1.71 | 119 |
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Class R6 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 9.81 | 0.25 | 0.56 | 0.81 | (0.07) | — | (0.11) | (0.18) | 10.44 | 8.29 | 11 | 0.85 (e) | 1.30 (e) | 2.61 (e) | 246 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | 0.20 | (0.74) | (0.54) | — | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.28) | 9.81 | (5.14) | 19,413 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 2.04 | 135 |
Year ended 10/31/14 | 11.07 | 0.23 | (0.31) | (0.08) | (0.14) | (0.22) | — | (0.36) | 10.63 | (0.72) | 12,637 | 0.85 | 1.14 | 2.08 | 237 |
Year ended 10/31/13 | 11.37 | 0.21 | (0.38) | (0.17) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | 11.07 | (1.43) | 8,752 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 1.90 | 233 |
Year ended 10/31/12 (f) | 11.40 | 0.02 | (0.05) | (0.03) | — | — | — | — | 11.37 | (0.26) | 5,493 | 0.85 (g) | 1.10 (g) | 1.71 (g) | 119 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class R5 shares which were less than $0.005 per share for the year ended October 31, 2012. |
(c) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $27,411, $665, $5,511, $6,001, $1, and $6,014 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
(g) | Annualized. |
■ | You invest $10,000 in a Fund and hold it for the entire 10-year period; |
■ | Your investment has a 5% return before expenses each year; and |
■ | Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Macro-Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, Invesco Select Companies Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund’s current annual expense ratio includes any applicable contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the period committed. |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.97% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.03% | 8.15% | 12.43% | 16.88% | 21.51% | 26.33% | 31.33% | 36.53% | 41.93% | 47.56% |
End of Year Balance | $10,403.00 | $10,814.96 | $11,243.23 | $11,688.46 | $12,151.33 | $12,632.52 | $13,132.77 | $13,652.82 | $14,193.48 | $14,755.54 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 98.95 | $ 110.33 | $ 114.70 | $ 119.24 | $ 123.97 | $ 128.88 | $ 133.98 | $ 139.29 | $ 144.80 | $ 150.53 |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund — Class R6 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.90% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.10% | 8.30% | 12.66% | 17.20% | 21.92% | 26.84% | 31.95% | 37.27% | 42.80% | 48.55% |
End of Year Balance | $10,410.00 | $10,829.52 | $11,265.95 | $11,719.97 | $12,192.29 | $12,683.63 | $13,194.79 | $13,726.53 | $14,279.71 | $14,855.19 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 91.85 | $ 103.01 | $ 107.16 | $ 111.48 | $ 115.97 | $ 120.65 | $ 125.51 | $ 130.57 | $ 135.83 | $ 141.30 |
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Invesco Developing Markets Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.05% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.95% | 8.05% | 12.30% | 16.73% | 21.33% | 26.11% | 31.08% | 36.24% | 41.61% | 47.19% |
End of Year Balance | $10,395.00 | $10,804.56 | $11,230.26 | $11,672.74 | $12,132.64 | $12,610.67 | $13,107.53 | $13,623.96 | $14,160.75 | $14,718.68 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 107.07 | $ 112.36 | $ 116.78 | $ 121.39 | $ 126.17 | $ 131.14 | $ 136.31 | $ 141.68 | $ 147.26 | $ 153.06 |
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Invesco Developing Markets Fund — Class R6 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.00% | 8.15% | 12.46% | 16.95% | 21.62% | 26.47% | 31.52% | 36.76% | 42.22% | 47.90% |
End of Year Balance | $10,400.00 | $10,814.96 | $11,246.48 | $11,695.21 | $12,161.85 | $12,647.11 | $13,151.73 | $13,676.48 | $14,222.17 | $14,789.64 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 102.00 | $ 107.14 | $ 111.41 | $ 115.86 | $ 120.48 | $ 125.29 | $ 130.28 | $ 135.48 | $ 140.89 | $ 146.51 |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.00% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.00% | 7.85% | 11.84% | 15.98% | 20.27% | 24.72% | 29.33% | 34.12% | 39.08% | 44.23% |
End of Year Balance | $10,400.00 | $10,784.80 | $11,183.84 | $11,597.64 | $12,026.75 | $12,471.74 | $12,933.20 | $13,411.72 | $13,907.96 | $14,422.55 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 102.00 | $ 137.70 | $ 142.80 | $ 148.08 | $ 153.56 | $ 159.24 | $ 165.13 | $ 171.24 | $ 177.58 | $ 184.15 |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund — Class R6 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.00% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.00% | 7.85% | 11.84% | 15.98% | 20.27% | 24.72% | 29.33% | 34.12% | 39.08% | 44.23% |
End of Year Balance | $10,400.00 | $10,784.80 | $11,183.84 | $11,597.64 | $12,026.75 | $12,471.74 | $12,933.20 | $13,411.72 | $13,907.96 | $14,422.55 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 102.00 | $ 137.70 | $ 142.80 | $ 148.08 | $ 153.56 | $ 159.24 | $ 165.13 | $ 171.24 | $ 177.58 | $ 184.15 |
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Invesco Endeavor Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.96% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.98% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.04% | 8.22% | 12.57% | 17.10% | 21.81% | 26.70% | 31.80% | 37.09% | 42.61% | 48.34% |
End of Year Balance | $10,404.00 | $10,822.24 | $11,257.29 | $11,709.84 | $12,180.57 | $12,670.23 | $13,179.58 | $13,709.39 | $14,260.51 | $14,833.79 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 97.94 | $ 104.01 | $ 108.19 | $ 112.54 | $ 117.06 | $ 121.77 | $ 126.66 | $ 131.76 | $ 137.05 | $ 142.56 |
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Invesco Endeavor Fund — Class R6 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.87% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.13% | 8.41% | 12.87% | 17.50% | 22.33% | 27.36% | 32.60% | 38.05% | 43.72% | 49.63% |
End of Year Balance | $10,413.00 | $10,840.97 | $11,286.54 | $11,750.42 | $12,233.36 | $12,736.15 | $13,259.60 | $13,804.57 | $14,371.94 | $14,962.63 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 88.80 | $ 94.58 | $ 98.47 | $ 102.51 | $ 106.73 | $ 111.11 | $ 115.68 | $ 120.44 | $ 125.39 | $ 130.54 |
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Invesco Greater China Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.55% | 7.23% | 11.03% | 14.97% | 19.06% | 23.28% | 27.66% | 32.19% | 36.88% | 41.74% |
End of Year Balance | $10,355.00 | $10,722.60 | $11,103.25 | $11,497.42 | $11,905.58 | $12,328.23 | $12,765.88 | $13,219.07 | $13,688.34 | $14,174.28 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 147.57 | $ 152.81 | $ 158.24 | $ 163.85 | $ 169.67 | $ 175.70 | $ 181.93 | $ 188.39 | $ 195.08 | $ 202.00 |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.28% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 3.72% | 7.58% | 11.58% | 15.73% | 20.04% | 24.50% | 29.13% | 33.94% | 38.92% | 44.09% |
End of Year Balance | $10,372.00 | $10,757.84 | $11,158.03 | $11,573.11 | $12,003.63 | $12,450.16 | $12,913.31 | $13,393.68 | $13,891.93 | $14,408.71 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 130.38 | $ 135.23 | $ 140.26 | $ 145.48 | $ 150.89 | $ 156.50 | $ 162.33 | $ 168.36 | $ 174.63 | $ 181.12 |
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Invesco Select Companies Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.90% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.10% | 8.36% | 12.79% | 17.40% | 22.20% | 27.20% | 32.41% | 37.82% | 43.46% | 49.32% |
End of Year Balance | $10,410.00 | $10,835.77 | $11,278.95 | $11,740.26 | $12,220.44 | $12,720.25 | $13,240.51 | $13,782.05 | $14,345.73 | $14,932.48 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 91.85 | $ 96.67 | $ 100.62 | $ 104.74 | $ 109.02 | $ 113.48 | $ 118.12 | $ 122.95 | $ 127.98 | $ 133.22 |
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Invesco World Bond Fund — Class R5 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.69% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.31% | 8.17% | 12.17% | 16.32% | 20.63% | 25.09% | 29.72% | 34.52% | 39.49% | 44.66% |
End of Year Balance | $10,431.00 | $10,816.95 | $11,217.17 | $11,632.21 | $12,062.60 | $12,508.92 | $12,971.75 | $13,451.70 | $13,949.42 | $14,465.54 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 70.49 | $ 138.11 | $ 143.22 | $ 148.52 | $ 154.02 | $ 159.71 | $ 165.62 | $ 171.75 | $ 178.11 | $ 184.70 |
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Invesco World Bond Fund — Class R6 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Annual Expense Ratio 1 | 0.69% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
Cumulative Return Before Expenses | 5.00% | 10.25% | 15.76% | 21.55% | 27.63% | 34.01% | 40.71% | 47.75% | 55.13% | 62.89% |
Cumulative Return After Expenses | 4.31% | 8.17% | 12.17% | 16.32% | 20.63% | 25.09% | 29.72% | 34.52% | 39.49% | 44.66% |
End of Year Balance | $10,431.00 | $10,816.95 | $11,217.17 | $11,632.21 | $12,062.60 | $12,508.92 | $12,971.75 | $13,451.70 | $13,949.42 | $14,465.54 |
Estimated Annual Expenses | $ 70.49 | $ 138.11 | $ 143.22 | $ 148.52 | $ 154.02 | $ 159.71 | $ 165.62 | $ 171.75 | $ 178.11 | $ 184.70 |
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1 | Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. |
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■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | 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 adviser’s or financial intermediary’s 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 day’s closing price. Please contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections for your account. |
By Telephone | 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 day’s closing price. |
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■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. | |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with |
certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being |
treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund | Invesco Endeavor Fund | Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund | Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | Invesco Greater China Fund | Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund | Invesco World Bond Fund |
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund | Invesco MLP Fund | |
SEC 1940 Act file number: 811-05426 |
invesco.com/us | WBD-SUMPRO-2 |
Prospectus | February 28, 2017 |
■ | is not FDIC insured; |
■ | may lose value; and |
■ | is not guaranteed by a bank. |
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
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Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 2.09% | 5.89% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 2.07 | 4.20 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 1.19 | 3.81 |
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Class R6 shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 1.99 | 5.85 |
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Citigroup 90-Day Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 4.28 | 0.57 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Anthony Munchak | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Glen Murphy | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Francis Orlando | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
2 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares 1 : Inception (12/19/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | -2.24% | 0.91% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | -2.24 | 0.70 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | -1.27 | 0.67 |
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Class R6 shares 1 : Inception (12/19/2013) | -2.24 | 0.91 |
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Citigroup 90-Day Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 4.28 | 0.57 |
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1 | Amount includes the effect of an Adviser pay-in for economic losses of $0.41 per share for fiscal period ended October 31, 2014 and $0.11 per share for fiscal period ended October 31, 2015. Had the pay-in not been made, the total returns shown would have been lower. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Uwe Draeger | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Nils Huter | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Jens Langewand | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
2 | 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 (including prior fiscal year end Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.42% and excluding certain items discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.19% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Invesco has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on February 28, 2018 and June 30, 2018. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 2.32% | 2.23% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 0.91 | 1.41 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 1.94 | 1.55 |
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Class R6 shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 2.22 | 2.20 |
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Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) 1 | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) 1 | 0.31 | 0.13 |
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1 | The Fund has elected to use the Citigroup 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index to represent its broad-based and style-specific benchmark rather than the U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index because the Citigroup 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index more closely reflects the performance of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
David Millar | Portfolio Manager (lead) | 2013 |
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Richard Batty | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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David Jubb | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | “Management Fees” have been restated to reflect current fees. |
2 | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser) has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the net management fee that Invesco earns on the Fund's investments in certain affiliated funds, which will have the effect of reducing the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 8.46% | 7.73% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 8.30 | 6.98 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 4.92 | 5.74 |
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Class R6 shares: Inception (12/19/2013) | 8.46 | 7.73 |
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S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 11.96 | 8.87 |
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Citigroup 90-Day Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 0.27 | 0.11 |
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Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 3.91 | 1.03 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Anthony Munchak | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Glen Murphy | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Francis Orlando | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Class: | R5 | R6 |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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1 | 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 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain items discussed in the SAI) of each of Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.08% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2018. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2016) | ||
1
Year |
Since
Inception |
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Class R5 shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | ||
Return Before Taxes | 12.70% | -4.06% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 10.65 | -5.10 |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | 7.66 | -3.22 |
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Class R6 shares: Inception (12/17/2013) | 12.71 | -4.10 |
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MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 7.86 | 3.13 |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) (from 12/31/2013) | 11.19 | -2.55 |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index (from 12/31/2013) | 12.10 | -2.28 |
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Portfolio Managers | Title | Length of Service on the Fund |
Michael Abata | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Uwe Draeger | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Nils Huter | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Charles Ko | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Jens Langewand | Portfolio Manager | 2013 |
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Donna Wilson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be |
most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house |
(which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended |
benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For |
derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Regulatory Risk. Changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. The SEC has proposed new regulations related to the use of derivatives and related instruments by registered investment companies. If adopted as proposed, these regulations would limit the Fund’s ability to engage in derivatives transactions and may result in increased costs or require the Fund to modify its investment strategies or to liquidate. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the |
value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, |
and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Counterparty Risk. Certain derivatives do not trade on an established exchange (referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives) and are simply financial contracts between the Fund and a counterparty. When the Fund is owed money on an OTC derivative, the Fund is dependent on the counterparty to pay or, in some cases, deliver the underlying asset, unless the Fund can otherwise sell its derivative contract to a third party prior to its expiration. Many counterparties are financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers and their creditworthiness (and ability to pay or perform) may be negatively impacted by factors affecting financial institutions generally. In addition, in the event that a counterparty becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the Fund’s ability to recover the collateral that the Fund has on deposit with the counterparty could be delayed or impaired. For |
derivatives traded on a centralized exchange, the Fund generally is dependent upon the solvency of the relevant exchange clearing house (which acts as a guarantor for each contractual obligation under such derivatives) for payment on derivative instruments for which the Fund is owed money. | |
■ | Leverage Risk. Many derivatives do not require a payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative, which creates a form of leverage. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative. Leverage may therefore make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets with a value at least equal to the amount that the Fund owes the derivative counterparty each day, if any, or otherwise holds instruments that offset the Fund’s daily obligation under the derivatives instrument. This process is sometimes referred to as “cover.” The amount of liquid assets needed as cover will fluctuate over time as the value of the derivative instrument rises and falls. If the value of the Fund’s derivative positions or the value of the assets used as cover unexpectedly decreases, the Fund may be forced to segregate additional liquid assets as cover or sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet its derivative obligations or to meet redemption requests, which could affect management of the Fund and the Fund’s returns. In certain market conditions, losses on derivative instruments can grow larger while the value of the Fund’s other assets fall, resulting in the Fund’s derivative positions becoming a larger percentage of the Fund’s investments. |
■ | Liquidity Risk. There is a smaller pool of buyers and sellers for certain derivatives, particularly OTC derivatives, than more traditional investments such as stocks. These buyers and sellers are often financial institutions that may be unable or unwilling to buy or sell derivatives during times of financial or market stress. Derivative instruments may therefore be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or exit its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to exit 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 Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Fund’s otherwise liquid assets must be used as margin or cover. Another consequence of illiquidity is that the Fund may be required to hold a derivative instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of the underlying asset that the Adviser would otherwise have attempted to avoid. |
■ | Other Risks. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may be harder to value and may also be less tax efficient, as described under the “Taxes” section of the prospectus. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivative instruments could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains, and may limit or prevent the Fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as a part of its investment strategy, which could make the investment strategy more costly to implement or require the Fund to change its investment strategy. To the extent that the Fund uses derivatives for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, there may be imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative instrument and the value of the instrument being hedged or the relevant market or market segment, in which case the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. There is also the risk that during adverse market conditions, an instrument which would usually operate as a hedge provides no |
hedging benefits at all. The Fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the Fund as a regulated investment company. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | Anthony Munchak, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Glen Murphy, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1995. |
■ | Francis Orlando, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1987. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Nils Huter, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Deutschland and/or its affiliates since 2007. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
■ | David Millar, (lead manager), Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2013. |
■ | Richard Batty, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2013. |
■ | David Jubb, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Asset Management and/or its affiliates since 2013. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | Anthony Munchak, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2000. |
■ | Glen Murphy, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1995. |
■ | Francis Orlando, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1987. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
■ | Michael Abata, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2011. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Nils Huter, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Deutschland and/or its affiliates since 2007. |
■ | Charles Ko, 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Donna Wilson, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2016 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1997. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (including interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets (excluding interest expense and dividends on short sales expense) without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Ratio
of
interest expense and dividends on short sales to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $11.92 | $(0.03) | $(0.76) | $(0.79) | $(1.33) | $ 9.80 | (7.42)% | $42,539 | 1.61% (d) | 1.85% (d) | 1.61% (d) | 1.85% (d) | (0.26)% (d) | — | 168% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.70 | (0.20) | 1.42 | 1.22 | — | 11.92 | 11.40 | 12,812 | 3.69 | 4.62 | 1.60 | 2.53 | (1.85) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.27) | 0.97 | 0.70 | — | 10.70 | 7.00 | 9,742 | 4.53 (f) | 7.28 (f) | 1.60 (f) | 4.35 (f) | (3.03) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
|
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Class C | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.76 | (0.10) | (0.76) | (0.86) | (1.30) | 9.60 | (8.19) | 10,136 | 2.36 (d) | 2.60 (d) | 2.36 (d) | 2.60 (d) | (1.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.63 | (0.28) | 1.41 | 1.13 | — | 11.76 | 10.63 | 1,772 | 4.44 | 5.37 | 2.35 | 3.28 | (2.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.34) | 0.97 | 0.63 | — | 10.63 | 6.30 | 857 | 5.28 (f) | 8.03 (f) | 2.35 (f) | 5.10 (f) | (3.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
|
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Class R | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.86 | (0.05) | (0.76) | (0.81) | (1.32) | 9.73 | (7.66) | 104 | 1.86 (d) | 2.10 (d) | 1.86 (d) | 2.10 (d) | (0.51) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.68 | (0.22) | 1.40 | 1.18 | — | 11.86 | 11.05 | 23 | 3.94 | 4.87 | 1.85 | 2.78 | (2.10) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.29) | 0.97 | 0.68 | — | 10.68 | 6.80 | 40 | 4.78 (f) | 7.53 (f) | 1.85 (f) | 4.60 (f) | (3.28) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
|
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Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.97 | (0.00) | (0.77) | (0.77) | (1.35) | 9.85 | (7.24) | 41,369 | 1.36 (d) | 1.60 (d) | 1.36 (d) | 1.60 (d) | (0.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.72 | (0.17) | 1.42 | 1.25 | — | 11.97 | 11.66 | 16,907 | 3.44 | 4.37 | 1.35 | 2.28 | (1.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.25) | 0.97 | 0.72 | — | 10.72 | 7.20 | 14,651 | 4.28 (f) | 7.03 (f) | 1.35 (f) | 4.10 (f) | (2.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
|
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Class R5 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.97 | (0.00) | (0.76) | (0.76) | (1.35) | 9.86 | (7.15) | 493 | 1.36 (d) | 1.45 (d) | 1.36 (d) | 1.45 (d) | (0.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.72 | (0.17) | 1.42 | 1.25 | — | 11.97 | 11.66 | 599 | 3.44 | 4.28 | 1.35 | 2.19 | (1.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.25) | 0.97 | 0.72 | — | 10.72 | 7.20 | 648 | 4.28 (f) | 7.00 (f) | 1.35 (f) | 4.07 (f) | (2.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
|
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Class R6 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.97 | (0.00) | (0.77) | (0.77) | (1.35) | 9.85 | (7.24) | 73,442 | 1.36 (d) | 1.44 (d) | 1.36 (d) | 1.44 (d) | (0.01) (d) | — | 168 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.72 | (0.17) | 1.42 | 1.25 | — | 11.97 | 11.66 | 745 | 3.44 | 4.28 | 1.35 | 2.19 | (1.60) | 2.09 | 175 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.25) | 0.97 | 0.72 | — | 10.72 | 7.20 | 584 | 4.28 (f) | 6.99 (f) | 1.35 (f) | 4.06 (f) | (2.78) (f) | 2.93 (f) | 105 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $47,943, $9,743, $148, $39,911, $518 and $51,076 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 17, 2013. |
(f) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $10.31 | $ 0.10 | $(0.47) | $(0.37) | $ — | $(0.03) | $(0.03) | $ 9.91 | (3.64)% | $ 7,729 | 1.61% (d) | 2.89% (d) | 1.00% (d) | 79% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.49 | 0.07 | (0.06) | 0.01 | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) | 10.31 | 0.16 (e) | 5,716 | 1.61 | 3.28 | 0.69 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.49 | — | — | — | 10.49 | 4.90 (g) | 5,197 | 1.61 (h) | 4.61 (h) | 0.43 (h) | 46 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.20 | 0.03 | (0.46) | (0.43) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.74 | (4.27) | 634 | 2.36 (d) | 3.64 (d) | 0.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.41 | (0.01) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.16) | (0.01) | (0.17) | 10.20 | (0.35) (e) | 603 | 2.36 | 4.03 | (0.06) | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.03) | 0.44 | 0.41 | — | — | — | 10.41 | 4.10 (g) | 123 | 2.36 (h) | 5.36 (h) | (0.32) (h) | 46 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.27 | 0.08 | (0.46) | (0.38) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.86 | (3.75) | 23 | 1.86 (d) | 3.14 (d) | 0.75 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.05 | (0.05) | (0.00) | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) | 10.27 | (0.01) (e) | 17 | 1.86 | 3.53 | 0.44 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 (g) | 14 | 1.86 (h) | 4.86 (h) | 0.18 (h) | 46 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.34 | 0.13 | (0.48) | (0.35) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.96 | (3.43) | 12,261 | 1.36 (d) | 2.64 (d) | 1.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.52 | 0.10 | (0.06) | 0.04 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 10.34 | 0.38 (e) | 12,305 | 1.36 | 3.03 | 0.94 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.06 | 0.46 | 0.52 | — | — | — | 10.52 | 5.20 (g) | 7,311 | 1.36 (h) | 4.36 (h) | 0.68 (h) | 46 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.34 | 0.13 | (0.48) | (0.35) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.96 | (3.43) | 498 | 1.36 (d) | 2.56 (d) | 1.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.51 | 0.10 | (0.05) | 0.05 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 10.34 | 0.47 (e) | 517 | 1.36 | 2.97 | 0.94 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.51 | — | — | — | 10.51 | 5.10 (g) | 671 | 1.36 (h) | 4.33 (h) | 0.68 (h) | 46 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.34 | 0.13 | (0.47) | (0.34) | — | (0.03) | (0.03) | 9.97 | (3.33) | 786 | 1.36 (d) | 2.56 (d) | 1.25 (d) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.51 | 0.10 | (0.05) | 0.05 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.22) | 10.34 | 0.47 (e) | 664 | 1.36 | 2.97 | 0.94 | 77 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.51 | — | — | — | 10.51 | 5.10 (g) | 573 | 1.36 (h) | 4.33 (h) | 0.68 (h) | 46 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6,897, $953, $25, $12,746, $503 and $697 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss of $0.11 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been (0.91)%, (1.42)%, (1.09)%, (0.69)%, (0.60)% and (0.60)% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of December 19, 2013. |
(g) | Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for the economic loss of $0.41 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been 0.80%, 0.10%, 0.60%, 1.00%, 1.00% and 1.00% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(h) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) (a) |
Net
gains
on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed (c) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (d) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $10.33 | $ 0.05 | $0.14 | $ 0.19 | $(0.06) | $(0.14) | $(0.20) | $10.32 | 1.90% | $ 29,309 | 1.31% (f) | 2.35% (f) | 0.51% (f) | 23% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.44 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.33 | 0.49 | 23,688 | 1.33 | 2.38 | 0.05 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.02) | 0.46 | 0.44 | — | — | — | 10.44 | 4.40 | 13,504 | 1.29 (g) | 3.16 (g) | (0.18) (g) | 20 |
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.19 | (0.02) | 0.14 | 0.12 | (0.04) | (0.14) | (0.18) | 10.13 | 1.17 | 16,428 | 2.06 (f) | 3.10 (f) | (0.24) (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.37 | (0.07) | 0.04 | (0.03) | (0.05) | (0.10) | (0.15) | 10.19 | (0.27) | 11,524 | 2.08 | 3.13 | (0.70) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.08) | 0.45 | 0.37 | — | — | — | 10.37 | 3.70 | 444 | 2.04 (g) | 3.91 (g) | (0.93) (g) | 20 |
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.29 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.17 | (0.05) | (0.14) | (0.19) | 10.27 | 1.65 | 17 | 1.56 (f) | 2.60 (f) | 0.26 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.42 | (0.02) | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.05) | (0.10) | (0.15) | 10.29 | 0.27 | 10 | 1.58 | 2.63 | (0.20) | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | (0.04) | 0.46 | 0.42 | — | — | — | 10.42 | 4.20 | 10 | 1.54 (g) | 3.41 (g) | (0.43) (g) | 20 |
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.37 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.23 | (0.09) | (0.14) | (0.23) | 10.37 | 2.24 | 175,284 | 1.06 (f) | 2.10 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.37 | 0.72 | 97,703 | 1.08 | 2.13 | 0.30 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 | 16,352 | 1.04 (g) | 2.91 (g) | 0.07 (g) | 20 |
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.38 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.22 | (0.09) | (0.14) | (0.23) | 10.37 | 2.15 | 63 | 1.06 (f) | 2.09 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.08 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.38 | 0.82 | 62 | 1.08 | 2.07 | 0.30 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 | 2,724 | 1.04 (g) | 2.87 (g) | 0.07 (g) | 20 |
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 10.37 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.22 | (0.09) | (0.14) | (0.23) | 10.36 | 2.14 | 10 | 1.06 (f) | 2.00 (f) | 0.76 (f) | 23 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.46 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) | 10.37 | 0.73 | 8,063 | 1.08 | 2.07 | 0.30 | 79 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (e) | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | — | — | — | 10.46 | 4.60 | 9,298 | 1.04 (g) | 2.87 (g) | 0.07 (g) | 20 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly; the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by your Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying funds and are deducted from the value of the funds your Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated underlying fund expenses that you bear indirectly is included in your Fund’s total return. Estimated acquired fund fees from underlying funds were 0.42%, 0.44% and 0.50% for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 and the period ended October 31, 2014. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 19, 2013. |
(f) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $28,142, $14,040, $10, $141,865, $63 and $6,512 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(g) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net Investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income (loss) to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $11.50 | $ 0.06 (d) | $(0.50) | $(0.44) | $(0.55) | $(0.06) | $(0.61) | $10.45 | (4.03)% | $11,562 | 1.85% (e) | 2.08% (e) | 0.58% (d)(e) | 102% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.00 | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.50 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.50 | 4.57 | 12,854 | 1.85 | 2.76 | 0.11 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.02) | 1.02 | 1.00 | — | — | — | 11.00 | 10.00 | 16,796 | 1.85 (g) | 3.04 (g) | (0.25) (g) | 102 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.34 | (0.02) (d) | (0.48) | (0.50) | (0.48) | (0.06) | (0.54) | 10.30 | (4.68) | 2,385 | 2.60 (e) | 2.83 (e) | (0.17) (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.92 | (0.07) | 0.49 | 0.42 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.34 | 3.87 | 2,350 | 2.60 | 3.51 | (0.64) | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.10) | 1.02 | 0.92 | — | — | — | 10.92 | 9.20 | 2,618 | 2.60 (g) | 3.79 (g) | (1.00) (g) | 102 |
|
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.45 | 0.04 (d) | (0.50) | (0.46) | (0.53) | (0.06) | (0.59) | 10.40 | (4.27) | 83 | 2.10 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 0.33 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.98 | (0.02) | 0.49 | 0.47 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.45 | 4.31 | 40 | 2.10 | 3.01 | (0.14) | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | (0.04) | 1.02 | 0.98 | — | — | — | 10.98 | 9.80 | 27 | 2.10 (g) | 3.29 (g) | (0.50) (g) | 102 |
|
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.56 | 0.09 (d) | (0.50) | (0.41) | (0.58) | (0.06) | (0.64) | 10.51 | (3.74) | 7,604 | 1.60 (e) | 1.83 (e) | 0.83 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.02 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.56 | 4.93 | 7,709 | 1.60 | 2.51 | 0.36 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 11.02 | 10.20 | 12,389 | 1.60 (g) | 2.79 (g) | 0.00 (g) | 102 |
|
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.56 | 0.09 (d) | (0.51) | (0.42) | (0.58) | (0.06) | (0.64) | 10.50 | (3.83) | 543 | 1.60 (e) | 1.71 (e) | 0.83 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.02 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.56 | 4.93 | 578 | 1.60 | 2.38 | 0.36 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 11.02 | 10.20 | 718 | 1.60 (g) | 2.69 (g) | 0.00 (g) | 102 |
|
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 11.56 | 0.09 (d) | (0.51) | (0.42) | (0.58) | (0.06) | (0.64) | 10.50 | (3.83) | 46,305 | 1.60 (e) | 1.71 (e) | 0.83 (d)(e) | 102 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 11.02 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 0.54 | — | (0.00) | — | 11.56 | 4.93 | 609 | 1.60 | 2.38 | 0.36 | 89 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (f) | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.02 | — | — | — | 11.02 | 10.20 | 562 | 1.60 (g) | 2.69 (g) | 0.00 (g) | 102 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.00) and (0.00)%, $(0.08) and (0.75)%, $(0.02) and (0.25)%, $0.03 and 0.25%, $0.03 and 0.25% and 0.03 and 0.25% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $12,958, $2,882, $60, $7,944, $539 and $32,646 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of December 19, 2013. |
(g) | Annualized. |
Net
asset
value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (a) |
Net
gains
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Dividends
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions |
Net
asset
value, end of period |
Total
return (b) |
Net
assets,
end of period (000’s omitted) |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of
expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed |
Ratio
of net
investment income to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover (c) |
|
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | $ 8.08 | $0.17 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.63 | $(0.07) | $ — | $(0.07) | $ 8.64 | 7.98% | $ 3,617 | 1.72% (e) | 2.27% (e) | 2.08% (e) | 63% |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.32 | 0.14 | (1.91) | (1.77) | (0.35) | (0.12) | (0.47) | 8.08 | (17.67) | 1,531 | 1.72 | 7.99 | 1.52 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.32 | — | — | — | 10.32 | 3.20 | 1,705 | 1.71 (f) | 10.36 (f) | 1.69 (f) | 38 |
|
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Class C | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.00 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.56 | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | 8.55 | 7.08 | 250 | 2.47 (e) | 3.02 (e) | 1.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.26 | 0.07 | (1.90) | (1.83) | (0.31) | (0.12) | (0.43) | 8.00 | (18.29) | 41 | 2.47 | 8.74 | 0.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | — | — | — | 10.26 | 2.60 | 57 | 2.46 (f) | 11.11 (f) | 0.94 (f) | 38 |
|
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Class R | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.06 | 0.15 | 0.46 | 0.61 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | 8.62 | 7.68 | 26 | 1.97 (e) | 2.52 (e) | 1.83 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.30 | 0.12 | (1.90) | (1.78) | (0.34) | (0.12) | (0.46) | 8.06 | (17.81) | 23 | 1.97 | 8.24 | 1.27 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.30 | — | — | — | 10.30 | 3.00 | 14 | 1.96 (f) | 10.61 (f) | 1.44 (f) | 38 |
|
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.10 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.65 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 8.66 | 8.25 | 1,987 | 1.47 (e) | 2.02 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.35 | 0.16 | (1.92) | (1.76) | (0.37) | (0.12) | (0.49) | 8.10 | (17.50) | 1,337 | 1.47 | 7.74 | 1.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | — | — | — | 10.35 | 3.50 | 1,411 | 1.46 (f) | 10.11 (f) | 1.94 (f) | 38 |
|
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Class R5 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.10 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.65 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 8.66 | 8.25 | 130 | 1.47 (e) | 1.87 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.35 | 0.16 | (1.92) | (1.76) | (0.37) | (0.12) | (0.49) | 8.10 | (17.50) | 122 | 1.47 | 7.64 | 1.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | — | — | — | 10.35 | 3.50 | 477 | 1.46 (f) | 10.06 (f) | 1.94 (f) | 38 |
|
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Class R6 | ||||||||||||||
Year ended 10/31/16 | 8.10 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 0.64 | (0.09) | — | (0.09) | 8.65 | 8.12 | 36,970 | 1.47 (e) | 1.87 (e) | 2.33 (e) | 63 |
Year ended 10/31/15 | 10.35 | 0.16 | (1.92) | (1.76) | (0.37) | (0.12) | (0.49) | 8.10 | (17.50) | 122 | 1.47 | 7.64 | 1.77 | 105 |
Year ended 10/31/14 (d) | 10.00 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | — | — | — | 10.35 | 3.50 | 155 | 1.46 (f) | 10.06 (f) | 1.94 (f) | 38 |
|
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Commencement date of December 17, 2013. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $2,412, $155, $23, $1,391, $119 and $26,738 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Annualized |
■ | 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. |
■ | Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
How to Redeem Shares | |
Through a Financial Adviser or Financial Intermediary | 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 adviser’s or financial intermediary’s 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 day’s closing price. Please contact your financial adviser or financial intermediary with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections for your account. |
By Telephone | 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 day’s closing price. |
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■ | Reject or cancel all or any part of any purchase or exchange order. |
■ | Modify any terms or conditions related to the purchase, redemption or exchange of shares of any Fund. |
■ | Suspend, change or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this prospectus. |
■ | Trade activity monitoring. |
■ | Discretion to reject orders. |
■ | Purchase blocking. |
■ | The use of fair value pricing consistent with procedures approved by the Board. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. | |
■ | The use of derivatives by a Fund 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. |
■ | Distributions declared to shareholders with a record date in December—if paid to you by the end of January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December. |
■ | 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 Fund’s 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income or undistributed capital gains. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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. |
■ | If a Fund invests in an underlying fund taxed as a regulated investment company, please see any relevant section below for more information regarding the Fund’s investment in such underlying fund. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state’s personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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 Fund’s shares, to decline. |
■ | A Fund does not anticipate realizing any long-term capital gains. |
■ | If a Fund, other than Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, 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 (unless the investor incurs a liquidity fee on such sale or exchange). |
■ | Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio rounds its current net asset value per share to a minimum of the fourth decimal place, therefore, investors will have gain or loss on sale or exchange of shares of the Fund calculated by subtracting your cost basis from the gross proceeds received from the sale or exchange. |
■ | There is some degree of uncertainty with respect to the tax treatment of liquidity fees received by a Fund, and such tax treatment may be the subject of future IRS guidance. If a Fund receives liquidity fees, it will consider the appropriate tax treatment of such fees to the Fund at such time. |
■ | Regarding Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio, because the Fund is not expected to maintain a stable share price, a sale or exchange of Fund shares may result in a capital gain or loss for you. Unless you choose to adopt a simplified “NAV method” of accounting (described below), any capital gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Fund shares (as noted above) generally will be treated either as short-term if you held your Fund shares for one year or less, or long-term if you held your Fund shares longer. If you elect to adopt the NAV method of accounting, rather than computing gain or loss on every taxable disposition of Fund shares as described above, you would determine your gain or loss based on the change in the aggregate value of your Fund shares during a computation period (such as your taxable year), reduced by your net investment (purchases minus sales) in those shares during that period. Under the NAV method, any resulting net capital gain or loss would be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. |
■ | 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | 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. |
■ | The Fund’s 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. |
■ | The Funds’ strategies of investing through their respective Subsidiary in derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to the 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 commodities. |
■ | 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 as qualifying income based on an opinion they expect to obtain from counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. Further, each Fund anticipates that its respective Subsidiary will distribute the “Subpart F” income earned by such Subsidiary each year, which a Fund will treat as qualifying income. If, contrary to the opinion of counsel, the proposed regulations or other guidance issued by the IRS, 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 Fund’s total assets in order to satisfy the asset diversification requirement. |
■ | 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. However, the IRS has revoked the ruling issued to each Fund on a prospective basis, thus allowing each Fund to continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. After that time the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund and the Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund expect to rely on the anticipated opinion of counsel described above. |
■ | The Funds 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 Funds. If such regulations are issued, each 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 each Fund resulting in the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company. In lieu of disqualification, each 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. | |
■ | The Funds’ transactions in foreign currencies 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 the 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. 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. |
■ | Some amounts received by a Fund from its investments in MLPs likely will be treated as returns of capital because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. The receipt of returns of capital from the MLPs could increase or decrease a Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund’s distributed income to be 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. |
■ | The Fund intends to invest a significant portion of its assets in MLPs, which are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity securities of an MLP, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. MLP distributions to partners, such as the Fund, are not taxable unless the cash amount (or in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the Fund’s basis in its MLP interest. The Fund expects that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. If this expectation is not realized, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense than expected, which will result in less cash available for distribution to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity securities of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Fund’s adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates (currently at a maximum rate of 35%), regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets since preferential capital gain rates do not apply to regular corporations such as the Fund. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the assets plus, in the case of MLP equity securities, the Fund’s allocable share, if any, of the MLP’s debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Fund’s tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Fund’s allocable share of the MLP’s net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Fund’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, net of a deferred tax liability, such distribution will decrease the Fund’s tax basis in its MLP investment and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. To the extent that the Fund has a net capital loss in any year, the net capital loss can be carried back three taxable years and forward five taxable years to reduce the Fund’s capital gains in such years. In the event a capital loss carryover cannot be utilized in the carryover periods, the Fund’s federal income tax liability may be higher than expected, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders. |
■ | The Fund’s allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Fund’s alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
■ | Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares (other than certain distributions in redemption of shares) will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Generally, the Fund’s earnings and profits are computed based upon the Fund’s taxable income (loss), with |
certain specified adjustments. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals provided that the U.S. shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates. | |
■ | If the amount of a Fund distribution exceeds the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess will be treated first as a tax- deferred return of capital to the extent of, and in reduction of, a shareholder’s tax basis in the shares, and thereafter as capital gain to the extent the shareholder held the shares as a capital asset. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year. The portion of the distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund that is treated as a return of capital will decrease the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares (but not below zero), which 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. |
■ | The Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investments in equity securities of MLPs and which it will distribute to its shareholders will exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Accordingly, the Fund expects that only a part of its distributions to shareholders with respect to the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. |
■ | Special rules may apply to the calculation of the Fund’s earnings and profits. For example, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be calculated using the straight-line depreciation method rather than the accelerated depreciation method. This difference in treatment may, for example, result in the Fund’s earnings and profits being higher than the Fund’s taxable income or loss in a particular year if the MLPs in which the Fund invests calculate their income using accelerated depreciation. Because of these special earnings profits rules, the Fund may make distributions in a particular year out of earnings and profits (treated as dividends) in excess of the amount of the Fund’s taxable income or loss for such year, which means that a larger percentage of the Fund ’s distributions could be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income instead of tax advantaged return of capital or capital gain. |
■ | Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares. |
■ | A redemption of shares will be treated as a sale or exchange of such shares, provided the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, is a substantially disproportionate redemption, is a complete redemption of a shareholder’s entire interest in the Fund, or is in partial liquidation of such Fund. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as distributions as described above. Upon a redemption treated as a sale or exchange under these rules, a shareholder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the adjusted tax basis of his or her shares and the amount received when they are sold. |
■ | If the Fund is required to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund may recognize income and gains for U.S. federal, state and local income and other tax purposes, which may result in the imposition of corporate income or other taxes on the Fund and may increase the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which will result in a greater portion of distributions to Fund shareholders being |
treated as dividends. 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 IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of first-in, first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation 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. | |
■ | 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. |
■ | At the time you purchase your Fund shares, the Fund’s net asset value may reflect undistributed income. A subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.” In addition, a Fund’s net asset value may, at any time, reflect net unrealized appreciation, which may result in future taxable distributions to you. |
■ | 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. |
■ | A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends 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 person’s “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. |
■ | Fund distributions and gains from sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local income taxes. |
■ | 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. |
■ | Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts: (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 or similar laws. 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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Statement of Additional Information | February 28, 2017 | ||
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
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This Statement of Additional Information (the 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:
FUND |
Class A | Class B | Class C | Class R | Class Y |
Investor
Class |
Class R5 | Class R6 | ||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund | CPNAX | N/A | CPNCX | CPNRX | CPNYX | N/A | CPNFX | CPNSX | ||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund | ABRZX | ABRBX | ABRCX | ABRRX | ABRYX | N/A | ABRIX | ALLFX | ||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund | BRCAX | BRCBX | BRCCX | BRCRX | BRCYX | N/A | BRCNX | IBRFX | ||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | GTDDX | GTDBX | GTDCX | N/A | GTDYX | N/A | GTDIX | GTDFX | ||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | IEMAX | N/A | IEMCX | IEMRX | IEMYX | N/A | IEMIX | EMEFX | ||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund | IAEMX | IBEMX | ICEMX | IREMX | IYEMX | N/A | IIEMX | IFEMX | ||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund | ATDAX | ATDBX | ATDCX | ATDRX | ATDYX | N/A | ATDIX | ATDFX | ||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund | GGHCX | GTHBX | GTHCX | N/A | GGHYX | GTHIX | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | GIZAX | N/A | GIZCX | GIZRX | GIZYX | N/A | GIZFX | GIZSX | ||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund | MKNAX | N/A | MKNCX | MKNRX | MKNYX | N/A | MKNFX | MKNSX | ||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund | GLTAX | N/A | GLTCX | GLTRX | GLTYX | N/A | GLTFX | GLTSX | ||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund | AACFX | ABCFX | CACFX | N/A | AMCYX | N/A | IACFX | N/A | ||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund | LSQAX | N/A | LSQCX | LSQRX | LSQYX | N/A | LSQFX | LSQSX | ||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund | LVLAX | N/A | LVLCX | LVLRX | LVLYX | N/A | LVLFX | LVLSX | ||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund 1 | GMSDX | N/A | GMSEX | GMSJX | GMSHX | N/A | GMSKX | GMSLX | ||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund | ILPAX | N/A | ILPCX | ILPRX | ILPYX | N/A | ILPFX | ILPQX | ||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund 2 | PIAFX | N/A | PICFX | PIRFX | PIYFX | N/A | IPNFX | PIFFX | ||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund | ATIAX | ATIBX | ATICX | ATIRX | ATIYX | N/A | ATIIX | N/A | ||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund 3 | AUBAX | AUBBX | AUBCX | N/A | AUBYX | N/A | AUBIX | AUBFX |
1 | Formerly known as Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund. |
2 | Formerly known as Invesco Premium Income Fund. |
3 | Formerly known as Invesco International Total Return Fund. |
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Statement of Additional Information | February 28, 2017 | ||
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. Portions of each Fund's financial statements are incorporated into this SAI by reference to such Fund's most recent Annual Report to shareholders. You may obtain, without charge, a copy of any Prospectus and/or Annual 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
or on the Internet: http://www.invesco.com/us
This SAI, dated February 28, 2017 , relates to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, and Investor Class shares (collectively, the Retail Classes), Class R5 and Class R6 shares, as applicable of the following Prospectuses:
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
February 28, 2017 | N/A | N/A | |||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | N/A | |||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco MLP Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | |||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | N/A | |||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 |
The Trust has established other funds which are offered by separate prospectuses and a separate SAI.
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Debbie,GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
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 and Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund was known as AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund was known as AIM China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund was known as AIM Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund was known as AIM Global Health Care Fund, Invesco International Total Return Fund was known as AIM International Total Return Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund was known as AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund and Invesco Select Companies Fund was known as AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund.
Prior to August 1, 2012, Invesco Select Companies Fund was known as Invesco Small Companies Fund.
Prior to June 15, 2015, Invesco Greater China Fund was known as Invesco China Fund.
Prior to February 26, 2016, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund was known as Invesco Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund.
Prior to July 27, 2016, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund was known as Invesco Premium Income Fund and Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund was known as Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund.
Prior to December 1, 2016, Invesco World Bond Fund was known as Invesco International Total Return Fund.
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 accordance with any applicable provisions of the Trust Agreement and applicable law, subject in certain circumstances to a contingent deferred sales charge.
The Trust allocates cash and property it receives from the issue or sale of shares of each of its series of shares, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, to the appropriate Fund, subject only to the rights of creditors of that Fund. These assets constitute the assets belonging to each Fund, are segregated on the Trusts books, and are charged with the liabilities and expenses of such Fund and its respective classes. The Trust allocates any general liabilities and expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular Fund primarily on the basis of relative net assets or other relevant factors, subject to oversight by the Board.
Each share of each Fund represents an equal pro rata interest in that Fund with each other share and is entitled to dividends and other distributions with respect to the Fund, which may be from income, capital gains or capital, as declared by the Board.
Each class of shares of a Fund represents a proportionate undivided interest in the net assets belonging to that Fund. 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
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share pro rata in the net assets belonging to the applicable Fund allocable to such class available for distribution after satisfaction of, or reasonable provision for, the outstanding liabilities of the Fund allocable to such class.
The Trust Agreement provides that each shareholder, by virtue of having become a shareholder of the Trust, is bound by terms of the Trust Agreement and the Trusts Bylaws. Ownership of shares does not make shareholders third party beneficiaries of any contract entered into by the Trust.
The Trust is not required to hold annual or regular meetings of shareholders. Meetings of shareholders of a Fund or class will be held for any purpose determined by the Board, including 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.
Because Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on or about month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase, certain Invesco Funds multiple class plans adopted in accordance with Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act and distribution plans adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act require that Class B shareholders must also approve any material increase in distribution fees submitted to Class A shareholders of that Fund. A pro rata portion of shares from reinvested dividends and distributions convert along with the Class B shares.
Except as specifically noted above, shareholders of each Fund are entitled to one vote per share (with proportionate voting for fractional shares), irrespective of the relative net asset value of the shares of a Fund. However, on matters affecting an individual Fund or class of shares, a separate vote of shareholders of that Fund or class is required. Shareholders of a Fund or class are not entitled to vote on any matter which does not affect that Fund or class but that requires a separate vote of another Fund or class. An example of a matter that would be voted on separately by shareholders of each Fund is the approval of the advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco).
When issued, shares of each Fund are fully paid and nonassessable, have no preemptive or subscription rights, and are freely transferable. Other than the automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares, there are no automatic conversion rights, but each Fund may offer voluntary rights to convert between certain share classes, as described in each Funds prospectus. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights in connection with the election of Trustees or on any other matter.
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 personal liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses of the Trust and requires that every undertaking of the Trust or the Board relating to the Trust or any Fund include a recitation limiting such obligation to the Trust and its assets or to one or more Funds and the assets belonging thereto. The Trust Agreement provides for indemnification out of the property of a Fund (or Class, as applicable) for all losses and expenses of any shareholder of such Fund held personally liable solely on account of being or having been a shareholder.
The trustees and officers of the Trust will not be liable for any act, omission or obligations 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
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his or her office with the Trust or applicable Fund (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 with Fund assets. 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.
The Trust Agreement provides that any Trustee who serves as chair of the Board or of a committee of the Board, lead independent Trustee, or an expert on any topic or in any area (including an audit committee financial expert), or in any other special appointment will not be subject to any greater standard of care or liability because of such position.
The Trust Agreement provides a detailed process for the bringing of derivative actions by shareholders. A shareholder may only bring a derivative action on behalf of the Trust if certain conditions are met. Among other things, such conditions: (i) require shareholder(s) to make a pre-suit demand on the Trustees (unless such effort is not likely to succeed because a majority of the Board or the committee established to consider the merits of such action are not independent Trustees under Delaware law); (ii) require 10% of the beneficial owners to join in the pre-suit demand; and (iii) afford the Trustees a reasonable amount of time to consider the request and investigate the basis of the claims (including designating a committee to consider the demand and hiring counsel or other advisers). These conditions generally are intended to provide the Trustees with the ability to pursue a claim if they believe doing so would be in the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders and to preclude the pursuit of claims that the Trustees determine to be without merit or otherwise not in the Trusts interest to pursue.
The Trust Agreement also generally requires that actions by shareholders in connection with or against the Trust or a Fund be brought only in certain Delaware courts and that the right to jury trial be waived to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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. Any certificates previously issued with respect to any shares are deemed to be cancelled without any requirement for surrender to the Trust.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
The Trust is an open-end management investment company. The following Funds are diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act: Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, Invesco Select Companies Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund. Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund and Invesco MLP Fund are non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means these Funds can invest a greater percentage of their assets in a small number of issuers or any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
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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 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(s), policies and restrictions described in that Funds Prospectus and/or this SAI, as well as the federal securities laws.
Any percentage limitations relating to the composition of a Funds portfolio identified in the Funds Prospectus or this SAI apply at the time the Fund acquires an investment. Subsequent changes that result from market fluctuations generally will not require a Fund to sell any portfolio security. However, a Fund may sell its illiquid securities holdings, or reduce its borrowings, if any, in response to fluctuations in the value of such holdings.
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity market primarily through investments in the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd., Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III Ltd., Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Cayman Ltd., Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V Ltd., Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Cayman Ltd. respectively, wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund respectively, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiaries). Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may each invest up to 25% of their total assets in their respective Subsidiaries.
The Funds investment objectives, policies, strategies and practices described below are non-fundamental and may be changed without approval of the holders of the Funds voting securities unless otherwise indicated.
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.
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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.
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.
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The value of convertible securities is influenced by both the yield of non-convertible securities of comparable issuers and by the value of the underlying common stock. The value of a convertible security viewed without regard to its conversion feature ( i.e. , strictly on the basis of its yield) is sometimes referred to as its investment value. The investment value of the convertible security typically will fluctuate based on the credit quality of the issuer and will fluctuate inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates. However, at the same time, the convertible security will be influenced by its conversion value, which is the market value of the underlying common stock that would be obtained if the convertible security were converted. Conversion value fluctuates directly with the price of the underlying common stock, and will therefore be subject to risks relating to the activities of the issuer and general market and economic conditions. Depending upon the relationship of the conversion price to the market value of the underlying security, a convertible security may trade more like an equity security than a debt instrument.
If, because of a low price of the common stock, the conversion value is substantially below the investment value of the convertible security, the price of the convertible security is governed principally by its investment value. Generally, if the conversion value of a convertible security increases to a point that approximates or exceeds its investment value, the value of the security will be principally influenced by its conversion value. A convertible security will sell at a premium over its conversion value to the extent investors place value on the right to acquire the underlying common stock while holding an income-producing security.
While a Fund uses the same criteria to rate a convertible debt security that it uses to rate a more conventional debt security, a convertible preferred stock is treated like a preferred stock for the Funds financial reporting, credit rating and investment limitation purposes.
Contingent Convertible Securities (CoCos). CoCos are a form of hybrid fixed income security typically issued by non-U.S. banks that may either convert into common stock of the issuer or undergo a principal write-down by a predetermined percentage upon the occurrence of a trigger event, such as if (a) the issuers capital ratio falls below a specified level or (b) certain regulatory events, such as a change in regulatory capital requirements, affect the issuers continued viability. Unlike traditional convertible securities, the conversion is not voluntary and the equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuing banking institution and its regulatory requirements.
CoCos are subject to credit, interest rate and market risks associated with fixed income and equity securities generally, along with risks typically applicable to convertible securities. CoCos are also subject to loss absorption risk because coupon payments can potentially be cancelled or deferred at the issuers discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority in order to help the bank absorb losses. Additionally, certain call provisions permit an issuer to repurchase CoCos if the regulatory environment or tax treatment of the security (e.g., tax deductibility of interest payments) changes. This may result in a potential loss to the Fund if the price at which the issuer calls or repurchases the CoCos is lower than the initial purchase price by the Fund.
CoCos are subordinate in rank to traditional convertible securities and other debt obligations of an issuer in the issuers capital structure, and therefore, CoCos entail more risk than an issuers other debt obligations.
CoCos are generally speculative and their market value may fluctuate based on a number of unpredictable factors, including, but not limited to, the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations in the issuers capital ratios, supply and demand for CoCos, general market conditions and available liquidity, and economic, financial and political events affecting the particular issuer or markets in general.
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.
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Foreign Securities. Each Fund may invest in foreign securities. Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund may invest up to 100% of their net assets in foreign securities. Invesco Endeavor Fund and Invesco Select Companies Fund may each invest up to 25% of its net assets 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 or region/continent, including whether (1) it is organized under the laws of a country or in a country in a particular region/continent; (2) it has a principal office in a country or in a country in a particular region/continent; (3) it derives 50% or more of its total revenues from businesses in a country or in a country in a particular region/continent; and/or (4) its securities are traded principally on a security exchange, or in an over-the-counter (OTC) market, in a particular country or in a country in a particular region/continent.
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 economy and may be subject to significantly different forces. Political economic or social instability and development, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, and limitations on the removal of funds or other assets could also adversely affect the value of the Funds investments.
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Regulatory Risk . Foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Foreign companies may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, corporate governance practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic companies. Therefore, financial information about foreign companies may be incomplete, or may not be comparable to the information available on U.S. companies. Income from foreign securities owned by the Funds may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which tax would reduce dividend income payable to the Funds shareholders.
There is generally less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, dealers, and listed companies in foreign countries than in the U.S., thus increasing the risk of delayed settlements of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities. Foreign markets may also have different clearance and settlement procedures. If a Fund experiences settlement problems it may result in temporary periods when a portion of the Funds assets are uninvested and could cause the Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities or a potential liability to the Fund arising out of the Funds inability to fulfill a contract to sell such securities.
Market Risk . Investing in foreign markets generally involves certain risks not typically associated with investing in the United States. The securities markets in many foreign countries will have substantially 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. Each of Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund and Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund may invest up to 100% of its net assets in securities of companies located in developing and emerging market countries. Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of companies located in developing and emerging countries. Invesco Global Health Care Fund may invest up to 20%, Invesco Endeavor Fund may invest up to 15%, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund may invest up to 10% and Invesco Select Companies Fund may invest up to 5%, of their respective net assets in securities of companies located in developing and emerging countries. Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund may invest all of its net assets in fixed income securities denominated in the currencies of emerging market countries.
Unless a Funds prospectus includes a different definition, the Funds consider developing and emerging market countries to be those countries that are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Investments in developing and emerging market countries present risks in addition to, or greater than, those presented by investments in foreign issuers generally, and may include the following risks:
i. | Restriction, to varying degrees, on foreign investment in stocks; |
ii. | Repatriation of investment income, capital, and the proceeds of sales in foreign countries may require foreign governmental registration and/or approval; |
iii. | Greater risk of fluctuation in value of foreign investments due to changes in currency exchange rates, currency control regulations or currency devaluation; |
iv. | Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates may have negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain developing and emerging market countries; |
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v. | Many of the developing and emerging market 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 |
vi. | There is a risk in developing and emerging market 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. |
Risks of Investments in China A-shares through the Stock Connect Program. The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (Connect Program) are subject to quota limitations and an investor cannot purchase and sell the same security on the same trading day, which may restrict a Funds ability to invest in China A-shares through the Connect Program and to enter into or exit trades on a timely basis. The Shanghai and Shenzhen markets may be open at a time when the Connect Program is not trading, with the result that prices of China A-shares may fluctuate at times when the Fund is unable to add to or exit its position. Only certain China A-shares are eligible to be accessed through the Connect Program. Such securities may lose their eligibility at any time, in which case they could be sold but could no longer be purchased through the Connect Program. Because the Connect Program is in its early stages, the actual effect on the market for trading China A-shares with the introduction of large numbers of foreign investors is currently unknown. The Connect Program is subject to regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities for the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and further regulations or restrictions, such as limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the Connect Program, if the authorities believe it necessary to assure orderly markets or for other reasons. There is no guarantee that all three exchanges will continue to support the Connect Program in the future.
Investments in China A-shares may not be covered by the securities investor protection programs of the exchanges and, without the protection of such programs, will be subject to the risk of default by the broker. In the event that the depository of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange defaulted, a Fund may not be able to recover fully its losses from the depository or may be delayed in receiving proceeds as part of any recovery process. In addition, because all trades on the Connect Program in respect of eligible China A-shares must be settled in Renminbi (RMB), the Chinese currency, the Funds investing through the Connect Program must have timely access to a reliable supply of offshore RMB, which cannot be guaranteed.
China A-shares purchased through the Connect Program are held in nominee name and not the Funds name as the beneficial owner. It is possible, therefore, that a Funds ability to exercise its rights as a shareholder and to pursue claims against the issuer of China A-shares may be limited because the nominee structure has not been tested in Chinese courts. In addition, a Fund may not be able to participate in corporate actions affecting China A-shares held through the Connect Program due to time constraints or for other operational reasons.
Trades on the Connect Program are subject to certain requirements prior to trading. If these requirements are not completed prior to the market opening, a Fund cannot sell the shares on that trading day. In addition, these requirements may limit the number of brokers that a Fund may use to execute trades. If an investor holds 5% or more of the total shares issued by a China-A share issuer, the investor must return any profits obtained from the purchase and sale of those shares if both transactions occur within a six-month period. If a Fund holds 5% or more of the total shares of a China-A share issuer through its Connect Program investments, its profits may be subject to these limitations. All accounts managed by the Adviser and/or its affiliates will be aggregated for purposes of this 5% limitation, which makes it more likely that a Funds profits may be subject to these limitations.
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
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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 may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and 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). The use of these instruments may result in a loss to a Fund if the counterparty to the transaction (particularly with respect to OTC derivatives, as discussed further below) does not perform as promised, including because of such counterpartys bankruptcy or insolvency..
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 foreign exchange transactions in order to complete a purchase or sale of foreign currency denominated securities. The Funds may also use foreign currency options, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and currency-related swap contracts to increase or reduce exposure to a foreign currency, to shift exposure from one foreign currency to another in a cross currency hedge or to enhance returns. These transactions 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. Open positions in forward 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 contracts and purchase and write foreign currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. A Fund may also purchase and write foreign currency options in connection with foreign currency futures contracts or forward foreign currency contracts. Foreign currency futures contracts 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 contracts are similar to those of futures contracts 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 forward foreign currency 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.
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.
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Under definitions adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), non-deliverable foreign exchange forwards and OTC foreign exchange options are considered swaps. These instruments are therefore included in the definition of commodity interests for purposes of determining whether the Funds service providers qualify for certain exemptions and exclusions from regulation by the CFTC. Although forward foreign currency contracts have historically been traded in the OTC market, as swaps they may in the future be regulated to be centrally cleared and traded on public facilities. For more information, see Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Swaps.
Floating Rate Corporate Loans and Corporate Debt Securities of Non-U.S. Borrowers . Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund may invest in floating rate loans that are made to and floating rate debt securities that are issued by non-U.S. borrowers, provided that the loans are U.S. dollar-denominated or otherwise provide for payment in U.S. dollars, and any such borrower meets the credit quality standards established by Invesco and the Sub-Advisers for U.S. borrowers. The Fund similarly may invest in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities made to U.S. borrowers with significant non-U.S. dollar-denominated revenue, provided that the loans are U.S. dollar-denominated or otherwise provide for payment to the Fund in U.S. dollars. In all cases where the floating rate loans or floating rate debt securities are not denominated in U.S. dollars, provisions will be made for payments to the lenders, including the Fund, in U.S. dollars pursuant to foreign currency swaps or the currency risk of the transaction will be hedged using forward foreign currency contracts.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Each Fund may purchase shares of ETFs. Most ETFs are registered under the 1940 Act as investment companies, although others may not be registered as investment companies and are registered as commodity pools. 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 unaffiliated advisers as well as 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.
Generally, ETFs hold portfolios of securities, commodities and/or currencies that are designed to replicate, as closely as possible before expenses, the performance of a specified index. The performance results of ETFs will not replicate exactly the performance of the pertinent index 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. 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 by Authorized Participants at net asset value only in large blocks called creation units and redemption units, respectively. ETF shares may be purchased and sold by all other investors 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 types of securities, commodities and/or currencies included in the indices 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.
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Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) . The Funds may invest in 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 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 a Fund invests in ETNs (directly or through its respective Subsidiary) it will bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses borne by the ETN. A decision by a Fund or its respective 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 a Fund or its respective 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.
U.S. Government Obligations . Each Fund may invest in U.S. Government obligations, which are obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and include 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 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
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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.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds . Each Fund may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. Two structures are common. The U.S. Treasury and some other issuers use a structure that accrues inflation into the principal value of the bond. Most other issuers pay out the Consumer Price Index accruals as part of a semiannual coupon.
Inflation-indexed securities issued by the U.S. Treasury have maturities of five, ten or thirty years, although it is possible that securities with other maturities will be issued in the future. The U.S. Treasury securities pay interest on a semi-annual basis, equal to a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal amount. For example, if a fund purchased an inflation-indexed bond with a par value of $1,000 and a 3% real rate of return coupon (payable 1.5% semi-annually), and inflation over the first six months was 1%, the mid-year par value of the bond would be $1,010 and the first semi-annual interest payment would be $15.15 ($1,010 times 1.5%). If inflation during the second half of the year resulted in the whole years inflation equaling 3%, the end-of-year par value of the bond would be $1,030 and the second semiannual interest payment would be $15.45 ($1,030 times 1.5%).
If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds, even during a period of deflation. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate. The Fund may also invest in other inflation related bonds which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.
The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds.
While these securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bonds inflation measure.
The periodic adjustment of U.S. inflation-indexed bonds is tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U), which is calculated monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI-U is a measurement of changes in the cost of living, made up of components such as housing, food, transportation and energy. Inflation-indexed bonds issued by a foreign government are generally adjusted to reflect a comparable inflation index, calculated by that government. There can be no assurance that the CPI-U or any foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will be correlated to the rate of inflation in the United States.
Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.
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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, a Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities . The Funds may invest in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). Mortgage-backed securities are mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, or issued by nongovernment entities, such as commercial banks and other private lenders. 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.
CMBS and RMBS generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related mortgage-backed securities because there are no direct or indirect government or government agency guarantees of payment. The risk of loss due to default on CMBS and RMBS is historically higher because neither the U.S. Government nor an agency or instrumentality have guaranteed them. CMBS and RMBS whose underlying assets are neither U.S. Government securities nor U.S. Government-insured mortgages, to the extent that real properties securing such assets may be located in the same geographical region, may also be subject to a greater risk of default than other comparable securities in the event of adverse economic, political or business developments that may affect such region and, ultimately, the ability of property owners to make payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages. Non-government mortgage-backed securities are generally subject to greater price volatility than those issued, guaranteed or sponsored by government entities because of the greater risk of default in adverse market conditions. Where a guarantee is provided by a private guarantor, a Fund is subject to the credit risk of such guarantor, especially when the guarantor doubles as the originator.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) . The Funds may invest in CMOs. A CMO is a hybrid between a mortgage-backed bond and a mortgage pass-through security. A CMO is a type of mortgage-backed security that creates separate classes with varying maturities and interest rates, called tranches. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal is paid, in most cases, semiannually. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA, and their income streams.
CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different fixed or floating interest rate and stated maturity. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the prepayment experience of the collateral. CMOs provide for a modified form of call protection through a de facto breakdown of the underlying pool of mortgages according to how quickly the loans are repaid. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes receive principal only after the first class has been retired. An investor is partially guarded against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments.
In a typical CMO transaction, a corporation (issuer) issues multiple series (e.g., Series A, B, C and Z) of CMO bonds (Bonds). Proceeds of the Bond offering are used to purchase mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates (Collateral). The Collateral is pledged to a third party trustee as
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security for the Bonds. Principal and interest payments from the Collateral are used to pay principal on the Bonds in the following order: Series A, B, C and Z. The Series A, B, and C Bonds all bear current interest. Interest on a Series Z Bond is accrued and added to principal and a like amount is paid as principal on the Series A, B, or C Bond currently being paid off. Only after the Series A, B, and C Bonds are paid in full does the Series Z Bond begin to receive payment. With some CMOs, the issuer serves as a conduit to allow loan originators (primarily builders or savings and loan associations) to borrow against their loan portfolios.
CMOs that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or by any of its agencies or instrumentalities will be considered U.S. Government securities by the Funds, while other CMOs, even if collateralized by U.S. Government securities, will have the same status as other privately issued securities for purposes of applying the Funds diversification tests.
FHLMC CMOs are debt obligations of FHLMC issued in multiple classes having different maturity dates which are secured by the pledge of a pool of conventional mortgage loans purchased by FHLMC. Payments of principal and interest on the FHLMC CMOs are made semiannually. The amount of principal payable on each semiannual payment date is determined 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 securities (IOs) and principal only securities (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 receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs 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
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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 structured and issued by an issuer, which may be a bank, broker or special purpose vehicle. If a CLN is issued by a special purpose vehicle, the special purpose vehicle will typically be collateralized by AAA-rated securities, but some CLNs are not collateralized. The performance and payment of principal and interest is tied to that of a reference obligation which may be a particular security, basket of securities, credit default swap, basket of credit default swaps, or index. The reference obligation may be denominated in foreign currencies. Risks of CLNs include those risks associated with the underlying reference obligation including, but not limited to, market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, default risk and foreign currency risk. In the case of a CLN created with credit default swaps, the structure will be funded such that the par amount of the security will represent the maximum loss that could be incurred on the investment and no leverage is introduced. An investor in a CLN also bears counterparty risk or the risk that the issuer of the CLN will default or become bankrupt and not make timely payments of principal and interest on the structured security. Should the issuer default or declare bankruptcy, the CLN holder may not receive any compensation. In return for these risks, the CLN holder receives a higher yield. As with most derivative instruments, valuation of a CLN may be difficult due to the complexity of the security.
Bank Instruments . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund may invest in bank instruments. Bank instruments are unsecured interest bearing bank deposits. Bank instruments include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits, time deposits, and bankers acceptances from U.S. or foreign banks, as well as Eurodollar certificates of deposit (Eurodollar CDs) and Eurodollar time deposits 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 banker s acceptance is a bill of exchange or time draft drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank.
An investment in Eurodollar CDs or Eurodollar time deposits may involve some of the same risks that are described for Foreign Securities.
Commercial Instruments . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond 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
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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 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 a Fund may invest include tender option bonds, and fixed and variable rate trust certificates. These 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 a Fund. The trustee or custodian receives the long-term fixed rate interest payments on the Underlying Bonds, and pays certificate holders fixed rates or 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 fixed rate trust certificate evidences an interest in a trust entitling a certificate holder to fixed future interest and/or principal payments on the Underlying Bonds. 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 under certain conditions).
All synthetic municipal instruments must meet the minimum quality standards for the Funds investments and must present minimal credit risks. In selecting synthetic municipal instruments for the Funds, Invesco considers the creditworthiness of the issuer of the Underlying Bond, the sponsor and the party providing certificate holders with a conditional right to sell their certificates at stated times and prices (a demand feature).
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 a Fund on certain synthetic municipal instruments would be deemed to be taxable. Each 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 are typically 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.
Certain types of municipal securities are issued to obtain funding for privately operated facilities. The credit and quality of private activity debt securities are dependent on the private facility or user, who is responsible for the interest payment and principal repayment.
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The two major classifications of Municipal Securities are bonds and notes. Municipal bonds are municipal debt obligations in which the issuer is obligated to repay the original (or principal) payment amount on a certain maturity date along with interest. A municipal bonds maturity date (the date when the issuer of the bond repays the principal) may be years in the future. Short-term bonds mature in one to three years, while long-term bonds usually do not mature for more than a decade. 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 notes also include tax, revenue notes and revenue and bond anticipation notes (discussed more fully below) of short maturity, generally less than three years, which are issued to obtain temporary funds for various public purposes.
Municipal debt securities may be also be classified as general obligation or revenue obligations (or special delegation securities). General obligation securities are secured by the issuers pledge of its faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest.
Revenue debt obligations, such as revenue bonds and revenue notes, are usually payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue source but not from the general taxing power. 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.
Another type of revenue obligations are pre-refunded bonds, which are typically issued to refinance debt. The proceeds from the issue of the lower yield and/or longer maturing pre-refunding bond will usually be used to purchase U.S. Government obligations, such as U.S. Treasury securities, which are held in an escrow account and used to pay interest and principal payments until the scheduled call date of the original bond issue occurs. Like other fixed income securities, pre-refunded bonds are subject to interest rate, market, credit, and reinvestment risks.
Within these principal classifications of municipal securities, there are a variety of types of municipal securities, including but not limited to, fixed and variable rate securities, variable rate demand notes, municipal leases, custodial receipts, participation certificates, inverse floating rate securities, and derivative municipal securities.
Variable rate securities bear rates of interest that are adjusted periodically according to formulae intended to reflect market rates of interest.
Variable rate demand notes are obligations which contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and which are subject to a right of demand for payment of the principal balance plus accrued interest either at any time or at specified intervals. The interest rate on a variable rate demand note may be based on a known lending rate, such as a banks prime rate, and may be adjusted when such rate changes or the interest rate may be a market rate that is adjusted at specified intervals. The adjustment formula maintains the value of the variable rate demand note at approximately the par value of such note at the adjustment date.
Inverse floating rate obligations are variable rate debt instruments that pay interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates. Because the interest rate paid to holders of such obligations is generally determined by subtracting a variable or floating rate from a predetermined amount, the interest rate paid to holders of such obligations will decrease as such variable or floating rate increases and increase as such variable or floating rate decreases. The inverse floating rate obligations in which a Fund may invest include derivative instruments such as residual interest bonds, tender option bonds (TOBs) or municipal bond trust certificates. Such instruments are typically created by a special
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purpose trust (the TOB Trust) that holds long-term fixed rate bonds, which are contributed by a Fund (the underlying security), and sells two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests, which are sold to or held by third party investors (Floaters), and inverse floating residual interests, which are purchased by the Funds (Residuals). The Floaters have first priority on the cash flow from the bonds held by the TOB Trust and a Fund (as holder of the Residuals) is paid the residual cash flow from the bonds held by the TOB Trust. Like most other fixed-income securities, the value of inverse floating rate obligations will decrease as interest rates increase. They are more volatile, however, than most other fixed-income securities because the coupon rate on an inverse floating rate obligation typically changes at a multiple of the change in the relevant index rate. Thus, any rise in the index rate (as a consequence of an increase in interest rates) causes a correspondingly greater drop in the coupon rate of an inverse floating rate obligation while a drop in the index rate causes a correspondingly greater increase in the coupon of an inverse floating rate obligation. Some inverse floating rate obligations may also increase or decrease substantially because of changes in the rate of prepayments. Inverse floating rate obligations tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline or remain relatively stable. Inverse floating rate obligations have varying degrees of liquidity.
The primary risks associated with inverse floating rate securities are varying degrees of liquidity and decreases in the value of such securities in response to changes in interest rates to a greater extent than fixed rate securities having similar credit quality, redemption provisions and maturity, which may cause the Funds net asset value to be more volatile than if it had not invested in inverse floating rate securities. In certain instances, the short-term floating rate notes created by the TOB Trust may not be able to be sold to third parties or, in the case of holders tendering (or putting) such notes for repayment of principal, may not be able to be remarketed to third parties. In such cases, the TOB Trust holding the fixed rate bonds may be collapsed with the entity that contributed the fixed rate bonds to the TOB Trust. In the case where a TOB Trust is collapsed with a Fund, the Fund will be required to repay the principal amount of the tendered securities, which may require the Fund to sell other portfolio holdings to raise cash to meet that obligation. The Fund could therefore be required to sell other portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time or price to raise cash to meet this obligation, which risk will be heightened during times of market volatility, illiquidity or uncertainty. The embedded leverage in the TOB Trust could cause a Fund to lose more money than the value of the asset it has contributed to the TOB Trust and greater levels of leverage create the potential for greater losses. In addition, a Fund may enter into reimbursement agreements with the liquidity provider of certain TOB transactions in connection with certain residuals held by the Fund. These agreements commit a Fund to reimburse the liquidity provider to the extent that the liquidity provider must provide cash to a TOB Trust, including following the termination of a TOB Trust resulting from a mandatory tender event (liquidity shortfall). The reimbursement agreement will effectively make the Fund liable for the amount of the negative difference, if any, between the liquidation value of the underlying security and the purchase price of the floating rate notes issued by the TOB Trust.
Final rules implementing section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Volcker Rule) prohibit banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading of certain instruments and limit such entities investments in, and relationships with, covered funds, as defined in the rules. These rules preclude banking entities and their affiliates from sponsoring and/or providing services for existing TOB Trusts. A new TOB structure is being utilized by a Fund wherein the Fund, as holder of the residuals, will perform certain duties previously performed by banking entities as sponsors of TOB Trusts. These duties may be performed by a third-party service provider. A Funds expanded role under the new TOB structure may increase its operational and regulatory risk. The new structure is substantially similar to the previous structure; however, pursuant to the Volcker Rule, the remarketing agent would not be able to repurchase tendered floaters for its own account upon a failed remarketing. In the event of a failed remarketing, a banking entity serving as liquidity provider may loan the necessary funds to the TOB Trust to purchase the tendered floaters. The TOB Trust, not a Fund, would be the borrower and the loan from the liquidity provider will be secured by the purchased floaters now held by the TOB Trust. However, as previously described, a Fund would bear the risk of loss with respect to any liquidity shortfall to the extent it entered into a reimbursement agreement with the liquidity provider.
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There can be no assurances that the new TOB structure will continue to be a viable form of leverage. Further, there can be no assurances that alternative forms of leverage will be available to the Fund in order to maintain current levels of leverage. Any alternative forms of leverage maybe less advantageous to a Fund, and may adversely affect the Funds net asset value, distribution rate and ability to achieve its investment objective.
Certificates of participation (or Participation certificates) are obligations issued by state or local governments or authorities to finance the acquisition of equipment and facilities. They may represent participations in a lease, an installment purchase contract or a conditional sales contract. These participation interests may give the purchaser an undivided interest in one or more underlying Municipal Securities. Municipal securities may not be backed by the faith, credit and taxing power of the issuer.
Custodial receipts are underwritten by securities dealers or banks and evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain municipal securities.
A municipal forward contract is a Municipal Security which is purchased on a when-issued basis with longer-than-standard settlement dates, in some cases taking place up to five years from the date of purchase. The buyer, in this case a Fund, will execute a receipt evidencing the obligation to purchase the bond on the specified issue date, and must segregate cash to meet that forward commitment. Municipal forward contracts typically carry a substantial yield premium to compensate the buyer for the risks associated with a long when-issued period, including shifts in market interest rates that could materially impact the principal value of the bond, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer, loss of alternative investment options during the when-issued period and failure of the issuer to complete various steps required to issue the bonds.
Municipal Securities also include the following securities:
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Revenue Anticipation Debt Securities, including bonds, notes, and certificates, are issued by governments or governmental bodies with the expectation that future revenues from a designated source will be used to repay the securities. In general, they also constitute general obligations of the issuer. |
| 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. |
| Tax-Exempt Mandatory Paydown Securities (TEMPS) are fixed rate term bonds carrying a short-term maturity, usually three to four years beyond the expected redemption. TEMPS are structured as bullet repayments, with required optional redemptions as entrance fees are collected. |
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Zero Coupon and Pay-in-Kind Securities do not immediately produce cash income. These securities are issued at an original issue discount, with the full value, including accrued interest, paid at maturity. Interest income may be reportable annually, even though no annual payments are made. Market prices of zero-coupon bonds tend to be more volatile than bonds that pay interest regularly. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive |
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the aggregate par value of the securities. Zero coupon and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and less liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods. Prices on non-cash-paying instruments may be more sensitive to changes in the issuers financial condition, fluctuation in interest rates and market demand/supply imbalances than cash-paying securities with similar credit ratings, and thus may be more speculative. Special tax considerations are associated with investing in certain lower-grade securities, such as zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities. |
| Capital Appreciation Bonds are municipal securities in which in the investment return on the initial principal payment is reinvested at a compounded rate until the bond matures. The principal and interest are due on maturity. Thus, like zero coupon securities, investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate and credit risks. |
| Payment in lieu of taxes (also known as PILOTs) are voluntary payments by, for instance the U.S. Government or nonprofits, to local governments that help offset losses in or otherwise serve as a substitute for property taxes. |
| Converted Auction Rate Securities (CARS) are a structure that combines the debt service deferral feature of Capital Appreciation Bonds (CABS) with Auction Rate Securities. The CARS pay no debt service until a specific date, then they incrementally convert to conventional Auction Rate Securities. At each conversion date the issuer has the ability to call and pay down any amount of the CARS. |
A Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis whereby the Fund buys or sells a security with payment and delivery taking place in the future. The payment obligation and the interest rate are fixed at the time a Fund enters into the commitment. No income accrues on such securities until the date a Fund actually takes delivery of such securities. These transactions are subject to market risk as the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or the yield generally available on securities when delivery occurs. In addition, a Fund is subject to counterparty risk because it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction, and failure by the other party to complete the transaction may result in the Fund missing the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. A Fund will only make commitments to purchase such securities with the intention of actually acquiring these securities, but the Fund may sell these securities prior to settlement if it is deemed advisable. No specific limitation exists as to the percentage of a Funds assets which may be used to acquire securities on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis.
After purchase by a 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 a Fund to dispose of the security. To the extent that the ratings applied by Moodys, S&P or another NRSRO to Municipal Securities may change as a result of changes in these rating systems, a Fund will attempt to use comparable credit quality rating as standards for its investments in Municipal Securities.
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 a 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. The
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ratings of S&P and Moodys represent their opinions of the quality of the municipal securities they undertake to rate. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, municipal securities with the same maturity, coupon and rating may have different yields while municipal securities of the same maturity and coupon with different ratings may have the same yield.
Certain of the municipal securities in which the Funds may invest represent relatively recent innovations in the municipal securities markets and the markets for such securities may be less developed than the market for conventional fixed rate municipal securities.
Under normal market conditions, longer-term municipal securities generally provide a higher yield than shorter-term municipal securities. The Funds have no limitation as to the maturity of municipal securities in which it may invest. The Adviser may adjust the average maturity of a Funds portfolio from time to time depending on its assessment of the relative yields available on securities of different maturities and its expectations of future changes in interest rates.
The net asset value of a Fund will change with changes in the value of its portfolio securities. For the Funds that invest primarily in fixed income municipal securities, the net asset value of each Fund can be expected to change as general levels of interest rates fluctuate. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio invested in fixed income securities generally can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio invested in fixed income securities generally can be expected to decline. The prices of longer term municipal securities generally are more volatile with respect to changes in interest rates than the prices of shorter term municipal securities. Volatility may be greater during periods of general economic uncertainty.
Municipal Securities, like other debt obligations, are subject to the credit risk of nonpayment. The ability of issuers of municipal securities to make timely payments of interest and principal may be adversely impacted in general economic downturns and as relative governmental cost burdens are allocated and reallocated among federal, state and local governmental units. Such nonpayment would result in a reduction of income to a Fund, and could result in a reduction in the value of the municipal securities experiencing nonpayment and a potential decrease in the net asset value of the Fund. In addition, a Fund may incur expenses to work out or restructure a distressed or defaulted security.
The Funds may invest in Municipal Securities with credit enhancements such as letters of credit and municipal bond insurance. The Funds may invest in Municipal Securities that are insured by financial insurance companies. Since a limited number of entities provide such insurance, a Fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in securities insured by the same insurance company. If a 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 share price. Letters of credit are issued by a third party, usually a bank, to enhance liquidity and ensure repayment of principal and any accrued interest if the underlying Municipal Bond should default. These credit enhancements do not guarantee payments or repayments on the Municipal Securities and a downgrade in the credit enhancer could affect the value of the Municipal Security.
If the IRS determines that an issuer of a Municipal Security has not complied with applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could be treated as taxable, which could result in a decline in the securitys value. In addition, there could be changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments that reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on Municipal Securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax status of Municipal Securities.
A Fund may invest in taxable municipal securities, including taxable municipal bonds. 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.
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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.
The Adviser considers investment grade securities to include: (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, each at the time of purchase. The descriptions of debt securities ratings may be found in Appendix A.
In choosing corporate debt securities on behalf of a Fund, portfolio managers may consider:
(i) | general economic and financial conditions: |
(ii) | 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 |
(iii) | other considerations deemed appropriate. |
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, other than Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund may invest in lower-rated or non-rated debt securities commonly known as junk bonds. Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund may invest up to 100%; Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund may invest up to 25%; Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund and Invesco Select Companies Fund may invest up to 5% of their total assets in junk bonds, including junk bonds of companies located in developing countries.
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 a 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.
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Floating Rate Corporate Loans and Corporate Debt Securities. Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may invest in floating rate loans and corporate debt securities. Floating rate loans consist generally of obligations of companies and other entities (collectively, borrower) incurred for the purpose of reorganizing the assets and liabilities of a borrower; acquiring another company; taking over control of a company (leveraged buyout); temporary refinancing; or financing internal growth or other general business purposes. Floating rate loans are often obligations of borrowers who have incurred a significant percentage of debt compared to equity issued and thus are highly leveraged.
Floating rate loans may include both term loans, which are generally fully funded at the time of the Funds investment, and revolving loans, which may require the Fund to make additional investments in the loans as required under the terms of the loan agreement. A revolving credit loan agreement may require the Fund to increase its investment in a loan at a time when the Fund might not otherwise have done so, even if the borrowers condition makes it unlikely that the loan will be repaid.
A floating rate loan is generally offered as part of a lending syndicate to banks and other financial institutions and is administered in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement by an agent bank who is responsible for collection of principal and interest and fee payments from the borrower and apportioning those payments to all lenders who are parties to the agreement. Typically, the agent is given broad discretion to enforce the loan agreement and is compensated by the borrower for its services.
Floating rate loans may be acquired by direct investment as a lender at the inception of the loan or by assignment of a portion of a floating rate loan previously made to a different lender or by purchase of a participation interest. If the Fund makes a direct investment in a loan as one of the lenders, it generally acquires the loan at par. This means the Fund receives a return at the full interest rate for the loan. If the Fund acquires its interest in loans in the secondary market or acquires a participation interest, the loans may be purchased or sold above, at, or below par, which can result in a yield that is below, equal to, or above the stated interest rate of the loan. At times, the Fund may be able to invest in floating rate loans only through assignments or participations.
A participation interest represents a fractional interest in a floating rate loan held by the lender selling the Fund the participation interest. In the case of participations, the Fund will not have any direct contractual relationship with the borrower, the Funds rights to consent to modifications of the loan are limited and it is dependent upon the participating lender to enforce the Funds rights upon a default.
The Fund may be subject to the credit of both the agent and the lender from whom the Fund acquires a participation interest.
Historically, floating rate loans have not been registered with the SEC or any state securities commission or listed on any securities exchange. As a result, the amount of public information available about a specific floating rate loan has been historically less extensive than if the floating rate loan were registered or exchange traded.
Floating rate debt securities are typically in the form of notes or bonds issued in public or private placements in the securities markets. Floating rate debt securities will typically have substantially similar terms to floating rate loans, but will not be in the form of participations or assignments.
The floating rate loans and debt securities in which the Fund invests will, in most instances, be secured and senior to other indebtedness of the borrower. Each floating rate loan and debt security will generally be secured by collateral such as accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, real estate, intangible assets such as trademarks, copyrights and patents, and securities of subsidiaries or affiliates. The value of the collateral generally will be determined by reference to financial statements of the borrower, by an independent appraisal, by obtaining the market value of such collateral, in the case of cash or securities if readily ascertainable, or by other customary valuation techniques considered appropriate by Invesco and/or the Sub-Advisers. The value of collateral may decline after the Funds investment, and collateral may be difficult to sell in the event of default. Consequently, the Fund may not receive all the payments to which it is entitled. The Funds assets may be invested in unsecured floating
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rate loans and debt securities or subordinated floating rate loans and debt securities, which may or may not be secured. If the borrower defaults on an unsecured loan or security, there is no specific collateral on which the lender can foreclose. If the borrower defaults on a subordinated loan or security, the collateral may not be sufficient to cover both the senior and subordinated loans and securities.
Most borrowers pay their debts from cash flow generated by their businesses. If a borrowers cash flow is insufficient to pay its debts, it may attempt to restructure its debts rather than sell collateral. Borrowers may try to restructure their debts by filing for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws or negotiating a work-out. If a borrower becomes involved in a bankruptcy proceeding, access to collateral may be limited by bankruptcy and other laws. If a court decides that access to collateral is limited or voidable, the Fund may not recover the full amount of principal and interest that is due.
A borrower must comply with certain restrictive covenants contained in the loan agreement or indenture (in the case of floating rate debt securities). In addition to requiring the scheduled payment of principal and interest, these covenants may include restrictions on the payment of dividends and other distributions to the borrowers shareholders, provisions requiring compliance with specific financial ratios, and limits on total indebtedness. The agreement may also require the prepayment of the floating rate loans or debt securities from excess cash flow. A breach of a covenant that is not waived by the agent (or lenders directly) is normally an event of default, which provides the agent and lenders the right to call for repayment of the outstanding floating rate loan or debt security.
Purchasers of floating rate loans may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments and may include commitment fees, facility fees, and prepayment penalty fees. When the Fund buys a floating rate loan, it may receive a facility fee, and when it sells a floating rate loan, it may pay an assignment fee.
It is expected that the majority of floating rate loans and debt securities will have stated maturities of three to ten years. However, because floating rate loans and debt securities are frequently prepaid, it is expected that the average maturity will be three to five years. The degree to which borrowers prepay floating rate loans and debt securities, whether as a contractual requirement or at the borrowers election, may be affected by general business conditions, the borrowers financial condition and competitive conditions among lenders. Prepayments cannot be predicted with accuracy. Prepayments may result in the Funds investing in floating rate loans and debt securities with lower yields.
Loans, Loan Participations and Assignments. Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may invest in loan participations or assignments.
Loans and loan participations are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental or other borrowers to another party. They may represent amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates, to suppliers of goods or services, or to other parties. A Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing participations, a Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, a Fund will be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.
When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. However, because assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, the rights and obligations acquired by the Fund as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. In addition, if the loan is foreclosed, a Fund could be part owner of any collateral and could bear the costs and liabilities of owning and disposing of the collateral.
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Investments in loans, loan participations and assignments present the possibility that a Fund could be held liable as a co-lender under emerging legal theories of lender liability. A Fund anticipates that loans, loan participations and assignments could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors. If there is no active secondary market for a loan, it may be more difficult to sell the interests in such a loan at a price that is acceptable or to even obtain pricing information. In addition, some loans, loan participations and assignments may not be rated by major rating agencies. Loans held by a Fund might not be considered securities for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act) or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and therefore a risk exists that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud provisions of those Acts.
Public Bank Loans . Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may invest in public bank loans. Public bank loans are privately negotiated loans for which information about the issuer has been made publicly available. Public loans are made by banks or other financial institutions, and may be rated investment grade (as defined above in Investment Grade Debt Obligation) or below investment grade. However, public bank loans are not registered under the 1933 Act, and are not publicly traded. They usually are second lien loans normally lower in priority of payment to senior loans, but have seniority in a companys capital structure to other claims, such as subordinated corporate bonds or publicly-issued equity so that in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation, the company is required to pay down these second lien loans prior to such other lower-ranked claims on their assets. Bank loans normally pay floating rates that reset frequently, and as a result, protect investors from increases in interest rates.
Bank loans generally are negotiated between a borrower and several financial institutional lenders represented by one or more lenders acting as agent of all the lenders. The agent is responsible for negotiating the loan agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of the loan and the rights of the borrower and the lenders, monitoring any collateral, and collecting principal and interest on the loan. By investing in a loan, a Fund becomes a member of a syndicate of lenders. Certain bank loans are illiquid, meaning the Fund may not be able to sell them quickly at a fair price. Illiquid securities are also difficult to value. To the extent a bank loan has been deemed illiquid, it will be subject to a Funds restrictions on investment in illiquid securities. The secondary market for bank loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods.
Bank loans are subject to the risk of default. Default in the payment of interest or principal on a loan will result in a reduction of income to a Fund, a reduction in the value of the loan, and a potential decrease in the Funds net asset value. The risk of default will increase in the event of an economic downturn or a substantial increase in interest rates. Bank loans are subject to the risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments. As discussed above, however, because bank loans reside higher in the capital structure than high yield bonds, default losses have been historically lower in the bank loan market. Bank loans that are rated below investment grade share the same risks of other below investment grade securities.
Structured Notes and Indexed Securities . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond 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.
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Most structured notes and indexed securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. The interest rate or the principal amount payable at maturity of an indexed security may vary based on changes in one or more specified reference instruments, such as a floating interest rate compared with a fixed interest rate. The reference instrument need not be related to the terms of the indexed security. Structured notes and indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates), and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument or to one or more options on the underlying reference instrument.
Structured notes and indexed securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument. Structured notes or indexed securities also may be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities and instruments or more traditional debt securities. In addition to the credit risk of the structured note or indexed securitys issuer and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Further, in the case of certain structured notes or indexed securities in which the interest rate, or exchange rate in the case of currency, is linked to a reference 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 Funds.
U.S. Corporate Debt Obligations. Each Fund may invest in U.S. corporate debt obligations. Corporate debt obligations in which the Fund may invest are debt obligations issued or guaranteed by corporations that are denominated in U.S. dollars. Such investments may include, among others, commercial paper, bonds, notes, debentures, variable rate demand notes, master notes, funding agreements and other short-term corporate instruments. Commercial Paper consists of short-term promissory notes issued by corporations. Commercial paper may be traded in the secondary market after its issuance. Variable rate demand notes are securities with a variable interest which is readjusted on pre-established dates. Variable rate demand notes are subject to payment of principal and accrued interest (usually within seven days) on the Funds demand. Master notes are negotiated 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 Fund. The interest rate on a master note may fluctuate based upon changes in specified interest rates or be reset periodically according to a prescribed formula or may be a set rate. Although there is no secondary market in master notes, if such notes have a demand feature, the payee may demand payment of the principal amount of the note upon relatively short notice. Funding agreements are agreements between an insurance company and the Fund covering underlying demand notes. Although there is no secondary market in funding agreements, if the underlying notes have a demand feature, the payee may demand payment of the principal amount of the note upon relatively short notice. Master notes and funding agreements are generally illiquid and therefore subject to the Funds percentage limitation for investments in illiquid securities.
Investment in Wholly-Owned Subsidiary . Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may invest up to 25% of their total assets, each, in their respective 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 each Subsidiarys derivative positions. As a result, the Funds may be considered to be investing indirectly in these investments through their respective Subsidiary.
The Subsidiaries will not be registered under the 1940 Act but will be subject to certain of the investor protections of that Act. The Funds, as sole shareholders of their respective Subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies. However, since the Funds wholly-own and control their respective Subsidiary, and the Funds and their respective Subsidiaries are managed by the Adviser, it is unlikely that the Subsidiaries will take action contrary to the interests of the Funds or their shareholders. The Funds Trustees have oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Funds, including their investments in their respective Subsidiary, and the Funds role as sole shareholder of their respective Subsidiary. Also, in managing their respective Subsidiarys portfolio, the Adviser will be subject to the same operational guidelines that apply to the management of the Funds.
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Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Funds and their respective Subsidiaries are organized, could result in the inability of the Funds or their respective Subsidiary to operate as described in this SAI and could negatively affect the Funds and their 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 Subsidiaries. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiaries must pay Cayman Islands taxes, the Funds shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco BalancedRisk Allocation Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may invest in equity and/or debt obligations issued by REITs. Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund and Invesco Select Companies Fund may invest up to 15% of their total assets in equity and/or debt obligations issued by REITs. Invesco Greater China Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity and/or debt securities issued by REITs.
REITs are trusts that sell equity or debt securities to investors and use the proceeds to invest in real estate or interests therein. A REIT may focus on particular projects, such as apartment complexes, or geographic regions, such as southeastern United States or both. 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 following risks: they are dependent upon management skill and on cash flows; are not diversified; are subject to defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to maintain an exemption from the 1940 Act; and are subject to interest rate risk. A Fund that invests in REITs will bear a proportionate share of the expenses of the REITs.
Furthermore, for tax reasons, a REIT may impose limits on how much of its securities any one investor may own. These ownership limitations (also called excess share provisions) may be based on ownership of securities by multiple funds and accounts managed by the same investment adviser and typically result in adverse consequences (such as automatic divesture of voting and dividend rights for shares that exceed the excess share provision) to investors who exceed the limit. A REITs excess share provision may result in a Fund being unable to purchase (or otherwise obtain economic exposure to) the desired amounts of certain REITs. In some circumstances, a Fund may seek and obtain a waiver from a REIT to exceed the REITs ownership limitations without being subject to the adverse consequences of exceeding such limit were a waiver not obtained, provided that the Fund complies with the provisions of the waiver.
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Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) . Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco MLP Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income may invest in MLPs.
MLPs generally are limited partnerships (or limited liability companies), the common units of which are listed and traded on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter. MLPs generally have two classes of partners, the general partner and the limited partners. The general partner normally controls the MLP through an equity interest plus units that are subordinated to the common (publicly traded) units for an initial period and then only converting to common if certain financial tests are met. The general partner also generally receives a larger portion of the net income as incentive. As cash flow grows, the general partner receives a greater interest in the incremental income compared to the interest of limited partners.
MLP common units represent an equity ownership interest in a partnership, providing limited voting rights and entitling the holder to a share of the companys success through distributions and/or capital appreciation. Unlike shareholders of a corporation, common unit holders do not elect directors annually and generally have the right to vote only on certain significant events, such as mergers, a sale of substantially all of the assets, removal of the general partner or material amendments to the partnership agreement. MLPs are required by their partnership agreements to distribute a large percentage of their current operating earnings. Common unit holders generally have first right to a minimum quarterly distribution (MQD) prior to distributions to the convertible subordinated unit holders or the general partner (including incentive distributions). Common unit holders typically have arrearage rights if the minimum quarterly distribution is not met. In the event of liquidation, MLP common unit holders have first right to the partnerships remaining assets after bondholders, other debt holders, and preferred unit holders have been paid in full.
The general partner or managing member interest in an MLP is typically retained by the original sponsors of an MLP, such as its founders, corporate partners and entities that sell assets to the MLP. The holder of the general partner or managing member interest can be liable in certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holders investment in the general partner or managing member. General partner or managing member interests often confer direct board participation rights in, and in many cases control over the operations of, the MLP. General partner or managing member interests can be privately held or owned by publicly traded entities. General partner or managing member interests receive cash distributions, typically in an amount of up to 2% of available cash, which is contractually defined in the partnership or limited liability company agreement. In addition, holders of general partner or managing member interests typically receive incentive distribution rights (IDRs), which provide them with an increasing share of the entitys aggregate cash distributions upon the payment of per common unit distributions that exceed specified threshold levels above the MQD. Incentive distributions to a general partner are designed to encourage the general partner, who controls and operates the partnership, to maximize the partnerships cash flow and increase distributions to the limited partners. Due to the IDRs, general partners of MLPs have higher distribution growth prospects than their underlying MLPs, but quarterly incentive distribution payments would also decline at a greater rate than the decline rate in quarterly distributions to common and subordinated unit holders in the event of a reduction in the MLPs quarterly distribution. The ability of the limited partners or members to remove the general partner or managing member without cause is typically very limited. In addition, some MLPs permit the holder of IDRs to reset, under specified circumstances, the incentive distribution levels and receive compensation in exchange for the distribution rights given up in the reset.
Some companies in which the Funds may invest have been organized as limited liability companies (MLP LLCs). Such MLP LLCs generally are treated in the same manner as MLPs for federal income tax purposes (i.e., generally taxed as partnerships). MLP LLC common units trade on a national securities exchange or OTC. In contrast to MLPs, MLP LLCs have no general partner and there are generally no incentives that entitle management or other unitholders to increased percentages of cash distributions as distributions reach higher target levels. In addition, MLP LLC common unitholders typically have voting rights with respect to the MLP LLC, whereas MLP common units have limited voting rights.
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Investments in securities of an MLP involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLPs general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks and risks related to the general partners right to require unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price. Certain MLP securities may trade in lower volumes due to their smaller capitalizations, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and lower market liquidity. MLPs are generally considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns.
There are also certain tax risks undertaken by the Fund when it invests in MLPs. MLPs are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Partnerships do not pay U.S. federal income tax at the partnership level. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the partnerships income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law or a change in the underlying business mix of a given MLP could result in an MLP being treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would result in the MLP being required to pay U.S. federal income tax (as well as state and local income taxes) on its taxable income. This would have the effect of reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP and could result in a reduction in the value of the Funds investment in the MLP and lower income to the Fund. Also, to the extent a distribution received by a Fund from an MLP is treated as a return of capital, the Funds adjusted tax basis in the interests of the MLP will be reduced, which may increase the Funds tax liability upon the sale of the interests in the MLP or upon subsequent distributions in respect of such interests.
Infrastructure-Related Companies . Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund and Invesco MLP Fund may invest in the equity and debt securities of infrastructure-related companies. Infrastructure-related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including costs associated with environmental, governmental and other regulations, high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high leverage, the effects of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies, unfavorable tax laws or accounting policies, and other factors. Infrastructure-related companies are also affected by difficulty in raising capital in adequate amounts on reasonable terms in periods of high inflation and unsettled capital markets, and general changes in market sentiment towards infrastructure assets. Some infrastructure-related companies assets are not movable, which creates the risk that an event may occur in the region of the companys asset that may impair the performance of that asset and the performance of the issuer. Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, flood, lightning, hurricanes and wind or other man-made disasters, environmental damage, terrorist attacks or political activities could result in substantial damage to the facilities of companies located in the affected areas, and volatility in the products or services of infrastructure-related companies could adversely impact the prices of infrastructure-related companies securities. Any destruction or loss of an infrastructure asset may have a major impact on the infrastructure-related company. Failure by the infrastructure-related company to carry adequate insurance or to operate the asset appropriately could lead to significant losses and damages. Additionally, to the extent that a Fund invests in infrastructure-related companies, the Fund could conceivably own infrastructure assets directly as a result of a default on the infrastructure-related company interests or obligations it owns.
Initial Public Offerings. Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund and Invesco MLP Fund may invest in securities of companies in initial public offerings (IPOs).
IPOs of securities issued by unseasoned companies with little or no operating history are risky and their prices are highly volatile, but they can result in very large gains in their initial trading. Attractive IPOs are often oversubscribed and may not be available to a Fund, or only in very limited quantities.
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Thus, when a Funds size is smaller, any gains from IPOs will have an exaggerated impact on a Funds reported performance than when the Fund is larger. A Fund may engage in short-term trading in connection with its IPO investments, which could produce higher trading costs and adverse tax consequences. There can be no assurance that a Fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities.
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.
Private Investments in Public Equity. Each Fund may invest in private investments in public equity (PIPES). PIPES are equity securities in a private placement that are issued by issuers who have outstanding, publicly-traded equity securities of the same class. Shares in PIPES generally are not registered with the SEC until after a certain time period from the date the private sale is completed. This restricted period can last many months. Until the public registration process is completed, PIPES are restricted as to resale and the Fund cannot freely trade the securities. Generally, such restrictions cause the PIPES to be illiquid during this time. PIPES may contain provisions that the issuer will pay specified financial penalties to the holder if the issuer does not publicly register the restricted equity securities within a specified period of time, but there is no assurance that the restricted equity securities will be publicly registered, or that the registration will remain in effect.
Defaulted Securities . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond 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 Fund in defaulted securities will also be considered illiquid securities subject to the limitations described herein, unless Invesco and/or the Sub-Advisers determines that such defaulted securities are liquid under guidelines adopted by the Board.
Variable or Floating Rate Instruments . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund may invest in variable or floating rate instruments.
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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 a 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 . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund may invest in zero-coupon or pay-in-kind securities.
Zero-coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity unlike debt securities that traditionally provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a coupon payment). Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate and credit risks of a zero coupon security. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Zero-coupon and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and 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 . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income 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 . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted
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Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income 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 the IO and PO classes 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 . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco Select Companies 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.
Participation Notes . Participation notes, also known as participation certificates, are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to replicate the performance of foreign companies or foreign securities markets and can be used by the Fund as an alternative means to access the securities market of a country. 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 euro
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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 . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco MLP Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income 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.
Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities . Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment, whenissued or delayed-delivery basis.
Securities purchased or sold on a forward commitment, 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.
Many forward commitments, when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions, including TBAs, are also subject to the risk that a counterparty may become bankrupt or otherwise fail to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, including making payments or fulfilling obligations to a Fund. A Fund may obtain no or only limited recovery in a bankruptcy or other organizational proceedings, and any recovery may be significantly delayed. With respect to forward settling TBA transactions involving U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities, the counterparty risk may be mitigated by the recently adopted requirement that counterparties exchange variation margin on a regular basis as the market value of the deliverable security fluctuates.
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Investment in these types of securities may increase the possibility that a 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. TBA transactions and transactions in other forward-settling mortgage-backed securities are effected pursuant to a collateral agreement with the seller. A Fund provides to the seller collateral consisting of cash or liquid securities in an amount as specified by the agreement upon initiation of the transaction. A Fund will make payments throughout the term of the transaction as collateral values fluctuate to maintain full collateralization for the term of the transaction. Collateral will be marked-to-market every business day. If the seller defaults on the transaction or declares bankruptcy or insolvency, a Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, or the Fund might experience delay and costs in recovering collateral or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the value of the collateral declines. In these situations, a Fund will be subject to greater risk that the value of the collateral will decline before it is recovered or, in some circumstances, the Fund may not be able to recover the collateral, and the Fund will experience a loss.
Short Sales . Each Fund may engage in short sales. Invesco Greater China Fund will not engage in short sales of A shares of Chinese companies unless and until such short sales are permitted by Chinese regulations. A Fund will not sell a security short if, as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the Funds total assets. This limitation does not apply to short sales against the box.
A short sale involves the sale of a security which a Fund does not own in the hope of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, a Fund must borrow the security from a broker. A 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 options, futures, swaps 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, a 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 earmark or segregate 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 a 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. A Fund may not always be able to borrow a security a Fund seeks to sell short at a particular time or at an acceptable price. It is possible that the market value of the securities the Fund holds in long positions will decline at the same time that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold short increases, thereby increasing the Funds potential volatility. Because a 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.
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The Funds may enter into short sales against the box. Short sales against the box are short sales of securities that a Fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If a Fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding. The Fund will incur transaction costs including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.
Short sales against the box result in a constructive sale and require a Fund to recognize any taxable gain unless an exception to the constructive sale applies. See Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters Tax Matters Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions Options, futures, forward contracts, swap agreements and hedging transactions.
Margin Transactions . The Funds will not 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 and the use of a reverse repurchase agreement to finance the purchase of a security 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. 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 and Invesco World Bond Fund to borrow money to purchase additional securities gives these Funds greater flexibility to purchase securities for investment or tax reasons and not to be dependent on cash flows. To the extent borrowing costs exceed the return on the additional investments, the return realized by the Funds shareholders will be adversely affected. The Funds borrowing to purchase additional securities creates an opportunity for a greater total return to the Funds, but, at the same time, increases exposure to losses. The Funds willingness to borrow money
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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.
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 its portfolio securities less likely.
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.
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
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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.
In any repurchase transaction, collateral for a repurchase agreement may include cash items, obligations issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. A Fund may engage in repurchase agreements collateralized by securities that are rated investment grade and below investment grade by the requisite NRSROs or unrated securities of comparable quality, loan participations, and equities.
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. Custody of the securities will be maintained by a Funds custodian or sub-custodian for the duration of the agreement.
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 may be 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 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.
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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 the Funds investments in illiquid securities if qualified institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund may engage in reverse repurchase agreements.
Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements that involve the sale of securities held by a Fund to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers, with an agreement that the Fund will repurchase the securities at an agreed upon price and date. During the reverse repurchase agreement period, the Fund continues to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. A Fund may employ reverse repurchase agreements (i) for temporary emergency purposes, such as to meet unanticipated net redemptions so as to avoid liquidating other portfolio securities during unfavorable market conditions; (ii) to cover short-term cash requirements resulting from the timing of trade settlements; or (iii) to take advantage of market situations where the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction.
Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of leverage and 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. Leverage may make the Funds returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. 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 if specified, or the value of the proceeds received on any sale subject to repurchase plus accrued interest. This practice of segregating assets is referred to as cover. The liquidity of the Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Funds otherwise liquid assets is used as a cover or pledged to the counterparty as collateral. 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 may be considered borrowings by a Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act and, therefore, may be included in the Funds calculation of its 33 1/3 % limitation on borrowing. See the section entitled Borrowing above.
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Mortgage Dollar Rolls . Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund and Invesco World Bond 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 may be considered borrowings by a Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act and, therefore, may be included in the Funds calculation of its 33 1/3 limitation on borrowing. See the section entitled Borrowing above. 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.
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, among others, commodities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currency exchange rates or related indices. Derivatives include, among others, swaps, options, futures and forward foreign currency contracts. Some derivatives, such as futures and certain options, are traded on U.S. commodity and securities exchanges, while other derivatives, such as many types of swap agreements are privately negotiated and entered into in the OTC market. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) and implementing rules require certain types of swaps to be traded on public facilities and centrally cleared.
Derivatives may be used for hedging, which means that they may be used when the portfolio manager seeks to protect a 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 managers seek 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.
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Because certain derivatives involve leverage, that is, the amount invested may be smaller than the full economic exposure of the derivative instrument and the Fund could lose more than it invested, federal securities laws, regulations and guidance may require the Fund to earmark assets, to reduce the risks associated with derivatives, or to otherwise hold instruments that offset the Funds current 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 at least sufficient to cover its current 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, options and futures that are contractually required to cash-settle, Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund are permitted to set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to these Funds respective daily mark-to-market (net) obligations, if any (i.e., the Funds respective daily net liabilities, if any), rather than such contracts full notional value. By setting aside assets equal to only its net obligations under cash-settled swaps, forwards, options and futures contracts, the Funds will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if these Funds were required to segregate assets equal to the full notional value of such contracts. The Funds 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. Each Subsidiary will comply with these asset segregation requirements to the same extent as Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund.
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Regulation and Exclusions:
For Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund:
The Adviser is registered as a commodity pool operator (CPO) under the CEA and the rules of the CFTC and is subject to CFTC regulation with respect to the Funds. The CFTC has recently adopted rules regarding the disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements that will apply with respect to the Funds as a result of Invescos registration as a CPO. 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 the 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 the Funds, the Funds may incur additional compliance and other expenses. The Adviser is also registered as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) but, with respect to the Funds, relies on an exemption from CTA regulation available for a CTA that also serves as a funds CPO.
For Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Select Companies Fund and Invesco World Bond Fund :
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With respect to the Funds, Invesco has claimed an exclusion from the definition of CPO under the CEA and the rules of the 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 CTA under the CEA and the rules of the CFTC with respect to the Funds.
The terms of the CPO exclusion require the Funds, 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 Funds intend to comply with the terms of the CPO exclusion, the Funds may, in the future, need to adjust their investment strategies, consistent with its investment objective, to limit its investments in these types of instruments. The Funds are 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 the Funds, their investment strategies or this SAI.
Generally, the exclusion from CPO regulation on which Invesco relies requires the Funds 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, the Funds may not market themselves as commodity pools or otherwise as vehicles for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. If, in the future, a 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 accordance with the CFTC rules that allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and shareholder reporting requirements based on Invescos compliance and comparable SEC requirements. However, as a result of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur additional compliance and other expenses.
General risks associated with derivatives:
The use by the Funds of derivatives may involve certain risks, as described below.
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 or as otherwise permitted by law.
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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 segregates or earmarks 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.
Regulatory Risk: The risk that a change in laws or regulations will materially impact a security or market.
Tax Risks: For a discussion of the tax considerations relating to derivative transactions, see Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters 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.
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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) and/or cash flows earned or realized on a particular asset such as an equity or debt security, commodity, currency, interest rate or index, 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 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, and the transaction is terminated prior to its scheduled termination date, one of the parties may be required to make an early termination payment to the other. An early termination payment may be payable by either the defaulting party or the non-defaulting party, under certain circumstances depending upon which of them is in-the-money with respect to the swap at the time of termination. Early termination payments may be calculated in various ways, but generally represent the amount that the in-the-money party would have to pay to replace the swap as of the date of its termination.
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
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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.
Currently, the Funds do not typically provide initial margin in connection with uncleared swaps. However, rules requiring both initial and variation margin to be posted by certain market participants for uncleared swaps have been adopted and will become effective as to various market participants over time. When these rules take effect with respect to the Funds, they may be required to post both initial margin and variation margin.
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. As a result, a Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will be unable or will refuse to perform under such agreement, including because of the counterpartys bankruptcy or insolvency. The Fund risks the loss of the accrued but unpaid amounts under a swap agreement, which could be substantial, in the event of a default, insolvency or bankruptcy by a swap counterparty. In such an event, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the swap agreements, but bankruptcy and insolvency laws could affect the Funds rights as a creditor. If the counterpartys creditworthiness declines, the value of a swap agreement would likely decline, potentially resulting in losses.
Cleared Swaps . Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and exchange trading. Central clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not eliminate these risks and may involve additional costs and risks not involved with uncleared swaps. 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 and public trading facilities making such cleared swaps available to trade. To date, the CFTC has designated only certain of the most common credit default index swaps and certain interest rate swaps as subject to mandatory clearing and certain public trading facilities have made these swaps available to trade, but it is expected that additional categories of swaps will in the future be designated as subject to mandatory clearing and trade execution requirements.
In a cleared swap, a Funds ultimate counterparty is a central clearinghouse rather than a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. Cleared swaps are submitted for clearing through each partys FCM, which must be a member of the clearinghouse that serves as the central counterparty.
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 and are typically calculated as an amount equal to the volatility in market value of the cleared swap over a fixed period, 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. If the value of the Funds cleared swap declines, the Fund will be required to make additional variation margin payments to the FCM to settle the change in value. Conversely, if the market value of the Funds position increases, the FCM will post additional variation margin to the Funds account. 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 uncleared 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, or the central counterparty 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. Credit risk of cleared swap participants is concentrated in a few clearinghouses, and the consequences of insolvency of a clearinghouse are not clear.
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 can require termination of existing cleared swap transactions upon the occurrence of certain events, and can also require increases in margin above the margin that is required at the initiation of the swap agreement. Currently, 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, as noted above, regulators have adopted rules imposing margin requirements on uncleared swaps, which are likely to impose higher margin requirements.
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.
The OTC derivatives market continues to undergo changes as various regulatory entities and rulemaking bodies regulate the OTC derivatives markets, including, specifically, requirements for clearing transactions in credit default swaps based on a credit default index swap (sometimes referred to as CDX) and requirements for clearing transactions in interest rate swaps. These new regulations will change the OTC markets for derivatives and could materially and adversely impact the ability of a Fund to buy or sell OTC derivatives, including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps.
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
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Obligation). If a credit event occurs for the Reference Obligation, the Fund would cease making premium payments and it would deliver defaulted bonds to the seller. In return, the seller would pay the notional value of the Reference Obligation to the Fund. Alternatively, the two counterparties may agree to cash settlement in which the seller delivers to the Fund (buyer) the difference between the market value and the notional value of the Reference Obligation. If no event of default occurs, the Fund pays the fixed premium to the seller for the life of the contract, and no other exchange occurs.
Alternatively, a Fund may sell a CDS (sell credit protection). In this transaction the Fund will receive premium payments from the buyer in exchange for taking the risk of default of the Reference Obligation. If a credit event occurs for the Reference Obligation, 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. A CDX allows 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: A foreign exchange swap involves an agreement between two parties to exchange two different currencies on a specific date at a fixed rate, and an agreement for the reverse exchange of those two currencies at a later date and at a fixed rate. 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 Regulation and Exclusions, 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.
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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 notional amount.
Inflation Swaps: Inflation swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index, such as the Consumer Price Index, over the term of the swap (with some lag on the referenced inflation index), and the other party pays a compounded fixed rate. Inflation swap agreements may be used to protect the net asset value of a Fund against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index. The value of inflation swap agreements is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation.
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 and exchange trading.
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 Swaps: 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 and Variance Swaps: 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. Variance swaps are similar to volatility swaps except payments are based on the difference between the implied and measured volatility mathematically squared.
Options . Each Fund may engage in certain strategies involving options to attempt to manage the risk of its investments and, in certain circumstances, for investment purposes (e.g., as a substitute for investing in securities), to speculate on future volatility levels or to decrease the volatility exposure of other investments held by the Fund. 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
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style options or on a specified date (for European style options), the security, currency or other instrument underlying the option (delivery of a cash settlement price in the case of certain options, such as an index option and other cash-settled options). 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. Option transactions present the possibility of large amounts of exposure (or leverage), which may result in a Funds net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the option.
The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the underlying investment, the price volatility of the underlying investment and general market and interest rate conditions.
A Fund 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.
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The risks of investment in index options may be greater than options on securities. Because index options are settled in cash, when a Fund writes a call on an index it cannot provide in advance for its potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying securities. A Fund can offset some of the risk of writing a call index option by holding a diversified portfolio of securities similar to those on which the underlying index is based. However, the Fund cannot, as a practical matter, acquire and hold a portfolio containing exactly the same securities that underlie the index and, as a result, bears the risk that the value of the securities held will not be perfectly correlated with the value of the index.
CDS Options: A CDS option transaction gives the buyer the right but not the obligation, to enter into a CDS at specified future dates and under specified terms in exchange for paying a market-based purchase price or premium. The writer of the option bears the risk of any unfavorable move in the value of the CDS relative to the market value on the exercise date, while the purchaser may allow the option to expire unexercised.
Options on Futures Contracts: Options on futures contracts give the holder the right to assume a position in a futures contract (to buy the futures contract if the option is a call and to sell the futures contract if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
Option Techniques
Writing Options . 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 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; purchase put options on underlying securities, contracts, or currencies against which it has written other put options; or speculate on the value of a security currency, contract, index or quantitative measure. 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.
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A Fund may purchase a call option for the purpose of acquiring the underlying security, contract or currency for its portfolio, or on underlying securities, contracts or currencies against which it has written other call options. The Fund is not required to own the underlying security in order to purchase a call option. If the Fund does not own the underlying position, the purchase of a call option would enable a Fund to acquire the security, contract or currency at the exercise price of the call option plus the premium paid. So long as it holds a call option, rather than the underlying security, contract or currency itself, the Fund is partially protected from any unexpected increase in the market price of the underlying security, contract or currency. If the market price does not exceed the exercise price, the Fund could purchase the security on the open market and could allow the call option to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent of the premium paid for the option.
Straddles/Spreads/Collars . Each Fund may, for hedging purposes or for speculative purposes, enter into straddles, spreads or collars to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Funds overall position.
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 (except Invesco World Bond 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 standard binding 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, Eurodollar Future or volatility 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
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contractual obligation to deliver the underlying instrument or asset called for by the contract at a specified price on a specified date. A purchase of a futures contract means the acquisition of a contractual obligation to acquire the underlying instrument or asset called for by the contract at a specified price on a specified date.
The Funds will only enter into futures contracts that are traded (either domestically or internationally) on futures exchanges or certain exempt markets, including exempt boards of trade and electronic trading facilities 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, exempt markets, 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 or exempt markets 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 contract 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 are paid to the Fund and the FCM pays the Fund any excess gain over the margin amount.
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 effected 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.
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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 a Funds shares may be subject to greater volatility to the extent a Fund invests in commodity futures.
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 contract 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.
Dividend Futures. A dividend futures contract is an exchange-traded contract to purchase or sell an amount equal to the total dividends paid by a selected security, basket of securities or index, over a period of time for a specified price that is based on the expected dividend payments from the selected security, basket of securities or index.
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 above in the section Derivatives.
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts . Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated. Certain Funds may also enter into forward foreign currency transactions for speculative purposes, including to seek additional income or increased returns for the Fund.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a particular currency in exchange for another currency, which may be U.S. dollars, 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, a Fund may 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 provide for settlement by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards).
The Funds will comply with guidelines established by the SEC with respect to cover requirements of forward foreign currency contracts (See Derivatives above). Generally, with respect to forward foreign currency contracts that are not contractually required to cash-settle (i.e., are deliverable), a Fund covers its open positions by setting aside liquid assets equal to the contracts full notional value. With respect to forward foreign currency contracts that are contractually required to cash-settle (i.e., a non-deliverable forward (NDF) or the synthetic equivalent thereof), however, each of Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund sets aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the Funds daily mark-to-market obligation (i.e., the Funds daily net liability, if any), rather than the contracts full notional value. By setting aside assets equal to its net obligations under forward contracts that are cash-settled or treated as being cash-settled, each of Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if the Fund were required to segregate assets equal to the full notional value of such contracts. Segregated assets cannot be sold or transferred unless equivalent assets are substituted in their place or it is no longer necessary to segregate them. As a result, there is a possibility that segregation of a large percentage of a Funds assets could impede portfolio management or the Funds ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.
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 Increased Regulation of 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.
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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.
Receipt of Issuers Nonpublic Information
The Adviser or Sub-Advisers (through their portfolio managers, analysts, or other representatives) may receive material nonpublic information about an issuer that may restrict the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser to cause the Funds to buy or sell securities of the issuer on behalf of the Funds for substantial periods of time. This may impact the Funds ability to realize profit or avoid loss with respect to the issuer and may adversely affect the Funds flexibility with respect to buying or selling securities, potentially impacting Fund performance. For example, activist investors or certain issuers in which the Adviser or Sub-Advisers hold large positions may contact representatives of the Adviser or Sub-Advisers and may disclose material nonpublic information in such communication. The Adviser or Sub-Advisers would be restricted from trading on the basis of such material nonpublic information, limiting their flexibility in managing the Funds and possibly impacting Fund performance.
The Funds, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational and information security risks. Cyber security failures or breaches of the Funds or their service providers or the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs. The Funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
Fundamental Restrictions . Except as otherwise noted below, each Fund is subject to the following investment restrictions, which may be changed only by a vote of such Funds outstanding shares. Fundamental restrictions may be changed only by a vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Funds shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Funds outstanding shares. Any investment restriction that involves a maximum or minimum percentage of securities or assets (other than with respect to borrowing) shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess over or a deficiency under the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an acquisition or disposition of securities or utilization of assets by the Fund.
(1) The Fund (except for Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, and Invesco MLP Fund) is a diversified company as defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund will not purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, the Fund would fail to be a diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as such statute, rules and regulations are amended from time to time or are interpreted from time to time by the SEC staff (collectively, the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations") or except to the extent that the Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive order or similar relief (collectively, with the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations, the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions). In complying with this restriction, however, the Fund may purchase securities of other investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
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(2) The Fund may not borrow money or issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
(3) The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of its portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Fund may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act.
(4) The Fund (except for Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund and Invesco MLP 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.
Invesco Global Health Care Fund will concentrate (as that term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the securities of domestic and foreign issuers in the health care industry.
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund will concentrate (as such term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in order to obtain exposure to commodities markets.
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund will concentrate (as such term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) its investments in the infrastructure industry.
Invesco MLP Fund will concentrate (as such term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) in investments in the energy sector.
(5) The Fund may not purchase real estate or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein, or investing in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein.
(6) The Fund may not purchase physical commodities or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving futures contracts and options thereon or investing in securities that are secured by physical commodities. This restriction also does not prevent Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund from investing up to 25% of its total assets in each of their respective Subsidiaries, thereby gaining exposure to the investment returns of commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements and investing outside of the Subsidiaries 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.
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The investment restrictions set forth above provide each of the Funds with the ability to operate under new interpretations of the 1940 Act or pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC without receiving prior shareholder approval of the change. Even though each of the Funds has this flexibility, the Board has adopted non-fundamental restrictions for each of the Funds relating to certain of these restrictions which Invesco and, when applicable, the Sub-Advisers must follow in managing the Funds. Any changes to these non-fundamental restrictions, which are set forth below, require the approval of the Board.
Non-Fundamental Restrictions . Non-fundamental restrictions may be changed for any Fund without shareholder approval. The non-fundamental investment restrictions listed below apply to each of the Funds unless otherwise indicated.
(1) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding issuer diversification, the Fund, (except for Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund and Invesco MLP 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 (except for Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund and Invesco MLP Fund) may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the securities of issuers whose principal business activities are in the same industry.
For purposes of Invesco Global Health Care Funds fundamental investment restriction regarding industry concentration, an issuer will be considered to be engaged in health care-related industries if (1) at least 50% of its gross income or its net sales are derived from activities in the health care industry; (2) at least 50% of its assets are devoted to producing revenues from the health care industry; or (3) based on other available information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines that its primary business is within the health care industry.
For purposes of Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Funds fundamental investment restriction regarding concentration of its exposure in the commodities markets, an investment will be considered to provide exposure to commodities markets if (1) it is linked to the performance of the commodities markets; or (2) based on other available information, the Funds portfolio manager(s) determines that it provides exposure to the commodities market.
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(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, forward foreign currency 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 purchases 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.
(5) Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Funds fundamental restriction regarding purchasing and selling physical commodities does not prevent the Fund from investing up to 25% of its total assets in its 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.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.
(8) The Fund (not including Invesco Global Targeted 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.
(9) The following apply:
(a) Invesco Greater China Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity or equity-related instruments issued by companies located or operating in Greater China. For this purpose, Greater China currently includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
(b) Invesco Developing Markets Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers in developing countries, i.e., those that are in the initial stages of their industrial cycles.
(c) Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in debt securities of emerging markets countries.
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(d) Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of their respective assets in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets countries, i.e. those that are in the initial stages of their industrial cycle.
(e) Invesco Global Health Care Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers engaged primarily in health care-related industries.
(f) Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. infrastructure-related companies.
(g) Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.
(h) Invesco MLP Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in the securities of MLPs.
(i) Invesco World Bond Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in fixed income 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 in a Funds 80% policy 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.
For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, as applicable for the Funds, the portfolio turnover rates for each Fund are presented in the table below. Unless otherwise indicated, variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, changes in trading strategies and execution, market conditions and/or changes in Invescos investment outlook.
Turnover Rates |
2016 | 2015 | ||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
168 | % | 175 | % | ||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
96 | % | 10 | % | ||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
98 | % | 17 | % | ||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
3 | % | 9 | % | ||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
47 | % | 97 | % | ||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
266 | % | 50 | % | ||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
28 | % | 27 | % | ||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
21 | % | 47 | % | ||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
85 | % | 84 | % | ||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
79 | % | 77 | % | ||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
23 | % | 79 | % | ||||
Invesco Greater China Fund 1 |
52 | % | 130 | % | ||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
102 | % | 89 | % | ||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
63 | % | 105 | % | ||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
75 | % | 0 | % | ||||
Invesco MLP Fund |
57 | % | 107 | % | ||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
101 | % | 120 | % | ||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
20 | % | 14 | % | ||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
246 | % | 135 | % |
1. | In addition to the factors set forth above, variations in the portfolio turnover rate of Invesco Greater China Fund were due to changes in the portfolio management team and investment strategy on March 30, 2015 and June 15, 2015, respectively, which caused an increase in the portfolio turnover. |
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Policies and Procedures for Disclosure of Fund Holdings
The Board has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds portfolio holdings (the Holdings Disclosure Policy). Invesco and the Board may amend the Holdings Disclosure Policy at any time without prior notice. 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://www.invesco.com/us . *
Information |
Approximate Date of Web site Posting |
Information Remains Posted on Web site |
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Top ten holdings as of month- end | 15 days after month-end | Until replaced with the following months top ten holdings | ||
Select holdings included in the Funds Quarterly Performance Update | 29 days after calendar quarter-end | Until replaced with the following quarters Quarterly Performance Update | ||
Complete portfolio holdings as of calendar quarter-end | 30 days after calendar quarter-end | For one year | ||
Complete portfolio holdings as of fiscal quarter-end | 60-70 days after fiscal quarter-end | For one year |
These holdings are listed along with the percentage of the Funds net assets they represent. Generally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may not disclose such portfolio holdings until one day after they have been posted on http://www.invesco.com/us . You may also obtain the 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 Invescos U.S. Executive Management Committee (EMC) approves the parties to whom disclosure of non-public full portfolio holdings will be made. The EMC 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 EMC 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 (Advisers Act)) 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.
* | To locate the Funds portfolio holdings, go to www.invesco.com/us . Choose Individual Investors, if applicable. Hover over the Products and Performance tab, then click on the Mutual Funds link. Under Quick links click on Prices and Performance and then click on the Fund Materials tab. A link to the Funds portfolio holdings is located under the Holdings column. |
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Invesco discloses non-public full portfolio holdings information to the following persons in connection with the day-to-day operations and management of the funds advised by Invesco (the Invesco Funds):
| Attorneys and accountants; |
| Securities lending agents; |
| Lenders to the Invesco Funds; |
| Rating and rankings agencies; |
| Persons assisting in the voting of proxies; |
| Invesco Funds custodians; |
| The Invesco Funds transfer agent(s) (in the event of a redemption in kind); |
| Pricing services, market makers, or other persons who provide systems or software support in connection with Invesco Funds operations (to determine the price of securities held by an Invesco Fund); |
| Financial printers; |
| Brokers identified by the Invesco Funds portfolio management team who provide execution and research services to the team; and |
| Analysts hired to perform research and analysis to the Invesco Funds portfolio management team. |
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 Invesco Funds.
The Holdings Disclosure Policy provides that Invesco will not request, receive or accept any compensation (including compensation in the form of the maintenance of assets in any Fund or other mutual fund or account managed by Invesco or one of its affiliates) for the selective disclosure of portfolio holdings information.
Disclosure of certain portfolio holdings and related information without non-disclosure agreement. Invesco and its affiliates that provide services to the Funds, the Sub-Advisers and each of their employees may receive or have access to portfolio holdings as part of the day-to-day operations of the Funds.
From time to time, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may express their views orally or in writing on one or more of the Funds portfolio securities or may state that a Fund has recently purchased or sold, or continues to own, one or more securities. The securities subject to these views and statements may be ones that were purchased or sold since a Funds most recent quarter-end and therefore may not be reflected on the list of the Funds most recent quarter-end portfolio holdings 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
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information (statistical information) about various financial characteristics of a Fund or its underlying portfolio securities including, but not limited to, alpha, beta, R-squared, coefficient of determination, duration, maturity, information ratio, sharpe ratio, earnings growth, payout ratio, price/book value, projected earnings growth, return on equity, standard deviation, tracking error, weighted average quality, market capitalization, percent debt to equity, price to cash flow, dividend yield or growth, default rate, portfolio turnover, and risk and style characteristics. This portfolio commentary and statistical information about a Fund may be based on the Funds portfolio as of the most recent quarter-end or the end of some other interim period, such as month-end. The portfolio commentary and statistical information may be provided to various persons, including those described in the preceding paragraph. The nature and content of the information provided to each of these persons may differ.
Disclosure of portfolio holdings by traders . Additionally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may disclose one or more of the portfolio securities of a Fund when purchasing and selling securities through broker-dealers, requesting bids on securities, obtaining price quotations on securities, or in connection with litigation involving the Funds portfolio securities. Invesco does not enter into formal Non-disclosure Agreements in connection with these situations; however, the Funds would not continue to conduct business with a person who Invesco believed was misusing the disclosed information.
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 Web site.
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.
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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.
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 has headed Invescos North American retail business as Senior Managing Director of Invesco Ltd. 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.
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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.
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 ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) and Ferroglobe PLC (metallurgical company) and he is a life trustee of the University of Rochester Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Audit Committee of Ferroglobe PLC.
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. From 1984 to 2010, Mr. Arch served as Director or Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex.
Mr. Arch is the Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. Mr. Arch is a member of the Board of the Illinois Manufacturers Association.
The Board believes that Mr. Archs experience as the CEO of a public company and his experience with investment companies 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.
From 1988 to 2010, Mr. Bunch was Founding Partner of Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd., an investment banking firm previously located in Denver, Colorado. 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 National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (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.
Jack M. Fields, Trustee
Jack M. Fields has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 1997.
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Mr. Fields served as a member of Congress, representing the 8th 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, Inc. in Washington, D.C., a bipartisan Washington consulting firm specializing in Federal government affairs.
Mr. Fields also served as a Director of Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff), a premier professional employer organization with clients nationwide until 2015. In addition, Mr. Fields sits on the Board of Discovery Learning Alliance, 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. Eli Jones, Trustee
Dr. Eli Jones has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2016.
Dr. Jones is the dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and holder of the Peggy Pitman Mays Eminent Scholar Chair in Business. Dr. Jones has served as a director of Insperity, Inc. since April 2004 and is chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Prior to his current position, from 2012-2015, Dr. Jones was the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair in Business. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas, he was dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business and Ourso Distinguished Professor of Business at Louisiana State University from 2008 to 2012; professor of marketing and associate dean at the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston from 2007 to 2008; an associate professor of marketing from 2002 to 2007; and an assistant professor from 1997 until 2002. He taught at Texas A&M University for several years before joining the faculty of the University of Houston. Dr. Jones served as the executive director of the Program for Excellence in Selling and the Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston from 1997 to 2007. Before becoming a professor, he worked in sales and sales management for three Fortune 100 companies: Quaker Oats, Nabisco, and Frito-Lay. Dr. Jones is a past director of Arvest Bank. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism in 1982, his MBA in 1986 and his Ph.D. in 1997, all from Texas A&M University.
The Board believes that Dr. Jones experience in academia and his experience in marketing benefits the Funds.
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis, Trustee
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis has been a member of the Board of Trustees 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 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.
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The Board believes that Dr. Mathai-Davis extensive experience in running public and charitable institutions benefits the Funds.
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 to 1994), Chief Executive Officer (1982 to 1989; 1993 to 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 benefits the Funds.
Raymond Stickel, Jr., Trustee
Raymond Stickel, Jr. has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2005.
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 for 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.
Robert C. Troccoli, Trustee
Robert C. Troccoli has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2016.
Mr. Troccoli retired in 2010 after a 39-year career with KPMG LLP. Since 2013 he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Denvers Daniels College of Business.
Mr. Troccolis leadership roles during his career with KPMG included managing partner and partner in charge of the Denver offices Financial Services Practice. He served regulated investment companies, investment advisors, private partnerships, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, and financial services companies. Toward the end of his career, Mr. Troccoli was a founding member of KPMGs Private Equity Group in New York City, where he served private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds. Mr. Troccoli also served mutual fund clients along with several large private equity firms as Global Lead Partner of KPMGs Private Equity Group.
The Board believes that Mr. Troccolis experience as a partner in a large accounting firm and his knowledge of investment companies, investment advisors, and private equity firms benefits the Funds.
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The Trustees have the authority to take all actions that they consider necessary or appropriate in connection with management of the Trust, including, among other things, approving the investment objectives, investment policies and fundamental investment restrictions for the Funds. The Trust has entered into agreements with various service providers, including the Funds investment advisers, administrator, transfer agent, distributor and custodians, to conduct the day-to-day operations of the Funds. The Trustees are responsible for selecting these service providers, approving the terms of their contracts with the Funds, and exercising general oversight of these arrangements 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 Trusts.
Leadership Structure and the Board of Trustees. The Board is currently composed of thirteen Trustees, including eleven Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds, 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 standing committees the Audit Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Investments Committee and the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee (the 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 preside at meetings of the Board and act as a liaison with the Adviser and other service providers, officers, including the Senior Officer of the Trust, attorneys, and other Trustees between meetings. The Chairman also participates in the preparation of the agenda for the meetings of the Board, is active with mutual fund industry organizations, and may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. Except for any duties specified 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 Board believes that its leadership structure, including having an Independent Trustee as Chairman, allows for effective communication between the Trustees and management, among the Trustees and among the Independent Trustees. The existing Board structure, including its Committee structure, provides the Independent Trustees with effective control over Board governance while also allowing them to receive and benefit from insight from the two interested Trustees who are active officers of the Funds investment adviser. The Boards leadership structure promotes dialogue and debate, which the Board believes allows for the proper consideration of matters deemed important to the Funds and their shareholders and results in effective decision-making.
Risk Oversight . The Board considers risk management issues as part of its general oversight responsibilities throughout the year at its regular meetings and at regular meetings of its Committees. Invesco prepares regular reports that address certain investment, valuation and compliance matters, and the Board as a whole or the Committees 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.
The Audit Committee is apprised by, and discusses with, management its policies on risk assessment and risk management. Such discussion includes a discussion of the guidelines governing the process by which risks are assessed and managed and an identification of each Funds major financial risk exposures. In addition, the Audit Committee meets regularly with representatives of 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 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. The Compliance Committee has recommended and the Board has adopted compliance policies and procedures for the Funds and for the Funds service providers. The compliance policies and procedures are designed to detect, prevent and correct violations of the federal securities laws.
The Governance Committee monitors the composition of the Board and each of its Committees and monitors the qualifications of the Trustees to ensure adherence to certain governance undertakings applicable to the Funds. In addition, the Governance Committee oversees an annual self-assessment of the Board and addresses governance risks, including insurance and fidelity bond matters, for the Trust.
The Investments Committee and its sub-committees receive regular written reports describing and analyzing the investment performance of the Funds. In addition, Invescos Chief Investment Officers and the portfolio managers of the Funds meet regularly with the Investments Committee or its sub-committees to discuss portfolio performance, including investment risk, such as the impact on the Funds of investments in particular types of securities or instruments, such as derivatives. To the extent that a Fund changes a particular investment strategy that could have a material impact on the Funds risk profile, the Board generally is consulted in advance with respect to such change.
The Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee monitors fair valuation of portfolio securities based on management reports that include explanations of the reasons for the fair valuation and the methodology used to arrive at the fair value. Such reports also include information concerning illiquid securities in Fund portfolios.
The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Arch, Bunch, Crockett, Stickel (Chair), Troccoli (Vice Chair), and Dr. Soll. The Audit Committee performs a number of functions with respect to the oversight of the Funds accounting and financial reporting, including: (i) assisting the Board with its oversight of the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent registered public accountants; (ii) appointing independent registered public accountants for the Funds; (iii) to the extent required, pre-approving certain audit and permissible non-audit services; (iv) overseeing the financial reporting process for the Funds; and (v) assisting the Board with its oversight of the integrity of the Funds financial statements and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Audit Committee held twelve meetings.
The members of the Compliance Committee are Messrs. Bunch (Vice Chair), Stickel, and Troccoli and Dr. Soll (Chair). The Compliance Committee performs a number of functions with respect to compliance matters, including: (i) if requested by the Board, reviewing and making recommendations concerning the qualifications, performance and compensation of the Funds Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Officer; (ii) reviewing recommendations and reports made by the Chief Compliance Officer or Senior Officer of the Funds regarding compliance matters; (iii) overseeing compliance policies and procedures of the Funds and their service providers; and (iv) overseeing potential conflicts of interest that are reported to the Compliance Committee by Invesco, the Chief Compliance Officer, or the Senior Officer. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Compliance Committee held four meetings.
The members of the Governance Committee are Messrs. Arch, Crockett and Fields (Chair) and Drs. Jones and Mathai-Davis (Vice-Chair). The Governance Committee performs a number of functions with respect to governance, including: (i) nominating persons to serve as Independent Trustees and as members of each Committee, and nominating the Chair of the Board and the Chair and Vice-Chair of each Committee; (ii) reviewing and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the size and composition of the Board and the compensation payable to the Independent Trustees; and (iii) overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the performance of the Board and its Committees. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Governance Committee held six meetings.
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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 candidate for election at a shareholder meeting must provide certain information about itself and the candidate, and must submit to the Trusts Secretary the nomination in writing not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date or if the Trust has not previously held an annual meeting, notice by the Shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Trust.
The members of the Investments Committee are Messrs. Arch (Vice Chair), Bunch (Chair), Crockett, Fields, Flanagan, Stickel, Taylor and Troccoli (Vice Chair), Drs. Jones (Vice Chair), Mathai-Davis and Soll. The Investments Committees primary purposes are to assist the Board in its oversight of the investment management services provided by Invesco and the Sub-Advisers and to periodically review Fund performance information. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Investments Committee held six meetings.
The Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees and delegated to the Sub-Committees responsibility for, among other matters: (i) reviewing the performance 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; and (ii) reviewing with the applicable portfolio managers from time to time the investment objective(s), policies, strategies, risks and limitations of the Designated Funds.
The members of the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee are Messrs. Fields, and Drs. Jones (Vice Chair) and Mathai-Davis (Chair). The Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee performs a number of functions with respect to valuation, distribution and proxy voting, including: (i) reviewing reports and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the Funds valuation and liquidity methods and determinations, and annually approving and making recommendations to the full Board regarding pricing procedures and procedures for determining the liquidity of securities; (ii) reviewing Invescos annual report evaluating the pricing vendors, and approving and recommending that the full Board approve changes to pricing vendors and pricing methodologies; (iii) reviewing reports and making recommendations to the full Board regarding mutual fund distribution and marketing channels and expenditures; and (iv) reviewing reports and making recommendations to the full Board regarding proxy voting guidelines, policies and procedures. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee held six meetings.
Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares
The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each trustee (i) in the Funds and (ii) on an aggregate basis, in all registered investment companies overseen by the trustee within the Invesco Funds complex, is set forth in Appendix C.
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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 of each Committee and Sub-Committee 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, 2016 is found in Appendix D. Appendix D also provides information regarding compensation paid to Russell Burk, the Funds Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, during the year ended December 31, 2016.
The Trustees have adopted a retirement policy that permits each Trustee to serve until December 31 of the year in which the Trustee turns 75.
Pre-Amendment Retirement Plan For Trustees
The Trustees have adopted a Retirement Plan for the Trustees who are not affiliated with the Adviser. A description of the pre-amendment Retirement Plan follows. 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 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.
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.
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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.
Amendment of Retirement Plan and Conversion to Defined Contribution Plan
The Trustees approved an amendment to the Retirement Plan to convert it to a defined contribution plan for active Trustees (the Amended Plan). Under the Amended Plan, the benefit amount was amended for each active Trustee to the present value of the Trustees existing retirement plan benefit as of December 31, 2013 (the Existing Plan Benefit) plus the present value of retirement benefits expected to be earned under the Retirement Plan through the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee attained age 75 (the Expected Future Benefit and, together with the Existing Plan Benefit, the Accrued Benefit). On the conversion date, the Covered Funds established bookkeeping accounts in the amount of their pro rata share of the Accrued Benefit, which is deemed to be invested in one or more Invesco Funds selected by the participating Trustees. Such accounts will be adjusted from time to time to reflect deemed investment earnings and losses. Each Trustees Accrued Benefit is not funded and, with respect to the payments of amounts held in the accounts, the participating Trustees have the status of unsecured creditors of the Covered Funds. Trustees will be paid the adjusted account balance under the Amended Plan in quarterly installments for the same period as described above.
Deferred Compensation Agreements
Three retired Trustees, as well as Messrs. Crockett, Fields and Dr. Mathai-Davis (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 certain 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 L Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares Purchase and Redemption of Shares Class A Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge.
Purchases of Class Y Shares of the Funds
The Trustees and certain other affiliated persons of the Trust may purchase Class Y shares of the Invesco Funds. For a description please see Appendix L Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares Purchase and Redemption of Shares Purchases of Class Y Shares.
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).
Fund | Adviser/Sub-Adviser | |
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Endeavor Fund | Invesco Canada Ltd. | |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund | Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmbH | |
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund | Invesco Asset Management Ltd. | |
Invesco Greater China Fund | Invesco Hong Kong Limited | |
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund | Invesco Asset Management Deutschland, GmbH | |
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco MLP Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
Invesco Select Companies Fund | Invesco Canada Ltd. | |
Invesco World Bond Fund | Invesco Asset Management Ltd. |
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. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies related to their portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2016 is available without charge at our Web site, www.invesco.com/us . This information is also available at the SEC Web site, www.sec.gov .
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
Information about the ownership of each class of the Funds shares by beneficial or record owners of such Fund and by trustees and officers as a group is found in Appendix F. A shareholder who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund is presumed to control that Fund.
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.
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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Fund Name | Annual Rate/Net Assets Per Advisory Agreement | |
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
0.85% of first $250M 0.82% of next $250M 0.80% of next $500M 0.77% of next $1.5B 0.75% of next $2.5B 0.72% of next $2.5B 0.70% of next $2.5B 0.67% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
0.950% of first $250M 0.925% of next $250M 0.900% of next $500M 0.875% of next $1.5B 0.850% of next $2.5B 0.825% of next $2.5B 0.800% of next $2.5B 0.775% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
1.050% of first $250M 1.025% of next $250M 1.000% of next $500M 0.975% of next $1.5B 0.950% of next $2.5B 0.925% of next $2.5B 0.900% of next $2.5B 0.875% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
0.935% of first $250M 0.910% of next $250M 0.885% of next $500M 0.860% of next $1.5B 0.835% of next $2.5B 0.810% of next $2.5B 0.785% of next $2.5B 0.760% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
0.935% of first $250M 0.910% of next $250M 0.885% of next $500M 0.860% of next $1.5B 0.835% of next $2.5B 0.810% of next $2.5B 0.785% of next $2.5B 0.760% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
0.75% of first $500M 0.70% of next $500M 0.67% of next $500M 0.65% over $1.5B |
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Invesco Endeavor Fund |
0.745% of first $250M 0.730% of next $250M 0.715% of next $500M 0.700% of next $1.5B 0.685% of next $2.5B 0.670% of next $2.5B 0.655% of next $2.5B 0.640% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
0.750% of first $350M 0.650% of next $350M 0.550% of next $1.3B 0.450% of next $2B 0.400% of next $2B 0.375% of next $2B 0.350% amount over $8B |
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Fund Name | Annual Rate/Net Assets Per Advisory Agreement | |
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
0.840% of first $2.5B 0.800% of next $2B 0.785% of next $3.5M 0.770% amount over $8B |
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
0.95% of first $250M 0.93% of next $250M 0.91% of next $500M 0.89% of next $1.5B 0.87% of next $2.5B 0.85% of next $2.5B 0.83% of next $2.5B 0.81% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
1.10% of first $250M 1.08% of next $250M 1.05% of next $500M 1.03% of next $1.5B 1.00% of next $2.5B 0.98% of next $2.5B 0.95% of next $2.5B 0.93% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Greater China Fund |
0.935% of first $250M 0.910% of next $250M 0.885% of next $500M 0.860% of next $1.5B 0.835% of next $2.5B 0.810% of next $2.5B 0.785% of next $2.5B 0.760% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
0.80% of first $250M 0.77% of next $250M 0.75% of next $500M 0.72% of next $1.5B 0.70% of next $2.5B 0.67% of next $2.5B 0.65% of next $2.5B 0.62% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
0.935% of first $250M 0.910% of next $250M 0.885% of next $500M 0.860% of next $1.5B 0.835% of next $2.5B 0.810% of next $2.5B 0.785% of next $2.5B 0.760% amount over $10B |
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Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
1.10% of first $250M 1.08% of next $250M 1.05% of next $500M 1.03% of next $1.5B 1.00% of next $2.5B 0.98% of next $2.5B 0.95% of next $2.5B 0.93% amount over $10B |
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Fund Name | Annual Rate/Net Assets Per Advisory Agreement | |
Invesco MLP Fund |
1.00% of first $1B 0.95% of next $1.5B 0.93% of next $2B 0.91% of next $3.5B 0.90% of amount over $8B |
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Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
0.50% of first $500M 0..45% of next $500M 0.40% of next $500M 0.39% amount over $1.5B |
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Invesco Select Companies Fund |
0.745% of first $250M 0.730% of next $250M 0.715% of next $500M 0.700% of next $1.5B 0.685% of next $2.5B 0.670% of next $2.5B 0.655% of next $2.5B 0.640% amount over $10B |
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Invesco World Bond Fund |
0.650% of first $250M 0.590% of next $250M 0.565% of next $500M 0.540% of next $1.5B 0.515% of next $2.5B 0.490% of next $5B 0.465% amount over $10B |
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.
Invesco has contractually agreed through at least June 30, 2018, to waive advisory fees payable by each Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco receives from the Affiliated Money Market Funds as a result of each Funds investment of uninvested cash in the Affiliated Money Market Funds. See Description of the Funds and Their Investments and Risks Investment Strategies and Risks Other Investments Other Investment Companies. Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund may pursue their investment objectives by investing in their respective Subsidiaries. Each 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, each Subsidiary pays the Adviser a management fee. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the advisory fee it receives from the Funds 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 a 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 the 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:
Fund | Expense Limitation | |||
Expires June 30, 2017 |
Expires February 28, 2018 |
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.50%
2.25% 1.75% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
2.00%
2.75% 2.75% 2.25% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
2.00%
2.75% 2.75% 2.25% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% |
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Invesco Developing Markets Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class Y Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares |
2.25%
3.00% 3.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.33%
2.08% 1.58% 1.08% 1.08% 1.08% |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.24%
1.99% 1.99% 1.49% 0.99% 0.99% 0.99% |
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Invesco Endeavor Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
2.00%
2.75% 2.75% 2.25% 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% |
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Fund | Expense Limitation | |||
Expires June 30, 2017 |
Expires February 28, 2018 |
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Invesco Global Health Care Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class Y Shares Investor Class Shares |
2.00%
2.75% 2.75% 1.75% 2.00% |
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Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.28%
2.03% 1.53% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% |
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.50%
2.25% 1.75% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% |
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.44% less net AFFE
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2.19% less net AFFE 1 1.69% less net AFFE 1 1.19% less net AFFE 1 1.19% less net AFFE 1 1.19% less net AFFE 1 |
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Invesco Greater China Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
2.25%
3.00% 3.00% 2.00% 2.00% |
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Fund | Expense Limitation | |||
Expires June 30, 2017 |
Expires February 28, 2018 |
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.59%
2.34% 1.84% 1.34% 1.34% 1.34% |
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.33%
2.08% 1.58% 1.08% 1.08% 1.08% |
1 | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) will be calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end according to instruction 3(f) of Item 3 of Form N-1A. Net AFFE will be calculated by subtracting any waivers by Invesco associated with investments in affiliated funds, such as investments in affiliated money market funds, from the AFFE calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence. For clarity, the NET AFFE calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end will be used throughout the waiver period in establishing the Funds waiver amount, regardless of whether actual AFFE is more or less during the waiver period. |
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Fund | Expense Limitation | |||
Expires June 30, 2017 |
Expires February 28, 2018 |
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Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.44%
2.19% 1.69% 1.19% 1.19% 1.19% |
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Invesco MLP Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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1.28%
2.03% 1.53% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% |
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Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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0.85%
1.60% 1.10% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60% |
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Invesco Select Companies Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
2.00%
2.75% 2.75% 2.25% 1.75% 1.75% |
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Invesco World Bond Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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0.94%
1.69% 1.69% 0.69% 0.69% 0.69% |
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.
If applicable, such contractual fee waivers or reductions are set forth in the fee table to each Funds prospectus. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate on the expiration dates disclosed above. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board.
The management fees payable by each Fund, the amounts waived by Invesco and the net fees paid by each Fund for the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix G.
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 Advisers Act are:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland)
Invesco Asset Management Limited (Invesco Asset Management)
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Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (Invesco Japan)
Invesco Canada Ltd. (Invesco Canada)
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (Invesco Hong Kong)
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured)
Invesco has also entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with another affiliate, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares), also a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, to provide discretionary investment management services, investment advice, and/or order execution services to the following Funds: Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, Invesco Macro/Long Short Fund, Invesco MLP Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund.
Invesco and each Sub-Adviser (collectively, the Sub-Advisers) are indirectly 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.
As with Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, Invesco is responsible for each Funds respective Subsidiarys day-to-day business pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with each Subsidiary. Under this agreement, Invesco provides each Subsidiary with the same type of management and sub-advisory services, under the same terms and conditions, as are provided to the Funds. The advisory agreement of each Subsidiary provides for automatic termination upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund. Each 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 the Funds.
Each 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 the Funds. As a result, Invesco, in managing the Subsidiaries portfolios, is subject to the same operational guidelines that apply to the management of the Funds and, in particular, to the requirements relating to portfolio leverage, liquidity, brokerage, and the timing and method of the valuation of each Subsidiarys portfolio investments and shares of each Subsidiary. The Funds CCO oversees implementation of each Subsidiarys policies and procedures and makes periodic reports to the Funds Board regarding each Subsidiarys compliance with its policies and procedures.
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Appendix H contains the following information regarding the portfolio managers identified in each Funds prospectus:
| The dollar range of the managers investments in each Fund. |
| A description of the managers compensation structure. |
Information regarding other accounts managed by the manager and potential conflicts of interest that might arise from the management of multiple accounts.
Securities Lending Arrangements
If a Fund engages in securities lending, Invesco will provide the Fund investment advisory services and related administrative services. The Advisory Agreement describes the administrative services to be rendered by Invesco if a Fund engages in securities lending activities, as well as the compensation Invesco may receive for such administrative services. Services to be provided include: (a) overseeing participation in the securities lending program to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and investment guidelines; (b) assisting the securities lending agent or principal (the agent) in determining which specific securities are available for loan; (c) monitoring the agent to ensure that securities loans are effected in accordance with Invescos instructions and with procedures adopted by the Board; (d) preparing appropriate periodic reports for, and seeking appropriate approvals from, the Board with respect to securities lending activities; (e) responding to agent inquiries; and (f) performing such other duties as may be necessary.
The Advisory Agreement authorizes Invesco to receive a separate fee equal to 25% of the net monthly interest or fee income retained or paid to the Fund for the administrative services that Invesco renders in connection with securities lending. Invesco has contractually agreed, however, not to charge this fee and to obtain Board approval prior to charging such fee in the future.
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. Currently, Invesco is reimbursed for the services of the Trusts principal financial officer and her staff and any expenses related to fund accounting services. Administrative services fees paid to Invesco by each Fund for the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix I.
For Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, an agreement containing the same material terms and provisions was entered into between Invesco and each Subsidiary.
Transfer Agent . 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
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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, 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 found in Appendix L.
For Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, an agreement containing the same material terms and provisions was entered into between Invesco and each 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 Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, an agreement containing the same material terms and provisions was entered into between Invesco and each Subsidiary.
Custodian. State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Custodian), 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, is custodian of all securities and cash of the Funds. The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431, also serves as sub-custodian to facilitate cash management.
The Custodian and sub-custodian 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 Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, an agreement containing the same material terms and provisions was entered into between the Custodian and each Subsidiary.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . The Funds independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the financial statements of the Funds. The Audit Committee of the Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800, Houston
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Texas 77002-5678, as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Funds. Such appointment was ratified and approved by the Board. In connection with the audit of the 2016 financial statements, the Funds entered into an engagement letter with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The terms of the engagement letter required by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and agreed to by the Funds Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or the services provided thereunder.
Counsel to the Trust . 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 each Subsidiary.
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 each Subsidiary.
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 EMEA trading desk of Invesco Asset Management Limited (the EMEA 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 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 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 EMEA 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.
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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.
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.
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.
Brokerage commissions paid by each of the Funds during the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix J.
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
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commission than the lowest available. Under Section 28(e)(1), Invesco or the Sub-Advisers must make a good faith determination that the commissions paid are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided ... viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or [Invescos or the Sub-Advisers] overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts as to which [it] exercises investment discretion. The services provided by the Broker also must lawfully and appropriately assist Invesco or the Sub-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 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 conclude 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:
| proprietary research created by the Broker executing the trade, and |
| other products created by third parties that are supplied to Invesco or the Sub-Adviser through the Broker executing the trade. |
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.
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Invesco and the Sub-Advisers also use soft dollars to acquire products from third parties that are supplied to Invesco or the Sub-Advisers through Brokers executing the trades or other Brokers who step in to a transaction and receive a portion of the brokerage commission for the trade. Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may from time to time instruct the executing Broker to allocate or step out a portion of a transaction to another Broker. The Broker to which Invesco or the Sub-Advisers have stepped out would then settle and complete the designated portion of the transaction, and the executing Broker would settle and complete the remaining portion of the transaction that has not been stepped out. Each Broker may receive a commission or brokerage fee with respect to that portion of the transaction that it settles and completes.
Soft Dollar Products received from Brokers supplement Invescos and the Sub-Advisers own research (and the research of certain of its affiliates), and may include the following types of products and services:
| 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). |
| 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. |
| Economic Data/Forecasting Tools various macro economic forecasting tools, such as economic data or currency and political forecasts for various countries or regions. |
| Quantitative/Technical Analysis software tools that assist in quantitative and technical analysis of investment data. |
| Fundamental/Industry Analysis industry specific fundamental investment research. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
If Invesco or the Sub-Advisers determine 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.
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Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may determine target levels of brokerage business with various Brokers on behalf of its clients (including the Funds) over a certain time period. Invesco determines target levels based upon the following factors, among others: (1) the execution services provided by the Broker; and (2) the research services provided by the Broker. Portfolio transactions may be effected through Brokers that recommend the Funds to their clients, or that act as agent in the purchase of a Funds shares for their clients, provided that Invesco or the Sub-Advisers believe such Brokers provide best execution and such transactions are executed in compliance with Invescos policy against using directed brokerage to compensate Brokers for promoting or selling Invesco Fund shares. Invesco and the Sub-Advisers will not enter into a binding commitment with Brokers to place trades with such Brokers involving brokerage commissions in precise amounts.
Directed Brokerage (Research Services)
Directed brokerage (research services) commissions paid by each of the Funds during the last fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, are found in Appendix K.
The Adviser or Sub-Adviser may place trades with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (ICMI), a broker-dealer with whom it is affiliated, provided the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines that ICMIs trade execution abilities and costs are at least comparable to those of non-affiliated brokerage firms with which the Adviser or Sub-Adviser 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 the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. Trades placed through ICMI, including the brokerage commissions paid to ICMI, are subject to procedures adopted by the Board.
Brokerage commissions on affiliated transactions paid by the Funds during the last three fiscal years ended October 31are found in Appendix J.
Information concerning the Funds acquisition of securities of their brokers during the last fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 is found in Appendix K.
Allocation of Portfolio Transactions
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers manage numerous Invesco Funds and other accounts. Some of these accounts may have investment objectives similar to the Funds. Occasionally, identical securities will be appropriate for investment by one of the Funds and by another Invesco 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.
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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 Hong Kong and Invesco Japan allocate IPOs on a pro rata basis based on size of order or in such other manner which they believe is fair and equitable.
Invesco Asset Management allocates IPOs on a pro rata basis based on account size or in such other manner believed by Invesco Asset Management to be fair and equitable.
Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Senior Secured do not subscribe to IPOs.
PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES
Please refer to Appendix L for information on Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX MATTERS
(All Funds Except Invesco MLP Fund)
The following discussion of dividends and distributions should be read in connection with the applicable sections in the Prospectus.
All dividends and distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of a Fund (hereinafter, the Fund) unless the shareholder has requested in writing to receive such dividends and distributions in cash or that they be invested in shares of another Invesco Fund, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus under the caption Purchasing Shares Automatic Dividend and Distribution Investment. Such dividends and distributions will be reinvested at the net asset value per share determined on the ex-dividend date.
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.
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.
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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:
| Distribution Requirement 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). |
| Income Requirement the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from 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). |
| Asset Diversification Test the Fund must satisfy the following asset diversification test at the close of each quarter of the Funds tax year: (1) at least 50% of the value of the Funds assets must consist of cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund has not invested more than 5% of the value of the Funds total assets in securities of an issuer and as to which the Fund does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer); and (2) no more than 25% of the value of the Funds total assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities 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. |
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 Internal Revenue Service (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
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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.
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 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. If the Fund has a net capital loss (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains) 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. 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.
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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 Capital gain dividends below). A qualified late year loss includes:
(i) any net capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year, or, if there is no such loss, any net long-term capital loss or any net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (post-October capital losses), and
(ii) the sum of (1) the excess, if any, of (a) specified losses incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year, over (b) specified gains incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) ordinary losses incurred after December 31 of the current taxable year, over (b) the ordinary income incurred after December 31 of the current taxable year.
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 income mean other ordinary losses and income 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.
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Federal excise tax . To avoid a 4% non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must distribute by December 31 of each year an amount equal to 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.
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 taxes paid by the Fund to shareholders, although it reserves the right not to do so. If the Fund makes such an election and obtains a refund of foreign taxes paid by the Fund in a prior year, the Fund may be eligible to reduce the amount of foreign taxes reported by the Fund to its shareholders, generally by the amount of the foreign taxes refunded, for the year in which the refund is received.
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund Investments in Commodities . Each of the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund invests in derivatives, financially-linked instruments, and the stock of its own wholly-owned subsidiary (the 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 anticipates that the Subsidiary will distribute the Subpart F income earned by the Subsidiary each year, which the Fund will treat as qualifying income. 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
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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. Also, 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. However, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund each have received a private letter ruling from the IRS confirming that income from a form of commodity-linked note is qualifying income for these purposes. In addition, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund has received a private letter ruling from the IRS confirming that income derived from its Subsidiary will be qualifying income, even if the Subsidiary invests in commodity-linked swaps. The IRS has issued a number of similar private letter rulings, 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. A financial instrument or position that constitutes a security under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act generates qualifying income for a corporation taxed as a regulated investment company. This caused the IRS to consider revoking any rulings that required such a determination, including the rulings issued to the Invesco Balanced- Risk Commodity Strategy Fund and Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, which, in response to a request by each Fund, the IRS has agreed to revoke on a prospective basis only. Pursuant to this prospective revocation, each Fund may continue to rely on its respective private letter ruling to treat income from commodity-linked notes purchased on or before June 30, 2017 as qualifying income. Accordingly, a Fund may invest in certain commodity-linked notes after June 30, 2017: (a) directly, generally only to the extent that it obtains an opinion of counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act or (b) indirectly through the Subsidiary. Additionally, in September 2016, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would require a wholly-owned subsidiary that is treated as a CFC, such as the Subsidiary, to distribute its Subpart F income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income such as income from commodity-linked derivatives) each year in order for a RIC to treat that income as satisfying the Income Requirement.
Accordingly, the extent to which a Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivatives may be limited by the Income Requirement, which the Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. The tax treatment of the Fund and its shareholders in the event the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC is described above under Taxation of the Fund Qualification as a regulated investment company.
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.
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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. Additionally, the Subsidiary intends to qualify as a participating FFI or otherwise qualify for an exemption under Chapter 4 of the Code to avoid U.S. withholding tax under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act as such terms are described below under the heading, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, Invesco World Bond Fund and Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund Investments in Foreign Currencies. Gains from the sale or other disposition of foreign currencies and other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in stock, securities, or foreign currencies generally are included as qualifying income in applying the Income Requirement. It should be noted, however, that for purposes of the Income Requirement, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations that would exclude from qualifying income foreign currency gains which are not directly related to the principal business of the RIC of investing in stock or securities (or options and futures with respect to stock or securities). No regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization. It is possible, however, that such regulations may be issued in the future. If such future regulations were applied to the Fund, it is possible that the amount of their qualifying income would no longer satisfy the Income Requirement and the Fund would fail to qualify as a RIC. There is a possibility such regulations would be applied retroactively, in which case the Fund might not qualify as a RIC for one or more years. In the event the Treasury Department issues such regulations, the Board may authorize a significant change in investment strategy or other action. It is also possible that the Funds strategy of investing in foreign currencies or foreign currency instruments, such as options, futures or forward contracts, might cause the Funds to fail to satisfy the Asset Diversification Test, resulting in their failure to qualify as RICs. The IRS has not issued any guidance on how to apply the asset diversification test to foreign currencies or instrument on foreign currencies. The tax treatment of the Fund and its shareholders in the event the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC is described above under Taxation of the Fund Qualification as a regulated investment company.
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
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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.
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 Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund 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 Treatment of Portfolio Transactions 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
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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 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 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 . A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on net investment income earned by certain individuals estates and trusts. 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.
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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.
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:
| First-In First-Out shares acquired first in the account are the first shares depleted. |
| Last-In First-Out shares acquired last in the account are the first shares depleted. |
| High Cost shares acquired with the highest cost per share are the first shares depleted. |
| Low Cost shares acquired with the lowest cost per share are the first shares depleted. |
| Loss/Gain Utilization 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. |
| Specific Lot Identification 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. |
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.
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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 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 website 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
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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.
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
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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 funds obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option and related sale or delivery of the underlying stock generally will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by the fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a fund expires unexercised, the fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.
The tax treatment of certain futures contracts entered into by a fund as well as listed non-equity options written or purchased by the fund on U.S. exchanges (including options on futures contracts, broad-based equity indices and debt securities) may be governed by section 1256 of the Code (section 1256 contracts). Gains or losses on section 1256 contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses (60/40), although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character. Also, any section 1256 contracts held by a fund at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are marked-to-market with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as ordinary or 60/40 gain or loss, as applicable. 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.
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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. 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 Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund 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.
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
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company, such as a fund, will be allocated to shareholders of the regulated investment company in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related REMIC residual interest or, if applicable, taxable mortgage pool directly. In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions), (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income (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 fund being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or withholding tax liabilities.
If an MLP is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (whether or not a QPTP), all or portion of the dividends received by a fund from the MLP likely will be treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. Further, because of these accelerated deductions, on the disposition of interests in such an MLP, a fund likely will realize taxable income in excess of economic gain with respect to those MLP interests (or if the fund does not dispose of the MLP, the fund could realize taxable income in excess of cash flow with respect to the MLP in a later period), and the fund must take such income into account in determining whether the fund has satisfied its Distribution Requirement. A fund may have to borrow or liquidate securities to satisfy its Distribution Requirement and to meet its redemption requests, even though investment considerations might otherwise make it undesirable for the fund to sell securities or borrow money at such time. In addition, any gain recognized, either upon the sale of a funds MLP interest or sale by the MLP of property held by it, including in excess of economic gain thereon, treated as so-called recapture income, will be treated as ordinary income. Therefore, to the extent a fund invests in MLPs, fund shareholders might receive greater amounts of distributions from the fund taxable as ordinary income than they otherwise would in the absence of such MLP investments.
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Although MLPs are generally expected to be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, some MLPs may be treated as PFICs or regular corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The treatment of particular MLPs for U.S. federal income tax purposes will affect the extent to which a fund can invest in MLPs and will impact the amount, character, and timing of income recognized by the Fund.
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 -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, in September 2016, the IRS announced that it will no longer issue private letter rulings on questions relating to the treatment of a corporation as a RIC that require a determination of whether a financial instrument or position, such as a commodity-linked or structured note, is a security under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. A financial instrument or position that constitutes a security under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act generates qualifying income for a corporation taxed as a regulated investment company. This caused the IRS to consider revoking any rulings that required such a determination, some of which have been revoked prospectively as of a date agreed upon with the IRS. Accordingly, a fund may invest in certain commodity-linked notes only to the extent it obtains an opinion of counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. In addition, a RIC may gain exposure to commodities through investment in a QPTP, such as an exchange- traded fund or ETF that is classified as a partnership and which invests in commodities, or through investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary that is treated as a controlled foreign corporation for federal income tax purposes. However, in September 2016, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would require such a subsidiary to distribute its Subpart F income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income such as income from commodity-linked derivatives) each year in order for a fund to treat that income as satisfying the Income Requirement. 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.
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.
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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 principles. A change in the conversion ratio or conversion price of a convertible security on account of a dividend paid to the issuers other shareholders may result in a deemed distribution of stock to the holders of the convertible security equal to the value of their increased interest in the equity of the issuer. Thus, an increase in the conversion ratio of a convertible security can be treated as a taxable distribution of stock to a holder of the convertible security (without a corresponding receipt of cash by the holder) before the holder has converted the security.
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:
| provide your correct Social Security or taxpayer identification number, |
| certify that this number is correct, |
| certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, and |
| certify that you are a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). |
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.
Non-U.S. investors have special U.S. tax certification requirements. See Foreign Shareholders 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:
| 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 |
| interest related dividends paid by the Fund from its qualified net interest income from U.S. sources and short-term capital gains dividends. |
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 the sale of shares in a QIE other than one that is 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 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.
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
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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, the Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions (FFI) or non-financial foreign entities (NFFE): (a) income dividends, and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 if it is deemed compliant or 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 Code (FFI agreement) under which it agrees to verify, report and disclose certain of its U.S. accountholders and meet certain other specified requirements. The FFI will either report the specified information about the U.S. accounts to the IRS, or, to the government of the FFIs country of residence (pursuant to the terms and conditions of applicable law and an applicable IGA entered into between the U.S. and the FFIs country of residence), which will, in turn, report the specified information 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.
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, IGAs, and other guidance regarding FATCA. An FFI or NFFE that invests in the 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 the 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).
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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.
The following discussion of dividends and distributions should be read in connection with the applicable sections in the Prospectus.
All dividends and distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of a Fund (hereinafter, the Fund) unless the shareholder has requested in writing to receive such dividends and distributions in cash or that they be invested in shares of another Invesco Fund, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus under the caption Purchasing Shares Automatic Dividend and Distribution Investment. Such dividends and distributions will be reinvested at the net asset value per share determined on the ex-dividend date.
The Fund calculates dividends and distributions the same way for each class. The amount of any distributions 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 is not and does not anticipate becoming eligible to elect to be treated as a RIC because most or substantially all of the Funds investments will consist of investments in MLP securities. A RIC cannot invest more than 25% of its assets in certain types of publicly traded partnerships (such as MLPs in which the Fund invests). As a result, the Fund is treated as a regular corporation, or C corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and generally is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the graduated rates applicable to corporations (currently at a maximum rate of 35%). In addition, as a regular corporation, the Fund will be subject to state and local taxes by reason of its tax status and its investments in equity securities of MLPs taxed as partnerships. Therefore, the Fund may have state and local liabilities in multiple states, which will reduce the Funds cash available to make distributions on the shares. The Fund may be subject to a 20% federal alternative minimum tax on its alternative minimum taxable income to the extent that the alternative minimum tax exceeds the Funds regular federal income tax liability. The extent to which the Fund is required to pay U.S. federal, state or lo corporate income, franchise, alternative minimum or other corporate taxes could materially reduce the Funds cash available to make distributions to investors.
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Certain Fund Investments - MLP Equity Securities. MLPs are similar to corporations in many respects, but differ in others, especially in the way they are treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A corporation is required to pay U.S. federal income tax on its income, and, to extent the corporation distributes its income to its shareholders in the form of dividends from earnings and profits, its shareholders are required to pay U.S. federal income tax on such dividends. For this reason, it is said that corporate income is taxed at two levels. An MLP generally is not subject to tax as a corporation. An MLP generally is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes partnership, which means no U.S. federal income tax is paid by the MLP. A partnerships income, gains, losses, expenses and tax credits are considered earned by all of its partners and are generally allocated among all the partners in proportion to their interests in the partnership. Each partner takes into account in its own tax return its share of the partnerships income, gains, losses, expenses, tax credits, and is responsible for any resulting tax liability, regardless of whether the partnership distributes cash to the partners. A cash distribution from a partnership is not itself taxable to the extent it does not exceed the recipient partners basis in its partnership interest and is treated as capital gain to the extent any cash (or, in certain cases, marketable securities) distributed to a partner exceeds the partners basis (see description below as to how an MLP investors basis is calculated) in the partnership. Partnership income is thus said to be taxed only at one level the partner level.
MLPs are publicly traded partnerships under the Code. The Code generally requires publicly traded partnerships to be treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If, however, a publicly traded partnership satisfies certain requirements, the publicly-traded partnership will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Specifically, if a publicly traded partnership receives 90 percent or more of its income from qualifying sources, such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from certain mineral or natural resources activities, income and gain from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, gain from the sale or disposition of a capital asset held for the production of such income, and, in certain circumstances, income and gain from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities, then the publicly traded partnership will be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Mineral or natural resources activities include exploration, development, production, mining, processing, refining, marketing and transportation (including pipelines), of oil and gas, minerals, geothermal energy, fertilizers, timber or industrial source carbon dioxide. Most of the MLPs in which Fund will invest are expected to be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but this will not always be the case and some of the MLPs in which the Fund invests will be treated as corporations for tax purposes.
To the extent that the Fund invests in the equity securities of an MLP taxed as a partnership, the Fund will be a partner in such MLP. Accordingly, the Fund will be required to take into account the Funds allocable share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses and tax credits recognized by each such MLP, regardless of whether the MLP distributes cash to the Fund. As described above, MLP distributions to partners are not taxable unless the cash amount (or, in certain cases, the fair market value of marketable securities) distributed exceeds the recipient partners basis in its MLP interest. In the initial years of the Funds investment in MLPs taxed as partnerships, the Fund anticipates that the cash distributions it will receive with respect to its investment in equity securities of MLPs will exceed the net taxable income allocated to the Fund from such MLPs because of tax deductions such as depreciation, amortization and depletion that will be allocated to the Fund from the MLPs. No assurance, however, can be given in this regard. The longer that a Fund holds a particular MLP investment, the more likely it is that such MLP could generate net taxable income allocable to the Fund equal to or in excess of the distributions the MLP makes to the Fund. If or when an MLP generates net taxable income allocable to the Fund, the Fund will have a larger corporate income tax expense, which will result in less cash available to distribute to shareholders.
The Fund will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of its portfolio assets, including equity security of MLPs, equal to the difference between the amount realized by the Fund on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the Funds adjusted tax basis in such assets. Any such gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated corporate rates, regardless of how long the Fund has held such assets. The amount realized by the Fund in any case generally will be the amount paid by the purchaser of the asset plus, in the case of MLP equity securities
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where the MLP is taxed as a partnership, the Funds allocable share, if any, of the MLPs debt that will be allocated to the purchaser as a result of the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition. The Funds tax basis in its equity securities in an MLP taxed as a partnership generally is equal to the amount the Fund paid for the equity securities, (x) increased by the Funds allocable share of the MLPs net taxable income and certain MLP debt, if any, and (y) decreased by the Funds allocable share of the MLPs net losses and any distributions received by the Fund from the MLP. Although any distribution by an MLP to the Fund in excess of the Funds allocable share of such MLPs net taxable income may create a temporary economic benefit to the Fund, such distribution will decrease the Funds tax basis in its MLP investments and will therefore increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) that will be recognized on the sale of an equity security in the MLP by the Fund. A portion of any gain or loss recognized by the Fund on a disposition of an MLP equity security where the MLP is taxed as a partnership (or by an MLP on a disposition of an underlying asset) may be separately computed and taxed as ordinary income or loss under the Code to the extent attributable to assets of the MLP that give rise to depreciation recapture, intangible drilling and development cost recapture, or other unrealized receivables or inventory items under the Code. Any such gain may exceed net taxable gain realized on the disposition and will be recognized even if there is a net taxable loss on the disposition. As a corporation, the Funds capital gains will be taxed at ordinary income rates, so treatment of gains as ordinary income will not cause the gains to be taxed at a higher rate. Nevertheless, the Funds net capital losses may only be used to offset capital gains and therefore could not be used to offset gains that are treated as ordinary income. Thus, the Fund could recognize both gain that is treated as ordinary income and a capital loss on a disposition of an MLP equity security (or on an MLPs disposition of an underlying asset) and would not be able to use the capital loss to offset that gain.
Any capital losses that the Fund recognizes on a disposition of an equity security of an MLP or otherwise can only be used to offset capital gains that the Fund recognizes. Any capital losses that the Fund is unable to use may be carried back for three taxable years and forward for five taxable years to reduce the Funds capital gains in such years. Because (i) the periods for which capital losses may be carried back and forward are limited and (ii) the disposition of an equity security of an MLP may be treated, in significant part, as ordinary income, capital losses incurred by the Fund may expire without being utilized.
The Funds allocable share of certain percentage depletion deductions and intangible drilling costs of the MLPs taxed as partnerships in which the Fund invests may be treated as items of tax preference for purposes of calculating the Funds alternative minimum taxable income. Such items may increase the Funds alternative minimum taxable income and increase the likelihood that the Fund may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
Foreign income tax . Investment income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign income tax withheld at the source, and the amount of tax withheld 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.
State and local income tax. As described above, the Fund is taxed as a regular corporation, or C corporation. Because of its tax status the Fund generally is subject to state and local corporate income, franchise and other taxes. By reason of its investments in equity securities of MLPs, the Fund may have state and local tax liabilities in multiple states and in multiple local jurisdictions, which, in addition to any federal income tax imposed on the Fund, would further reduce the Funds cash available to make distributions to shareholders.
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Taxation of Fund Distributions. Distributions by the Fund of cash or property in respect of the shares will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from the Funds current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) and will be includible in gross income by a U.S. Shareholder upon receipt. Any such dividend likely will be eligible for the dividends received deduction if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate U.S. Shareholder that meets certain holding period and other requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends paid by the Fund to certain non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals), generally are eligible for U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals, provided that the U.S. Shareholder receiving the dividend satisfies applicable holding period and other requirements. Otherwise, dividends paid by the Fund to non-corporate U.S. Shareholders (including individuals) will be taxable at ordinary income rates.
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. Any such gain will be long-term capital gain if such shareholder has held the applicable shares for more than one year.
Shareholders that receive distributions in shares rather than in cash will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having (i) received a cash distribution equal to the fair market value of the shares received and (ii) reinvested such amount in shares.
Qualified dividend income for individuals . Distributions treated as dividends paid by the Fund to shareholders generally will be taxable as ordinary income as described above, but may qualify as qualified dividend income. Under federal income tax law, qualified dividend income received by individuals and other noncorporate shareholders is taxed at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains. The investor must meet certain holding period requirements to qualify Fund dividends for this treatment.
Corporate dividends-received deduction . Distributions treated as dividends paid by the Fund likely will be eligible 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.
Impact of realized but undistributed income and gains, and net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities . At the time of your purchase of shares, the Funds net asset value may reflect undistributed income 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, could be taxable and could be taxed as ordinary income (which may be taxed as qualified dividend income) unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.
Medicare tax . A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on net investment income earned by certain individuals, estates and trusts. Net investment income, for these purposes, means investment income, including ordinary dividends 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.
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Sale or Redemption of Fund Shares. A redemption of shares generally will be treated as a taxable sale or exchange of such shares for tax purposes, provided (a) the redemption is not essentially equivalent to a dividend, (b) the redemption is a substantially disproportionate redemption, (c) the redemption is a complete redemption of a shareholders entire interest in the Fund, or (d) the redeeming shareholder is not a corporation and the redemption is in partial liquidation of the Fund.
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. A shareholders adjusted tax basis in its shares may be less than the price paid for the shares as a result of distributions by the Fund in excess of the Funds earnings and profits (i.e., returns of capital). 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. Redemptions that do not qualify for sale or exchange treatment will be treated as described above under Taxation of Fund Distributions.
Tax basis information . The Fund is required to report to you and the IRS annually on Form 1099-B the cost basis of shares you purchase or acquire where the cost basis of the shares is known by the Fund (referred to as covered shares). 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 first-in-first-out (FIFO), unless you instruct the Fund to use a different calculation method. In general, under FIFO, Fund shares sold or redeemed are charged against the earliest lot you purchased or acquired to determine whether short-term or long-term capital gains taxes apply.
The IRS permits the use of several methods to determine the cost basis of 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 FIFO for covered shares.
In addition to the Funds default method of FIFO, other cost basis methods offered by Invesco, which you may elect to apply to covered shares, include:
| Last-In First-Out shares acquired last in the account are the first shares depleted. |
| High Cost shares acquired with the highest cost per share are the first shares depleted. |
| Low Cost shares acquired with the lowest cost per share are the first shares depleted. |
| Loss/Gain Utilization 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 |
| Specific Lot Identification 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. |
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 FIFO will be applied to your covered shares upon redemption. You may change your method and elect another cost basis method for covered shares at any time by notifying the Fund. Redemptions of covered shares will use the cost basis method you selected for your account or, if applicable, the Funds default method of FIFO, unless you change your cost basis method at the time of redemption. A change in your cost-basis account method will apply only to current and future sales.
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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, 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 website 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.
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.
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 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 dividends and sales proceeds unless you:
| provide your correct Social Security or taxpayer identification number, |
| certify that this number is correct, |
| certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, and |
| certify that you are a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). |
The Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When withholding is required, the amount will be 28% of any dividends 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 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 generally will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) upon the gross amount of the distribution. Moreover, any dividends and proceeds of any redemption paid to a shareholder 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.
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 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.
Gain on sale or redemption of Fund shares . Any capital gain realized by a foreign shareholder upon a sale or redemption of shares of the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with the shareholders trade or business in the U.S. (as discussed above), or in the case of a shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual, the investor is present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other conditions are met or (ii) the Fund is or has been a U.S. real property holding corporation, as defined below, at any time within the five-year period preceding the date of disposition of the Funds shares or, if shorter, within the period during which the foreign shareholder has held the shares. Generally, a corporation is a U.S. real property holding corporation if the fair market value of its U.S. real property interests, as defined in the Code and applicable regulations, equals or exceeds 50% of the aggregate fair market value of its worldwide real property interests and its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. The Fund may be, or may prior to a foreign shareholders disposition of shares become, a U.S. real property holding corporation. Any foreign shareholder who is described in one of the foregoing cases is urged to consult his, her or its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the redemption, sale, exchange or other disposition of shares of the Fund.
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Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) . Under FATCA, the Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions (FFI) or non-financial foreign entities (NFFE): (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 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.
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 dividends and sales proceeds 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.
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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement, as amended, relating to the Funds (the Distribution Agreement) 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 Agreement provides 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. Invesco Distributors or its predecessor has paid sales commissions from its own resources to dealers who sold Class B, B5 and C5 shares of the Funds at the time of such sales.
Payments for Class B shares equaled 4.00% of the purchase price of the Class B shares sold by the dealer or institution, consisting of a sales commission equal to 3.75% of the purchase price of the Class B shares sold plus an advance of the first year service fee of 0.25% for such shares. The portion of the payments to Invesco Distributors under the Class B Plan that constitutes an asset-based sales charge (0.75%) is intended in part to permit Invesco Distributors to recoup a portion of such sales commissions plus financing costs.
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.
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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. In the event the Class B shares Distribution Agreement is terminated, Invesco Distributors would continue to receive payments of asset-based distribution fees in respect of the outstanding Class B shares attributable to the distribution efforts of Invesco Distributors or its predecessors; provided, however that a complete termination of the Class B Plan (as defined in such Plan) would terminate all payments to Invesco Distributors. Termination of the Class B Plan or the Distribution Agreement for Class B shares would not affect the obligation of Class B shareholders to pay CDSCs.
Total sales charges (front end and CDSCs) paid in connection with the sale of shares of each class of each Fund, if applicable, for the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix M.
The Trust has adopted two different forms of distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for each Fund, one for each Funds Class A shares, Class C shares, Class R shares and Investor Class shares, and one for Class B shares, if applicable (collectively the Plans).
Each Fund, pursuant to its Plans pays Invesco Distributors compensation at the annual rate, shown immediately below, of the Funds average daily net assets of the applicable class.
Fund |
Class A | Class B | Class C | Class R | ||||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
0.25 | % | N/A | 1.00 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | 0.50 | |||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund |
0.25 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
.025 | N/A | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
.025 | 1.00 | 1.00 | N/A |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund, pursuant to its Investor Class Plan, pays Invesco Distributors compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Funds average daily net assets of its Investor Class Shares.
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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Payments pursuant to the Plans are subject to any applicable limitations imposed by rules of FINRA.
See Appendix N for a list of the amounts paid by each class of shares of each Fund to Invesco Distributors pursuant to the Plans for the year ended October 31, 2016 and Appendix O for an estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by each class of shares of each Fund pursuant to its respective distribution plan for the year ended October 31, 2016.
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.
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.
The Funds are currently grouped under one of the following three Plans:
Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R and S Shares Compensation Plan:
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Charter Fund
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund (Class R)
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Dividend Income Fund
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Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Energy Fund
Invesco European Growth Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco European Small Company Fund
Invesco Floating Rate Fund
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco Global Growth Fund
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class C, Cash Reserve Shares and Class R)
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund (Class A and C)
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco International Companies Fund
Invesco International Core Equity Fund
Invesco International Growth Fund
Invesco International Small Company Fund
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco MLP Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund
Invesco Real Estate Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund
Invesco Summit Fund
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund
Invesco Technology Fund (Class A and C)
Invesco U.S. Government Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund (Class R)
Invesco World Bond Fund
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Class A, AX, C, CX, Investor Class, R and RX Shares Reimbursement Plan:
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Invesco American Value Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Comstock Fund
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund (Class A and C)
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Equally-Weighted S & P 500 Fund
Invesco Equity and Income Fund
Invesco European Growth Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class AX and CX)
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
Invesco Real Estate Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco S & P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Technology Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco U.S. Government Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund (Class A and C)
Class B and BX Plan:
Compensation Shares
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 Conservative Allocation Fund
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund
Invesco Dividend Income Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Energy Fund
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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 Real Estate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class B shares)
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco International Core Equity Fund
Invesco International Growth Fund
Invesco International Small Company Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Real Estate Fund
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Summit Fund
Invesco Technology Fund
Invesco U.S. Government Fund
Invesco World Bond Fund
Reimbursement Shares
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Invesco American Value Fund
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Comstock Fund
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S & P 500 Fund
Invesco Equity and Income Fund
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class BX shares)
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
Invesco S & P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund
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Amounts payable by a Fund under the Compensation Plan and Class B Plan (Compensation Shares) 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.
Amounts payable under the Reimbursement Plan and Class B Plan (Reimbursement Shares) must be directly related to the expenses incurred by Invesco Distributors on behalf of each Fund, as such Plans obligate the Funds to reimburse Invesco Distributors for its actual allocated share of expenses incurred for the period. Reimbursement will be made through payments made at the end of each month. Reimbursement expenses for Investor Class Shares covered by the Reimbursement Plan shall be computed over a rolling twelve-month period. If Invesco Distributors actual allocated share of expenses incurred pursuant to the Reimbursement Plan or Class B Plan (Reimbursement Shares) for the period exceeds the annual cap, a Fund will not be obligated to pay more than the annual cap. If Invesco Distributors actual allocated share of expenses incurred pursuant to the Reimbursement Plan or Class B Plan (Reimbursement Shares) for the period is less than the annual cap, Invesco Distributors is entitled to be reimbursed only for its actual allocated share of expenses.
Invesco Distributors may from time to time waive or reduce any portion of its 12b-1 fee for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class P, Class S or Investor Class 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.
The Funds may pay a service fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Investor Class shares, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of Class S shares, and 0.10% of the average daily net assets of Class P 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.
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The sale of Class B shares has ceased, but Invesco Distributors is eligible to be reimbursed amounts previously expended so long as the Class B Plans remain in effect. Except as may be mandated by applicable law, the Funds do no impose any limit with respect to the number of years into the future that such unreimbursed actual net expenses may be carried forward (on a Fund level basis). These reimbursed actual net expenses may or may not be recovered through Plan fees or contingent deferred sales charges in future years.
Because of fluctuations in net asset value, the Plan fees with respect to a particular Class B or Class C share may be greater or less than the amount of the initial commission (including carrying cost) paid by Invesco Distributors with respect to such share. In such circumstances, a shareholder of a share may be deemed to incur expenses attributable to other shareholders of such class.
If the Plans are terminated or not continued, the Fund would not be contractually obligated to pay Invesco Distributors for any expenses not previously reimbursed by the Fund or recovered through contingent deferred sales charges.
The Funds financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2016, including the Financial Highlights pertaining thereto, and the reports of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon, are incorporated by reference into this SAI from each Funds most recent Annual Report to shareholders contained in the Trusts Form N-CSR filed on January 6, 2017.
The portions of such Annual Reports that are not specifically listed above are not incorporated by reference into this SAI and are not a part of this Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust that it has identified an issue related to its independence under Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the Loan Rule). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from being deemed independent if they have certain financial relationships with their audit clients or certain affiliates of those clients. The Trust is required under various securities laws to have its financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm.
The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it or certain affiliates and covered persons receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit clients equity securities (referred to as a more than ten percent owner). For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include the Funds as well as all registered investment companies advised by the Adviser and its affiliates, including other subsidiaries of the Advisers parent company, Invesco Ltd. (collectively, the Invesco Fund Complex). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust it and certain affiliates and covered persons have relationships with lenders who hold, as record owner, more than ten percent of the shares of certain funds within the Invesco Fund Complex, which may implicate the Loan Rule.
On June 20, 2016, the SEC Staff issued a no-action letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter) related to the audit independence issue described above. In that letter, the SEC confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. In connection with prior independence determinations, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP communicated, as contemplated by the no-action letter, that it believes that it remains objective and impartial and that a reasonable investor possessing all the facts would conclude that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is able to exhibit the requisite objectivity and impartiality to report on the Funds financial statements as the independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP also represented that it has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and (2), which are conditions to the Funds relying on the no action letter, and affirmed that it is an independent accountant within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520. Therefore, the Adviser, the Funds and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP concluded that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP could continue as the Funds independent registered public accounting firm. The Invesco Fund Complex relied upon the no-action letter in reaching this conclusion.
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If in the future the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is called into question under the Loan Rule by circumstances that are not addressed in the SECs no-action letter, the Funds will need to take other action in order for the Funds filings with the SEC containing financial statements to be deemed compliant with applicable securities laws. Such additional actions could result in additional costs, impair the ability of the Funds to issue new shares or have other material adverse effects on the Funds. In addition, the SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance after which the Invesco Funds will no longer be able to rely on the letter unless its term is extended or made permanent by the SEC Staff.
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The following is a description of the factors underlying the debt ratings of Moodys, S&P, and Fitch.
Moodys Long-Term Debt Ratings
Aaa: |
Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk. | |
Aa: |
Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. | |
A: |
Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. | |
Baa: |
Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics. | |
Ba: |
Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk. | |
B: |
Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. | |
Caa: |
Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk. | |
Ca: |
Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest. | |
C: |
Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest. |
Note: Moodys applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
Moodys Short-Term Prime Rating System
P-1: |
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations. | |
P-2: |
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations. | |
P-3: |
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations. | |
NP (Not Prime): |
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Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories. |
A-1
Moodys MIG/VMIG US Short-Term Ratings
Short-Term Obligation Ratings
While the global short-term prime rating scale is applied to US municipal tax-exempt commercial paper, these programs are typically backed by external letters of credit or liquidity facilities and their short-term prime ratings usually map to the long-term rating of the enhancing bank or financial institution and not to the municipalitys rating. Other short-term municipal obligations, which generally have different funding sources for repayment, are rated using two additional short-term rating scales (i.e., the MIG and VMIG scales discussed below).
The Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuers long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levelsMIG 1 through MIG 3while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG.
MIG 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: |
This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group. | |
MIG 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. |
Demand Obligation Ratings
In the case of variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moodys evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moodys evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (demand feature). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade (VMIG) scale. VMIG ratings of demand obligations with unconditional liquidity support are mapped from the short-term debt rating (or counterparty assessment) of the support provider, or the underlying obligor in the absence of third party liquidity support, with VMIG 1 corresponding to P-1, VMIG 2 to P-2, VMIG 3 to P-3 and SG to not prime. For example, the VMIG rating for an industrial revenue bond with Company XYZ as the underlying obligor would normally have the same numerical modifier as Company XYZs prime rating. Transitions of VMIG ratings of demand obligations with conditional liquidity support, as show in the diagram below, differ from transitions on the Prime scale to reflect the risk that external liquidity support will terminate if the issuers long-term rating drops below investment grade.
VMIG 1 : This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 2: This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 3 : This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
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SG : This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
Standard & Poors Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P Global Ratings analysis of the following considerations:
| The likelihood of paymentthe capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on a financial obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation; |
| The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute; and |
| The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors rights. |
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.)
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Standard & Poors Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
A-1: |
A short-term obligation rated A-1 is rated in the highest category by S&P Global Ratings. 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-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: |
A short-term obligation rated C 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. |
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D: |
A short-term obligation rated D is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the D rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings 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 and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligations rating is lowered to D if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer. |
Standard & Poors Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings Definitions
An S&P Global Ratings U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P Global Ratings 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, S&P Global Ratings 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. | |
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 & Poor's Dual Ratings
Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, AAA/A-1+ or A-1+/A-1). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, SP-1+/A-1+).
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.
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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. For information about the historical performance of ratings please refer to Fitchs Ratings Transition and Default studies which detail the historical default rates and their meaning. The European Securities and Markets Authority also maintains a central repository of rating default rates.
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.
The primary credit rating scales may be used to provide a credit opinion of privately issued obligations or certain note issuance programs. The primary credit rating scales may also be used to provide a credit opinion of a more narrow scope, including interest strips and return of principal.
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.
Fitch Long-Term Rating Scales
Issuer Credit Rating Scales
Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns, insurance companies, and certain sectors within public finance, 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.
Country Ceilings
Country Ceilings are expressed using the symbols of the long-term issuer primary credit rating scale and relate to sovereign jurisdictions also rated by Fitch Ratings on the Issuer Default Rating scale. They reflect the agencys judgment regarding the risk of capital and exchange controls being imposed by the sovereign authorities that would prevent or materially impede the private sectors ability to convert local currency into foreign currency and transfer to non-resident creditors transfer and convertibility (TandC) risk. As such, they are not ratings, but expressions of a maximum limit for the foreign currency issuer ratings of most, but not all, issuers in a given country. Given the close correlation between sovereign credit and TandC risks, the Country Ceiling may exhibit a greater degree of volatility than would normally be expected when it lies above the sovereign foreign currency rating.
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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.
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 distressed 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 operating. This would include: a. the selective payment default on a specific class or
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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; ord. execution of a distressed 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 distressed 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 distressed debt exchange, but the date of the exchange still lies several days or weeks in the immediate future.
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.
Notes
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. |
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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. Typically applicable to entity ratings only. | |
D: | Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation. |
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APPENDIX B
PERSONS TO WHOM INVESCO PROVIDES
NON-PUBLIC PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ON AN ONGOING BASIS
(as of January 31, 2017)
Service Provider |
Disclosure Category |
|
ABN AMRO Financial Services, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Absolute Color | Financial Printer | |
Anglemyer & Co. | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP | Special Insurance Counsel | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Blaylock Robert Van LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
BB&T Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Bear Stearns Pricing Direct, Inc. | Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
BLNS Securities Ltd. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
BOSC, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | Securities Lender (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Cabrera Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Charles River Systems, Inc. | System Provider | |
Chas. P. Young Co. | Financial Printer | |
Cirrus Research, LLC | Trading System | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Commerce Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Crane Data, LLC | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Credit Suisse International / Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. | Service Provider | |
Crews & Associates | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
D.A. Davidson & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Dechert LLP | Legal Counsel | |
DEPFA First Albany | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
E.K. Riley Investments LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Empirical Research Partners | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Finacorp Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
First Miami Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
First Southwest Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
First Tryon Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Fitch, Inc. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
FT Interactive Data Corporation | Pricing Vendor | |
FTN Financial Group | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
GainsKeeper | Software Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
GCom2 Solutions | Software Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
George K. Baum & Company | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Glass, Lewis & Co. | System Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Global Trading Analytics, LLC | Software Provider | |
Global Trend Alert | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Hattier, Sanford & Reynoir | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
ICI (Investment Company Institute) | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
ICRA Online Ltd. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation | Other |
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Service Provider |
Disclosure Category |
|
iMoneyNet, Inc. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Initram Data, Inc. | Pricing Vendor | |
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. | Proxy Voting Service (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | Transfer Agent | |
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. | System Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Investment Company Institute | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Investortools, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
ITG, Inc. | Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.\Citigroup Global Markets Inc.\JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Lender (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
J.P. Morgan Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC | Sub-advisor (for certain sub-advised accounts) | |
Jorden Burt LLP | Special Insurance Counsel | |
KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | Legal Counsel | |
Lebenthal & Co. LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Lipper, Inc. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Loan Pricing Corporation | Pricing Service (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Loop Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
M.R. Beal | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
MarkIt Group Limited | Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Merrill Communications LLC | Financial Printer | |
Mesirow Financial, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Middle Office Solutions | Software Provider | |
Moody's Investors Service | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Morrison Foerster LLP | Legal Counsel | |
MS Securities Services, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | Securities Lender (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Muzea Insider Consulting Services, LLC | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Ness USA Inc. | System provider | |
Noah Financial, LLC | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Omgeo LLC | Trading System | |
Piper Jaffray | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Prager, Sealy & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (for all Invesco Funds) | |
Protective Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Ramirez & Co., Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
RBC Capital Markets | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Reuters America LLC | Pricing Service (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Rice Financial Products | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
RR Donnelley Financial | Financial Printer | |
Ryan Beck & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) |
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Service Provider |
Disclosure Category |
|
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., L.L.C. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Simon Printing Company | Financial Printer | |
Southwest Precision Printers, Inc. | Financial Printer | |
Southwest Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Standard and Poor's/Standard and Poor's Securities Evaluations, Inc. | Pricing Service and Rating and Ranking Agency (each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds) | |
StarCompliance, Inc. | System Provider | |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | Custodian, Lender, Securities Lender, and System Provider (each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP | Legal Counsel | |
The Bank of New York | Custodian and Securities Lender (each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds) | |
The MacGregor Group, Inc. | Software Provider | |
The Savader Group LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Thomson Information Services Incorporated | Software Provider | |
UBS Financial Services, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
VCI Group Inc. | Financial Printer | |
Vining Sparks IBG | Broker (for Certain Invesco Funds) | |
W.H Mell Associates, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Wachovia National Bank, N.A. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Western Lithograph | Financial Printer | |
Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital L.L.C. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
William Blair & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
XSP, LLC\Solutions Plus, Inc. | Software Provider |
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APPENDIX C
As of January 31, 2016
The address of each trustee and officer is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust's 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.
Name, year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Trustee
and/or Officer Since |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years |
Number
of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee |
Other
Trusteeship(s)/
Held by
Trustee/Director
5 Years |
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Interested Trustees: |
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Martin L. Flanagan 1 - 1960 Trustee |
2007 |
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business
Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company (US), Inc. (formerly 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) |
144 | None | ||||||
Philip A. Taylor
2
-
Trustee and Senior Vice President |
2006 | Head of the Americas 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 | 144 | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) 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. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
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Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class 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 and Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management).
Formerly: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp; President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer's Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); 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; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and |
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Larry Soll 1942 Trustee |
2003 |
Retired.
Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) |
144 | None | ||||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. 1944 Trustee |
2005 |
Retired.
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche |
144 | None | ||||
Robert C. Troccoli 1949 Trustee | 2016 |
Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Daniels College of Business
Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP |
144 | None | ||||
Officers | ||||||||
Sheri Morris 1964 President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer |
1999 |
President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, 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 Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Vice President and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; 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 |
N/A | N/A | ||||
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.); 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.) Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General | N/A | N/A |
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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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; 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) |
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Karen Dunn Kelley 1960 Senior Vice President |
2004 |
Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; 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 and Director, 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; Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer's Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and |
N/A | N/A |
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Invesco Management Trust); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management DAC (formerly known as 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); 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 Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) | ||||||||
Kelli Gallegos 1970 Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
2008 |
Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Assistant Treasurer, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds |
N/A | N/A | ||||
Tracy Sullivan 1962 Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
2008 |
Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Assistant Treasurer, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds |
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., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund | N/A | N/A |
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Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. |
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Robert R. Leveille 1969 Chief Compliance Officer |
2016 |
Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Putnam Investments and the Putnam Funds |
N/A | N/A |
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Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares as of December 31, 2016
Name of Trustee |
Dollar Range of Equity Securities Per Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range
of Equity Securities in All
Trustee in Invesco Funds |
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Interested Persons |
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Martin L. Flanagan |
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund (Over $100,000) Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (Over $100,000) Invesco Developing Markets Fund (Over $100,000) |
Over $100,000 |
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Philip A. Taylor |
None |
$1- $10,000 |
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Independent Trustees |
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David C. Arch |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund (Over $100,000) Invesco Greater China Fund (Over $100,000) Invesco Select Companies Fund ($10,001-$50,000) |
Over $100,000 |
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James T. Bunch |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (Over $100,000) |
Over $100,000 |
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Bruce L. Crockett |
Invesco Greater China Fund ($50,000 - $100,000) Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Over $100,000) Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund (Over $100,000) Invesco Developing Markets Fund ($10,000 - $50,000) |
Over $100,000 |
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Jack M. Fields |
Invesco Greater China Fund ($1 - $10,000) Invesco Developing Markets Fund ($1 - $10,000) |
Over $100,000 3 |
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Eli Jones 4 |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Prema Mathai-Davis |
None |
Over $100,000 3 |
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Larry Soll |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund (Over $100,000) |
Over $100,000 |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Robert C. Troccoli 4 |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund ($10,001 - $50,000) |
Over $100,000 |
3 | 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 on one or more of the Invesco Funds. |
4 | The information in the table is provided as of December 31, 2015. Dr. Eli Jones and Mr. Robert C. Troccoli were appointed as trustees of the Trust effective January 29, 2016. |
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APPENDIX D
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, 2016, unless otherwise noted:
Trustee |
Aggregate
Compensation from the Trust (1) |
Retirement
Benefits Accrued by All Invesco Funds |
Estimated
Annual Benefits Upon Retirement (2) |
Total
Compensation From all Invesco Funds (3) |
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Independent Trustees (4) |
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David C. Arch |
$ | 38,338 | $ | 0 | $ | 205,000 | $ | 383,122 | ||||||||
James T. Bunch |
40,969 | 0 | 205,000 | 401,322 | ||||||||||||
Bruce L. Crockett |
70,372 | 0 | 205,000 | 690,922 | ||||||||||||
Jack M. Fields |
37,253 | 0 | 205,000 | 363,122 | ||||||||||||
Eli Jones (5) |
23,671 | 0 | 0 | 309,351 | ||||||||||||
Prema Mathai-Davis |
40,060 | 0 | 205,000 | 390,322 | ||||||||||||
Larry Soll |
40,718 | 0 | 226,885 | 396,322 | ||||||||||||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. |
43,776 | 0 | 205,000 | 426,022 | ||||||||||||
Robert C. Troccoli (5) |
24,557 | 0 | 0 | 317,851 | ||||||||||||
Officer |
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Russell Burk |
75,579 | 0 | 0 | 760,759 |
(1) | Amounts shown are based on the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. The total amount of compensation deferred by all trustees of the Trust during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, including earnings, was $48,598. |
(2) | 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. These amounts are not adjusted to reflect deemed investment appreciation or depreciation. |
(3) | All trustees currently serve as trustee of 31 registered investment companies advised by Invesco. |
(4) | On December 31, 2016, Mr. Albert Dowden and Ms. Suzanne Woolsey retired. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 compensation from the Trust for both Mr. Dowden and Ms. Woolsey was $78,398. |
(5) | Dr. Eli Jones and Mr. Robert Troccoli were appointed as trustees of the Trust effective January 29, 2016. |
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APPENDIX E
PROXY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Invescos Policy Statement on Global Corporate
Governance and Proxy Voting
The Adviser and each sub-adviser rely on this policy. In addition, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Canada Ltd., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC have also adopted operating guidelines and procedures for proxy voting particular to each regional investment center. Such guidelines and procedures are attached hereto.
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Invescos Policy Statement on Global Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting |
I. |
Guiding Principles and Philosophy |
Public companies hold shareholder meetings, attended by the companys executives, directors, and shareholders, during which important issues, such as appointments to the companys board of directors, executive compensation, and auditors, are addressed and where applicable, voted on. Proxy voting gives shareholders the opportunity to vote on issues that impact the companys operations and policies without being present at the meetings.
Invesco views proxy voting as an integral part of its investment management responsibilities and believes that the right to vote proxies should be managed with the same high standards of care and fiduciary duty to its clients as all other elements of the investment process. Invescos proxy voting philosophy, governance structure and process are designed to ensure that proxy voles are cast in accordance with clients best interests, which Invesco interprets to mean clients best economic interests, this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of Invescos regional investment centers.
Invesco investment teams vote proxies on behalf of Invesco-sponsored funds and non-fund advisory clients that have explicitly granted Invesco authority in writing to vote proxies on their behalf.
The proxy voting process at Invesco, which is driven by investment professionals, Focuses on maximizing long-term value for our clients, protecting clients rights and promoting governance structures and practices that reinforce the accountability of corporate management and boards of directors to shareholders. Invesco takes a nuanced approach to voting and, therefore, many matters to be voted upon are reviewed on a case by case basis.
Votes in favor of board or management proposals should not be interpreted as an indication of insufficient consideration by lnvesco fund managers. Such votes may reflect the outcome of past or ongoing engagement and active ownership by Invesco with representatives of the companies in which we invest.
II. |
Applicability of this Policy |
This Policy sets forth the framework of Invescos corporate governance approach, broad philosophy and guiding principles that inform the proxy voting practices of Invescos investment teams around the world. Given the different nature of these teams and their respective investment processes, as well as the significant differences in regulatory regimes and market practices across jurisdictions, not all aspects of this Policy may apply to all Invesco investment teams at all times. In the case of a conflict between this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of a regional investment center the latter will control.
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III. |
Proxy Voting for Certain Fixed Income, Money Market Accounts and Index |
For proxies held by certain client accounts managed in accordance with fixed income, money market and index strategies (including exchange traded funds), lnvesco will typically vote in line with the majority holder of the active-equity shares held by Invesco outside of those strategies (Majority Voting). In this manner Invesco seeks to leverage the active-equity expertise and comprehensive proxy voting reviews conducted by teams employing active-equity strategies, which typically incorporate analysis of proxy issues as a core component of the investment process. Portfolio managers for accounts employing Majority Voting still retain full discretion to override Majority Voting and to vote the shares as they determine to be in the best interest of those accounts, absent certain types of conflicts of interest, which are discussed elsewhere in this Policy.
IV. |
Conflicts of Interest |
There may be occasions where voting proxies may present a real or perceived conflict of interest between Invesco, as investment manager, and one or more of Invescos clients or vendors. Under Invescos Code of Conduct, Invesco entities and individuals are strictly prohibited from putting personal benefit, whether tangible or intangible, before the interests of clients. Personal benefit includes any intended benefit for Invesco, oneself or any other individual, company, group or organization of any kind whatsoever, except a benefit for the relevant lnvesco client.
Firm-level Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest may exist if Invesco has a material business relationship with, or is actively soliciting business from, either the company soliciting a proxy or a third party that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a particular outcome of a proxy vote (e.g., issuers that are distributors of Invescos products, or issuers that employ lnvesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or treasury accounts). Invescos proxy governance team maintains a list of all such issuers for which a conflict of interest exists.
If the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is specifically addressed by this Policy or the operating guidelines and procedures of the relevant regional investment center, Invesco generally will vote the proxy in accordance therewith. Otherwise, based on a majority vote of its members, the Global IPAC (as described below) will vote the proxy.
Because this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment center are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of clients, applying them to vote client proxies should, in most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of interest. As an additional safeguard, persons from Invescos marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions may not serve on the Global IPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, Invesco may not consider Invesco Ltd.s pecuniary interest when voting proxies on behalf of clients.
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Personal Conflicts of Interest
A conflict also may exist where an Invesco employee has a known personal relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate directors, or candidates for directorships.
All Invesco personnel with proxy voting responsibilities are required to report any known personal conflicts of interest regarding proxy issues with which they are involved. In such instances, the individual(s) with the conflict will be excluded from the decision-making process relating to such issues.
Other Conflicts of Interest
In order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, Invesco will not vote proxies issued by, or related to matters involving, Invesco Ltd. that may be held in client accounts from time to time. 1 Shares of an Invesco-sponsored fund held by other lnvesco funds will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying fund.
V. |
Use of Third-Party Proxy Advisory Services |
Invesco may supplement its internal research with information from third-parties, such as proxy advisory firms. However, Invesco generally retains full and independent discretion with respect to proxy voting decisions.
As part of its fiduciary obligation to clients, Invesco performs extensive initial and ongoing due diligence on the proxy advisory firms it engages. This includes reviews of information regarding the capabilities of their research staffs and internal controls, policies and procedures, including those relating to possible conflicts of interest. In addition, lnvesco regularly monitors and communicates with these firms and monitors their compliance with Invescos performance and policy standards.
VI. |
Global Proxy Voting Platform and Administration |
Guided by its philosophy that investment teams should manage proxy voting, Invesco has created the Global lnvesco Proxy Advisory Committee (Global IPAC). The Global IPAC is a global investments-driven committee comprised of representatives from various investment management teams and Invescos Global Head of Proxy Governance and Responsible Investment (Head of Proxy Governance). The Global IPAC provides a forum for investment teams to monitor, understand and discuss key proxy issues and voting trends within the lnvesco complex. Absent a conflict of interest, the Global IPAC representatives, in consultation with the respective investment team, are responsible for voting proxies for the securities the team manages (unless such responsibility is explicitly delegated to the portfolio managers of the securities in question) In addition to the Global IPAC, for some clients, third parties (e.g., U.S. mutual fund boards) provide oversight of the proxy process. The Global IPAC and Invescos
1 | Generally speaking, Invesco does not invest for its clients in the shares of Invesco Ltd., however, limited exceptions apply in the case of funds or accounts designed to track an index that includes Invesco Ltd. as a component. |
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proxy administration and governance team, compliance and legal teams regularly communicate and review this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment center to ensure that they remain consistent with clients best interests, regulatory requirements, governance trends and industry best practices.
Invesco maintains a proprietary global proxy administration platform, known as the fund manager portal and supported by the Head of Proxy Governance and a dedicated team of internal proxy specialists. The platform streamlines the proxy voting and ballot reconciliation processes, as well as related functions, such as share blocking and managing conflicts of interest issuers. Managing these processes internally, as opposed to relying on third parties, gives Invesco greater quality control, oversight and independence in the proxy administration process.
The platform also includes advanced global reporting and record-keeping capabilities regarding proxy matters that enable Invesco to satisfy client, regulatory and management requirements. Historical proxy voting information, including commentary by investment professionals regarding the votes they cast, where applicable, is stored to build institutional knowledge across the Invesco complex with respect to individual companies and proxy issues. Certain investment teams also use the platform to access third-party proxy research.
VII. |
Non-Votes |
In the great majority of instances, Invesco is able to vote proxies successfully. However, in certain circumstances Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic or other opportunity costs of voting exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal. In addition, there may be instances in which Invesco is unable to vote all of its clients proxies despite using commercially reasonable efforts to do so. For example:
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Invesco may not receive proxy materials from the relevant fund or client custodian with sufficient time and information to make an informed independent voting decision. In such cases, Invesco may choose not to vote, to abstain from voting, to vote in line with management or to vote in accordance with proxy advisor recommendations. These matters are left to the discretion of the fund manager. |
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If the security in question is on loan as part of a securities lending program, lnvesco may determine that the benefit to the client of voting a particular proxy is outweighed by the revenue that would be lost by terminating the loan and recalling the securities. |
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In some countries the exercise of voting rights imposes temporary transfer restrictions on the related securities (share blocking). Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking countries unless Invesco 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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Some companies require a representative to attend meetings in person in order to vote a proxy. In such cases, Invesco may determine that the costs of sending a representative or signing a power-of-attorney outweigh the benefit of voting a particular proxy. |
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VIII. |
Proxy Voting Guidelines |
The following guidelines describe Invescos general positions on various common proxy voting issues. This list is not intended to be exhaustive or prescriptive. As noted above, Invescos proxy process is investor-driven, and each fund manager retains ultimate discretion to vote proxies in the manner they deem most appropriate, consistent with Invescos proxy voting principles and philosophy discussed in Sections I through IV. Individual proxy votes therefore will differ from these guidelines from time to time.
A. |
Shareholder Access and Treatment of Shareholder Proposals |
Invesco reviews on a case by case basis but 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, provided that such proposals would not require a disproportionate amount of management attention or corporate resources or otherwise that may inappropriately disrupt the companys business and main purpose. usually set out in their reporting disclosures and business model. Likewise, Invesco reviews on a case by case basis but 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 (for example, where minority shareholders rights are not adequately protected).
B. |
Environmental, Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues |
Invesco believes that a companys long-term response to environmental, social and corporate responsibility issues can significantly affect its long-term shareholder value. We recognize that to manage a corporation effectively, directors and management may consider not only the interests of shareholders, but also the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, creditors and the local community, among others. While Invesco generally affords management discretion with respect to the operation of a companys business, Invesco will evaluate such proposals on a case by case basis and will vote proposals relating to these issues in a manner intended to maximize long-term shareholder value.
C. | Capitalization Structure Issues |
i. |
Stock Issuances |
Invesco generally supports a boards decisions about the need for additional capital stock to meet ongoing corporate needs, except where the request could adversely affect Invesco clients ownership stakes or voting rights. Some capitalization proposals, such as those to authorize common or preferred stock with special voting rights or to issue additional stock in connection with an acquisition, may require additional analysis. lnvesco generally opposes proposals to authorize classes of preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend or other rights (blank check stock) when they appear to be intended as an anti-takeover mechanism; such issuances may be supported when used for general financing purposes.
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ii. |
Stock Splits |
Invesco generally supports a boards proposal to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares would not result in excessive dilution given the companys industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.
iii. |
Share Repurchases |
lnvesco generally supports a boards proposal to institute open-market share repurchase plans only if all shareholders participate on an equal basis.
D. | Corporate Governance Issues |
i. Board of Directors
1. |
Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections |
Subject to the other considerations described below, in an uncontested director election for a company without a controlling shareholder, lnvesco generally votes in favor of the director slate if it is comprised of at least a majority of independent directors and if the boards key committees are fully independent, effective and balanced. Key committees include the audit, compensation/remuneration and governance/nominating committees. lnvescos standard of independence excludes directors who, in addition to the directorship, have any material business or family relationships with the companies they serve.
2. |
Director Nominees in Contested Elections |
Invesco recognizes that short-term investment sentiments influence the corporate governance landscape and may influence companies in Invesco clients portfolios and more broadly across the market. Invesco recognizes that short-term investment sentiment may conflict with long-term value creation and as such looks at each proxy contest matter on a case by case basis, considering factors such as:
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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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Background to the proxy contest, |
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Qualifications of director nominees (both slates), |
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Evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders as well as the likelihood that the proposed objectives and goals can be met, and |
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Stock ownership positions in the company. |
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3. |
Director Accountability |
Invesco generally withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of accountability to shareholders. Examples include, without limitation, poor attendance (less than 75%, absent extenuating circumstances) at meetings, failing to implement shareholder proposals that have received a majority of votes and/or by adopting or approving egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan (poison pills) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco may withhold votes from some or all of a companys directors. In situations where directors performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take corrective actions such as so-called clawback provisions.
4. |
Director Independence |
lnvesco generally supports proposals to require a majority of directors to be independent unless particular circumstances make this not Feasible or in the best interests of shareholders, We generally vote for proposals that would require the boards audit, compensation/remuneration, and/or governance/nominating committees to be composed exclusively of independent directors since this minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest.
5. |
Director Indemnification |
Invesco recognizes that individuals may be reluctant to serve as corporate directors if they are personally liable for all related lawsuits and legal costs. As a result, reasonable limitations on directors liability can benefit a company and its shareholders by helping to attract and retain qualified directors while preserving recourse for shareholders in the event of misconduct by directors, Invesco, therefore, generally supports proposals to limit directors liability and provide indemnification and/or exculpation, provided that 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.
6. |
Separate Chairperson and CEO |
Invesco evaluates these proposals on a case by case basis, recognizing that good governance requires either an independent chair or a qualified, proactive, and lead independent director.
Voting decisions may take into account, among other factors, the presence or absence of:
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a designated lead director, appointed from the ranks of the independent board members, with an established term of office and clearly delineated powers and duties; |
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a majority of independent directors; |
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completely independent key committees; |
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committee chairpersons nominated by the independent directors; |
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CEO performance reviewed annually by a committee of independent directors; and |
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established governance guidelines. |
7. |
Majority/Supermajority/Cumulative Voting for Directors |
The right to elect directors is the single most important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote. Except in cases where required by law in the jurisdiction of incorporation or when a company has adopted formal governance principles that present a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard, Invesco generally votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting requirement. and generally supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements.
The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to have representation on a companys board. Invesco generally opposes such proposals as unnecessary where the company has adopted a majority voting standard. However, 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.
8. |
Staggered Boards/Annual Election of Directors |
Invesco generally supports proposals to elect each director annually rather than electing directors to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards level of accountability to its shareholders.
9. |
Board Size |
lnvesco believes that the number of directors is an important factor to consider when evaluating the boards ability to maximize long-term shareholder value. Invesco approaches proxies relating to board size on a case by case basis but generally will defer to the board with respect to determining the optimal number of board members, provided that the proposed board size is sufficiently large to represent shareholder interests and sufficiently limited to remain effective.
10. |
Term Limits for Directors |
lnvesco believes it is important for a board of directors to examine its membership regularly with a view to ensuring that the company continues to benefit from a diversity of director viewpoints and experience. We generally believe that an individual boards nominating committee is best positioned to determine whether director term limits would be an appropriate measure to help achieve these goals and, if so, the nature of such limits.
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ii. Audit Committees and Auditors
1. |
Qualifications of Audit Committee and Auditors |
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 Audit Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the companys financial statements and reports.
2. |
Auditor Indemnifications |
A companys independent auditors play a critical role in ensuring and attesting to the integrity of the companys financial statements. It is therefore essential that they perform their work in accordance with the highest standards. Invesco generally opposes proposals that would limit the liability of or indemnify auditors because doing so could serve to undermine this obligation.
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Adequate Disclosure of Auditor Fees |
Understanding the fees earned by the auditors is important for assessing auditor independence. Invescos support for the re-appointment of the auditors will take into consideration the availability of adequate disclosure concerning the amount and nature of audit versus non-audit fees. Invesco generally will support proposals that call for this disclosure if it is not already being made.
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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.
i. Independent Compensation/Remuneration Committee
Invesco believes that an independent, experienced and well-informed compensation/remuneration committee is critical to ensuring that a companys remuneration practices align with shareholders interests and, therefore, generally supports proposals calling for a compensation/remuneration committee to be comprised solely of independent directors.
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ii. Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
Invesco believes that an independent compensation/remuneration committee of the board, with input from management, is generally best positioned to determine the appropriate components and levels of executive compensation, as well as the appropriate frequency of related shareholder advisory votes. This is particularly the case where shareholders have the ability to express their views on remuneration matters through annual votes for or against the election of the individual directors who comprise the compensation/remuneration committee. Invesco, therefore, generally will support managements recommendations with regard to the components and levels of executive compensation and the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. However, Invesco will vote against such recommendations where Invesco determines that a companys executive remuneration policies are not properly aligned with shareholder interests or may create inappropriate incentives for management.
iii. 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, without limitation, the ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue options below the stocks current market price, or the ability to replenish shares automatically without shareholder approval.
iv. Severance Arrangements
lnvesco considers proposed severance arrangements (sometimes known as golden parachute arrangements) on a case-by-case basis due to the wide variety among their terms. Invesco acknowledges that in some cases such arrangements, if reasonable, may be in shareholders best interests as a method of attracting and retaining high quality executive talent. lnvesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of senior executives severance agreements while generally opposing proposals that require such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption.
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v. Claw Back Provisions
lnvesco generally supports so called claw back policies intended to recoup remuneration paid to senior executives based upon materially inaccurate financial reporting (as evidenced by later restatements) or fraudulent accounting or business practices.
vi. 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 represents a reasonable discount from the market price.
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Anti-Takeover Defenses; Reincorporation |
Measures designed to protect a company from unsolicited bids can adversely affect shareholder value and voting rights, and they have the potential to create conflicts of interests among directors, management and shareholders. Such measures include adopting or renewing shareholder rights plans (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. In determining whether to support a proposal to add, eliminate or restrict anti-takeover measures, Invesco will examine the particular elements of the proposal to assess the degree to which it would adversely affect shareholder rights of adopted. Invesco generally supports shareholder proposals directing companies to subject their anti-takeover provisions to a shareholder vote. Invesco generally opposes payments by companies to minority shareholders intended to dissuade such shareholders from pursuing a takeover or other changes (sometimes known as greenmail) because these payments result in preferential treatment of some shareholders over others.
Reincorporation involves re-establishing the company in a different legal jurisdiction. Invesco generally will vote for proposals to reincorporate a company provided that the board and management have demonstrated sound financial or business reasons for the move. Invesco generally will oppose proposals to reincorporate if they are solely part of an anti-takeover defense or intended to limit directors liability.
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Proxy Guidelines
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PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Applicable to | All Advisory Clients, including the Invesco Funds | |
Risk Addressed by the Guidelines | Breach of fiduciary duty to client under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invescos interests ahead of clients best interests in voting proxies | |
Relevant Law and Other Sources | U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended | |
Last ☒ Reviewed ☒ Revised by Compliance for Accuracy |
April 19, 2016 | |
Guideline Owner | U.S. Compliance and Legal | |
Policy Approver | Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Funds Board | |
Approved/Adopted Date | May 3-4, 2016 |
The following guidelines apply to all institutional and retail funds and accounts that have explicitly authorized Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco) to vote proxies associated with securities held on their behalf (collectively, Clients).
A. INTRODUCTION
Invesco Ltd. (IVZ), the ultimate parent company of Invesco, has adopted a global policy statement on corporate governance and proxy voting (the Invesco Global Proxy Policy). The policy describes IVZs views on governance matters and the proxy administration and governance approach. Invesco votes proxies by using the framework and procedures set forth in the Invesco Global Proxy Policy, while maintaining the Invesco-specific guidelines described below.
B. PROXY VOTING OVERSIGHT: THE MUTUAL FUNDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
In addition to the Global Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee, the Invesco mutual funds board of trustees provides oversight of the proxy process through quarterly reporting and an annual in-person presentation by Invescos Global Head of Proxy Governance and Responsible Investment.
C. USE OF THIRD PARTY PROXY ADVISORY SERVICES
Invesco has direct access to third-party proxy advisory analyses and recommendations (currently provided by Glass Lewis (GL) and Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS)), among other research tools, and uses the information gleaned from those sources to make independent voting decisions.
Invescos proxy administration team performs extensive initial and ongoing due diligence on the proxy advisory firms that it engages. When deemed appropriate, representatives from the proxy advisory firms are asked to deliver updates directly to the mutual funds board of trustees. Invesco conducts semi-annual, in-person policy roundtables with key heads of research from ISS and GL to ensure transparency, dialogue and engagement with the firms. These meetings provide Invesco with an opportunity to assess the firms capabilities, conflicts of interest and service levels, as well as provide investment professionals with direct insight into the advisory firms stances on key governance and proxy topics and their policy framework/methodologies. Invescos proxy administration team also reviews the annual SSAE 16 reports for, and the periodic proxy guideline updates published by, each proxy advisory firm to ensure that their guidelines remain consistent with Invescos policies and procedures. Furthermore, each proxy advisory firm completes an annual due diligence questionnaire submitted by Invesco, and Invesco conducts on-site due diligence at each firm, in part to discuss their responses to the questionnaire.
If Invesco becomes aware of any material inaccuracies in the information provided by ISS or GL, Invescos proxy administration team will investigate the matter to determine the cause, evaluate the adequacy of the proxy advisory firms control structure and assess the efficacy of the measures instituted to prevent further errors.
ISS and GL provide updates to previously issued proxy reports when necessary to incorporate newly available information or to correct factual errors. ISS also has a Feedback Review Board, which provides a mechanism for stakeholders to communicate with ISS about issues related to proxy voting and policy formulation, research, and the accuracy of data contained in ISS reports.
D. PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
The following guidelines describe Invescos general positions on various common proxy issues. The guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive or prescriptive. Invescos proxy process is investor-driven, and each portfolio manager retains ultimate discretion to vote proxies in the manner that he or she deems to be the most appropriate, consistent with the proxy voting principles and philosophy discussed in the Invesco Global Proxy Policy. Individual proxy votes therefore will differ from these guidelines from time to time.
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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 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.
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The following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco applies this principle of accountability.
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. Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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 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.
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.
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.
Staggered Boards/Annual Election of Directors
Invesco generally supports proposals to elect each director annually rather than electing directors to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards level of accountability to its shareholders.
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.
Responsiveness of Directors
Invesco generally withholds votes for 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.
Proxy access
Invesco generally supports shareholders nominations of directors in the proxy statement and ballot because it increases the accountability of the board to shareholders. Invesco will generally consider the proposed minimum period of ownership (e.g., three years), minimum ownership percentage (e.g., three percent), limitations on a proponents ability to aggregate holdings with other shareholders and the maximum percentage of directors who can be nominated when determining how to vote on proxy access proposals.
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.
Exclusive Forum
Invesco generally supports proposals that would designate a specific jurisdiction in company bylaws as the exclusive venue for certain types of shareholder lawsuits in order to reduce costs arising out of multijurisdidional litigation.
II. | Compensation and Incentives |
Invesco believes properly constructed compensation plans that include equity ownership are effective in creating incentives that induce management and employees of 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.
Executive compensation
Invesco evaluates executive compensation plans 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.
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.
Severance agreements
Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of executives severance agreements. However, Invesco generally opposes proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption. Given the vast differences that may occur in these agreements, some severance agreements are evaluated on an individual basis.
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.
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 potentially 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.
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VI. | Environmental, Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues |
Invesco believes that a companys response to environmental, social and corporate responsibility issues and the risks attendant to them can have a significant effect on its long-term shareholder value. Invesco recognizes that to manage a corporation effectively, directors and management must consider not only the interest of shareholders, but also the interests of employees, customers, suppliers and creditors, among others. While Invesco generally affords management discretion with respect to the operation of a companys business, Invesco will evaluate such proposals on a case-by-case basis and will vote proposals relating to these issues in a manner intended to 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 a 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.
D. | EXCEPTIONS |
Client Maintains Right to Vote Proxies
In the case of institutional or sub-advised Clients, Invesco will vote the proxies in accordance with these guidelines and the Invesco Global Proxy Policy, unless the Client retains in writing the right to vote or the named fiduciary of a Client (e.g., the plan sponsor of an ERISA Client) retains in writing the right to direct the plan trustee or a third party to vote proxies.
Voting for Certain Investment Strategies
For cash sweep investment vehicles selected by a Client but for which Invesco has proxy voting authority over the account and where no other Client holds the same securities, Invesco will vote proxies based on ISS recommendations.
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.
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F. | POLICIES AND VOTE DISCLOSURE |
A copy of these guidelines, the Invesco Global Proxy Policy 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 contact their client service representative to request information about how Invesco voted proxies on their behalf. Absent specific contractual guidelines, such requests may be made on a semi-annual basis.
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This paper describes Invesco Perpetuals (IP) approach to stewardship and in particular how our policy and procedures meet the requirements of the Financial Reporting Councils (FRC) UK Stewardship Code (the Code). Its purpose is to increase understanding of the philosophy, beliefs and practices that drive IPs behaviours as a significant institutional investor in markets around the world.
IP has supported the development of good governance in the UK and beyond for many years. We are signatories and supporters of the FRCs Stewardship Code. The Code sets out a number of areas of good practice to which the FRC believes institutional investors should aspire. It also describes steps asset owners can take to protect and enhance the value that accrues to the ultimate beneficiary.
This document is designed to describe how IP approaches our stewardship responsibilities and how this is consistent with and complies with the Code. It also provides useful links to relevant documents, codes and regulation for those who would like to look further at the broader context of our policy and the Code, as well as our commitment to other initiatives in this area, such as the UN supported Principles for Responsible Investment, of which Invesco is a signatory.
Key contact details are available at the end of this document should you have any questions on any aspect of our stewardship activities.
What is the UK Stewardship Code?
The UK Stewardship Code is a set of principles and guidance for institutional investors which represents current best practice on how they should perform their stewardship duties. The purpose of the Code is to improve 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 was published by the FRC in July 2010, was updated in September 2012, and will continue to be overseen by the FRC. Commitment to the Code is on a comply or explain basis.
Our compliance with the Stewardship Code
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.
IP takes its responsibilities for investing its clients money very seriously. 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.
Being a major shareholder in a company is more than simply expecting to benefit from 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.
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 invests those sums in securities, real property and other investment assets. This is considered more appropriate than undertaking the direct management 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. 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 investors in our portfolios.
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 trying to sell or liquidating their funds share ownership, is the removal of directors. Given that the majority of its investments are part of a very active asset management culture, engagement with those companies in which it chooses to invest its clients money is very important. Encouraging high standards of corporate governance within those companies that it invests is key to achieving successful outcomes for its clients.
IP sets out below how it complies with each principle of the FRCs Stewardship code, or details why we have chosen to take a different approach, where relevant.
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Scope
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, all falling under the broader global policy. As an example, within IPs ICVC range the following funds are excluded: Invesco US Enhanced Index, IP Balanced Risk 6, 8 and 10 funds, IP European ex UK Enhanced Index, IP Global Balanced Index, IP Global ex-UK Core Equity Index, IP Global ex-UK Enhanced Index, IP Hong Kong & China, IP Japanese Smaller Companies, IP UK Enhanced Index.
Introduction to the principles of the Stewardship Code
There are 7 principles under the Stewardship Code. Each principle is accompanied by guidance to help investors focus on how to meet it.
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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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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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Institutional investors should be willing to act collectively with other investors where appropriate. | |
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Institutional investors should have a clear policy on voting and disclosure of voting activity. | |
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Institutional investors should report periodically on their stewardship and voting activities. |
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Institutional investors should publicly disclose their policy on how they will discharge their stewardship responsibilities.
Guidance
Stewardship activities include monitoring and engaging with companies on matters such as strategy, performance, risk, capital structure and corporate governance, including culture and remuneration.
Engagement is purposeful dialogue with companies on those matters as well as on issues that are the immediate subject of votes at general meetings.
The policy should disclose how the institutional investor applies stewardship with the aim of enhancing and protecting the value for the ultimate beneficiary or client.
The statement should reflect the institutional investors activities within the investment chain, as well as the responsibilities that arise from those activities. In particular, the stewardship responsibilities of those whose primary activities are related to asset ownership may be different from those whose primary activities are related to asset management or other investment-related services.
Where activities are outsourced, the statement should explain how this is compatible with the proper exercise of the institutional investors stewardship responsibilities and what steps the investor has taken to ensure that they are carried out in a manner consistent with the approach to stewardship set out in the statement.
The disclosure should describe arrangements for integrating stewardship within the wider investment process.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
IP complies with Principle 1 by publishing Invescos Global Policy Statement on Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting and this document around the specific application to Invesco on its website.
In this document we explain our philosophy on stewardship (including how we monitor and engage with companies), our proxy voting policy and how we deal with conflicts of interest. These documents are reviewed and updated on an annual basis.
Our intention is to report all of our investment teams proxy voting records through an easily accessible portal on our internet page. This will allow our clients to see votes that have been cast by our investment professionals on each of our UCITS funds managed by IAML, by company that we are shareholders of, and by resolution, and to easily search for the records that they are interested in. This is planned to be in place by the end of 2016. This data will be updated on an annual basis.
Dialogue with companies
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.
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 clients.
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 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 corporate engagement.
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. It adds depth to the sophistication of our understanding of the firm, its clients and markets. Inevitably there are times when IPs views diverge from those of the companies executives but, where possible, we attempt 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, (i.e. we believe that we are more influential as an owner of equity) 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 following:
- | Nomination and audit committees |
- | Remuneration committee and directors remuneration |
- | Board balance and structure |
- | Financial reporting principles |
- | Internal control system and annual review of its effectiveness |
- | Dividend and Capital Management policies |
- | Socially Responsible Investing policies |
Non-routine resolutions and other topics
These will be considered on a case-by-case basis and where proposals are put to a 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).
Other considerations that IP might apply to non-routine proposals will include:
- | The degree to which the companys stated position on the issue could affect its reputation and/or sales, or leave it vulnerable to boycott or selective purchasing |
- | Peer group response to the issue in question |
- | Whether implementation would achieve the objectives sought in the proposal |
- | Whether the matter is best left to the Boards discretion |
Institutional investors should have a robust policy on managing conflicts of interest in relation to stewardship and this policy should be publicly disclosed.
Guidance
An institutional investors duty is to act in the interests of its clients and/or beneficiaries.
Conflicts of interest will inevitably arise from time to time, which may include when voting on matters affecting a parent company or client.
Institutional investors should put in place, maintain and publicly disclose a policy for identifying and managing conflicts of interest with the aim of taking all reasonable steps to put the interests of their client or beneficiary first. The policy should also address how matters are handled when the interests of clients or beneficiaries diverge from each other.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
Invesco Perpetual maintains policies and procedures that deal with conflicts of interest in all of its business dealings. In particular in relation to conflicts of interest that exist in its stewardship and proxy voting activities, these policies can be found in the Global Policy Statement on Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting found on our website.
An extract from this policy is included below.
There may be occasions where voting proxies may present a real or perceived conflict of interest between Invesco, as investment manager, and one or more of Invescos clients or vendors. Under Invescos Code of Conduct, Invesco entities and individuals are strictly prohibited from putting personal benefit, whether tangible or intangible, before the interests of clients. Personal benefit includes any intended benefit for Invesco, oneself or any other individual, company, group or organization of any kind whatsoever, except a benefit for the relevant Invesco client.
Firm-level Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest may exist if Invesco has a material business relationship with, or is actively soliciting business from, either the company soliciting a proxy vote or a third party that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a particular outcome of a proxy vote (e.g., issuers that are distributors of Invescos products, or issuers that employ Invesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or treasury accounts). Invescos proxy administration team maintains a list of all such issuers for which a conflict of interest actually exists.
If the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is specifically addressed by this Policy or the operating guidelines and procedures of the relevant regional investment centre, Invesco generally will vote the proxy in accordance therewith. Otherwise, based on a majority vote of its members, the Global IPAC (as described below) will vote the proxy.
Because this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment centre are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of clients, applying them to vote client proxies should, in most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of interest. As an additional safeguard, persons from Invescos marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions may not serve on the Global IPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, Invesco may not consider Invesco Ltd.s pecuniary interest when voting proxies on behalf of clients.
Personal Conflicts of Interest
A conflict also may exist where an Invesco employee has a known personal relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate directors or candidates for directorships.
All Invesco personnel with proxy voting responsibilities are required to report any known personal conflicts of interest regarding proxy issues with which they are involved. In such instances, the individual(s) with the conflict will be excluded from the decision-making process relating to such issues.
Other Conflicts of Interest
In order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, Invesco will not vote proxies issued by, or related to matters involving, Invesco Ltd. that may be held in client accounts from time to time. Shares of an Invesco-sponsored fund held by other Invesco funds will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying fund.
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Institutional investors should monitor their investee companies.
Guidance
Effective monitoring is an essential component of stewardship. It should take place regularly and be checked periodically for effectiveness.
When monitoring companies, institutional investors should seek to:
- | Keep abreast of the companys performance; |
- | Keep abreast of developments, both internal and external to the company, that drive the companys value and risks; |
- | Satisfy themselves that the companys leadership is effective; |
- | Satisfy themselves that the companys board and committees adhere to the spirit of the UK Corporate Governance Code, including through meetings with the chairman and other board members; |
- | Consider the quality of the companys reporting; and |
- | Attend the General Meetings of companies in which they have a major holding, where appropriate and practicable |
Institutional investors should consider carefully explanations given for departure from the UK Corporate Governance Code and make reasoned judgements in each case. They should give a timely explanation to the company, in writing where appropriate, and be prepared to enter a dialogue if they do not accept the companys position.
Institutional investors should endeavour to identify at an early stage issues that may result in a significant loss in investment value. If they have concerns, they should seek to ensure that the appropriate members of the investee companys board or management are made aware.
Institutional investors may or may not wish to be made insiders. An institutional investor who may be willing to become an insider should indicate in its stewardship statement the willingness to do so, and the mechanism by which this could be done.
Institutional investors will expect investee companies and their advisers to ensure that information that could affect their ability to deal in the shares of the company concerned is not conveyed to them without their prior agreement.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
Through IPs active 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.
Meeting company boards of investee companies is a core part of IPs investment process and IP is committed to keeping records of all key engagement activities.
However, meeting company management is not the only method of corporate engagement.
- | Our investment teams regularly review company filings and publicly available information to gain a fuller understanding of the relevant company. |
- | We also attend public meetings that companies call in order to hear from company boards and to discuss topics with other company shareholders on an informal basis. |
- | Our investment teams also utilise research provided by market participants on the companies that we invest in. This allows us to understand what other participants in the capital markets think about those companies, and helps us develop a more rounded view. |
This approach, and these methods of gaining information allows us to review the performance of our investee companies on a regular basis, and ask questions and raise concerns promptly.
Invesco Perpetuals approach to the receipt of inside information
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.
IP does not preclude fund managers from knowingly receiving inside information, being taken over the wall or receiving market soundings.
For our investment process, we believe that it is important that our individual fund managers establish and maintain these relationships rather than have them intermediated by an independent panel or forum. IP further understands and accepts that through these relationships with corporate issuers and brokers, fund managers may at times directly receive inside information both advertently or inadvertently, or receive market soundings. The fund managers individually have a key fiduciary responsibility in assessing information received and managing it effectively. In accepting that fund managers may be exposed to receiving inside information and/or market soundings, it is therefore important that policies, procedures and controls are in place to ensure that when such information is received, it is managed effectively to prevent any behaviours or actions that could be considered in contradiction to laws and regulations in relation to Market Abuse.
In any scenario where inside information is received, the information needs to be controlled in a way that prevents its unnecessary dissemination and any related trading until that information becomes public and is effectively cleansed.
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Anyone in receipt of inside information should only disclose to colleagues where necessary or required through the normal course of business and on a need to know basis. Preventing wider dissemination of inside information reduces the risk of unlawful disclosure or others acting upon that information.
As soon as an individual has received inside information and been made an insider, Compliance will be notified together with the names of those known to also be in receipt of the information. Compliance will update the Invesco insider list and ensure trading systems are updated to prevent any further trading until the information becomes public. In making the decision that information provided should be deemed inside information and notified to Compliance, the individual will need to assess and confirm which issuers and companies are affected. Inside information provided specifically for one company could also be relevant for other linked companies, suppliers, subsidiaries, partners etc. An assessment should also be made of what securities/issues are affected by the insider information.
Individuals in receipt of inside information who subsequently use their judgement and determine that the information should be disseminated to other individuals on a need to know basis, must also notify Compliance of each additional individual notified of the inside information to add their name to the record of recipients.
When a security is added to the restricted list, trading restrictions will be updated within the order management system (OMS) and will consider regional variations in regulatory requirements. In most cases all open orders in a security added to the insider list, will subsequently be cancelled until the information is cleansed and made public. However, open orders in European securities that have already been placed in the market (in full or in part), cannot be amended after receiving inside information, until the point that inside information is made public. Such orders will continue in accordance with the parameters and instructions given when passing the order for execution.
Invesco operates group wide restrictions whenever a single person is in receipt of inside information. It is therefore equally important that whenever inside information is made public and cleansed, Compliance are notified promptly to remove the security from the insider list and related trading restrictions.
Institutional investors should establish clear guidelines on when and how they will escalate their activities as a method of protecting and enhancing shareholder value.
Guidance
Institutional investors should set out the circumstances in which they will actively intervene and regularly assess the outcomes of doing so. Intervention should be considered regardless of whether an active or passive investment policy is followed. In addition, being underweight is not, of itself, a reason for not intervening. Instances when institutional investors may want to intervene include, but are not limited to, when they have concerns about the companys strategy, performance, governance, remuneration or approach to risks, including those that may arise from social and environmental matters.
Initial discussions should take place on a confidential basis. However, if companies do not respond constructively when institutional investors intervene, then institutional investors should consider whether to escalate their action, for example, by:
- | Holding additional meetings with management specifically to discuss concerns; |
- | Expressing concerns through the companys advisers; |
- | Meeting with the chairman or other board members; |
- | Intervening jointly with other institutions on particular issues; |
- | Making a public statement in advance of General Meetings; |
- | Submitting resolutions and speaking at General Meetings; and |
- | Requisitioning a General Meeting, in some cases proposing to change board membership |
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
IPs fund managers manage corporate governance matters independently with the companies that they engage with. We believe that it is a key part of the investment process to protect and add value on behalf of investors.
Initially any issues/concerns would be raised by its fund managers through IPs process of on-going dialogue and company meetings. We may then take a number of actions to escalate our concerns along the lines of a broad escalation hierarchy, via a number of different approaches including (but not limited too) as follows:
- | Meeting with non-executive members of company boards to discuss our concerns |
- | Attendance and active participation at company annual general meetings (AGMs) |
- | Writing of letters to company boards expressing our concerns and requiring action to be taken |
- | Votes against management through the use of proxy voting on company resolutions |
On occasions where a fund manager believes an issue is significant enough to be escalated, we will ensure the relevant internal resources are made available to support the fund manager in securing the most appropriate outcome for IPs clients.
Examples of issues that would prompt us to escalate our concerns may include:
- | Poor examples of corporate governance practice within companies for example where management structures are created that increase conflicts of interest, or leave management control in the hands of dominant shareholders. |
- | Concerns over remuneration policies at companies where those policies do not align with the ongoing positive growth of the company. This may include us exercising our proxy votes against the reappointment of chairs of the remuneration committees in order to express our concerns. |
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- | Where the strategic direction of companies that we invest in changes significantly, and does not match with the original investment rationale that attracted us to the company in the first place, and where we believe that the new strategy will no longer return the best value to shareholders, and ultimately to our clients. |
- | Where Board structure or individual composition at an investee companies does not meet our standards in terms of the qualifications and expertise required. |
We believe that our approach to escalation is consistent with the intent of the Code. However, because we approach each engagement individually we do not see this as a mechanistic process, and therefore our approach will vary based on the individual situations. Through regular and frank meetings with management, we try as much as possible to raise queries and issues before they become areas of concern that require more direct intervention such as votes against management or divestment of positions.
Due to the nature of our engagement activities we are unlikely to make public statements or propose shareholder resolutions.
Our preference is to engage privately as we believe it better serves the long-term interests of our clients to establish relationships, and a reputation with companies that enhances rather than hinders dialogue.
Institutional investors should be willing to act collectively with other investors where appropriate
Guidance
At times collaboration with other investors may be the most effective manner in which to engage.
Collective engagement may be most appropriate at times of significant corporate or wider economic stress, or when the risks posed threaten to destroy significant value.
Institutional investors should disclose their policy on collective engagement, which should indicate their readiness to work with other investors through formal and informal groups when this is necessary to achieve their objectives and ensure companies are aware of concerns. The disclosure should also indicate the kinds of circumstances in which the institutional investor would consider participating in collective engagement.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
IP is supportive of collective engagement in cases where objectives between parties are mutually agreeable and there are no conflicts of interest.
In taking collaborative action we are cognisant of legal and regulatory requirements, including on market abuse, insider dealing and concert party regulations.
The Investment Association (IA), the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), the Investor Forum, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the UN backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) coordinate and support collective shareholder meetings which can be very effective as they are carried out in a neutral environment. Where we have an interest, we are regular participants in such meetings.
IP are also members of the Investor Forum UK, an organisation set up to create an effective model for collective engagement with UK companies.
All of our engagement activities are undertaken in the best interests of our clients.
Institutional investors should have a clear policy on voting and disclosure of voting activity
Guidance
Institutional investors should seek to on vote all shares held. They should not automatically support the board.
If they have been unable to reach a satisfactory outcome through active dialogue then they should register an abstention or vote against the resolution. In both instances, it is good practice to inform the company in advance of their intention and the reasons why.
Institutional investors should disclose publicly voting records.
Institutional investors should disclose the use made, if any, of proxy voting or other voting advisory services. They should describe the scope of such services, identify the providers and disclose the extent to which they follow, rely upon or use recommendations made by such services.
Institutional investors should disclose their approach to stock lending and recalling lent stock.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
Invesco views proxy voting as an integral part of its investment management responsibilities and believes that the right to vote proxies should be managed with the same high standards of care and fiduciary duty to its clients as all other elements of the investment process. Invescos proxy voting philosophy, governance structure and process are designed to ensure that proxy votes are cast in accordance with clients best interests, which Invesco interprets to mean clients best economic interests.
Invesco investment teams vote proxies on behalf of Invesco-sponsored funds and non-fund advisory clients that have explicitly granted Invesco authority in writing to vote proxies on their behalf.
The proxy voting process at Invesco, which is driven by investment professionals, focuses on maximizing long-term value for our clients, protecting clients rights and promoting governance structures and practices that reinforce the accountability of corporate management and boards of directors to shareholders. Invesco takes a nuanced approach to voting and, therefore, many matters to be voted upon are reviewed on a case by case basis.
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In terms of reporting our proxy voting records publicly, we already publish our UK Equity team proxy vote records on our website on an annual basis. Our intention is to report all of our investment teams proxy voting records through an easily accessible portal on our internet page. This will allow our clients to see votes that have been cast by our investment professionals on each of our UCITS funds managed by IAML, by company that we are shareholders of, and by resolution, and to easily search for the records that they are interested in. This is planned to be in place by the end of 2016. This data will be updated on an annual basis.
Global Proxy Voting Platform and Administration
Guided by its philosophy that investment teams should manage proxy voting, Invesco has created the Global Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee (Global IPAC). The Global IPAC is a global investments-driven committee which compromises representatives from various investment management teams and Invescos Head of Global Governance, Policy and Responsible Investment (Head of Global Governance). The Global IPAC provides a forum for investment teams to monitor, understand and discuss key proxy issues and voting trends within the Invesco complex. In the absence of a conflict of interest, the Global IPAC representatives, in consultation with the respective investment team, are responsible for voting proxies for the securities the team manages. In addition to the Global IPAC, for some clients, third parties (e.g., U.S. mutual fund boards) provide oversight of the proxy process.
The Global IPAC and Invescos proxy administration and governance team, compliance and legal teams regularly communicate and review this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment centre to ensure that they remain consistent with clients best interests, regulatory requirements, governance trends and industry best practices.
Invesco maintains a proprietary global proxy administration platform, supported by the Head of Global Governance and a dedicated team of internal proxy specialists. The platform streamlines the proxy voting and ballot reconciliation processes, as well as related functions, such as share blocking and managing conflicts of interest issuers. Managing these processes internally, as opposed to relying on third parties, gives Invesco greater quality control, oversight and independence in the proxy administration process.
The platform also includes advanced global reporting and record-keeping capabilities regarding proxy matters that enable Invesco to satisfy client, regulatory and management requirements. Historical proxy voting information, including commentary by investment professionals regarding the votes they cast, where applicable, is stored to build institutional knowledge across the Invesco complex with respect to individual companies and proxy issues. Certain investment teams also use the platform to access third-party proxy research.
Non-Votes
In the vast majority of instances, Invesco is able to vote proxies successfully. However, in certain circumstances Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic or other opportunity costs of voting exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal. In addition, there may be instances in which Invesco is unable to vote all of its clients proxies despite using commercially reasonable efforts to do so. For example:
- | Invesco may not receive proxy materials from the relevant fund or client custodian with sufficient time and information to make an informed independent voting decision. In such cases, Invesco may choose not to vote, to abstain from voting or to vote in accordance with proxy advisor recommendations |
- | If the security in question is on loan as part of a securities lending program, Invesco may determine that the benefit to the client of voting a particular proxy is outweighed by the revenue that would be lost by terminating the loan and recalling the securities |
- | In some countries the exercise of voting rights imposes temporary transfer restrictions on the related securities (share blocking). Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking countries unless Invesco determines that the benefit to the clients of voting a specific proxy outweighs the clients temporary inability to sell the security |
- | Some companies require a representative to attend meetings in person in order to vote a proxy. In such cases, Invesco may determine that the costs of sending a representative or signing a power-of-attorney outweigh the benefit of voting a particular proxy |
IP uses Institutional Shareholder Services to process its voting decisions and the Association of British Insurers IVIS service for research for UK securities.
Approach to Stock Lending
IP does not enter into stock lending arrangements which might impact the voting process. We do not believe that our clients best interests are served by lending stocks out to third parties that may not have the same reasons for investing in those companies that we do. We do not believe giving up our voting ability by lending out stock is compatible with our beliefs in terms of corporate engagement.
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Institutional investors should report periodically on their stewardship and voting activities
Guidance
Institutional investors should maintain a clear record of their stewardship activities.
Asset managers should regularly account to their clients or beneficiaries as to how they have discharged their responsibilities. Such reports will be likely to comprise qualitative as well as quantitative information. The particular information reported and the format used, should be a matter for agreement between agents and their principals.
Asset owners should report at least annually to those to whom they are accountable on their stewardship policy and its execution.
Transparency is an important feature of effective stewardship. Institutional investors should not, however, be expected to make disclosures that might be counterproductive. Confidentiality in specific situations may well be crucial to achieving a positive outcome.
Asset managers that sign up to this Code should obtain an independent opinion on their engagement and voting processes having regard to an international standard or a UK framework such as AAF 01/062. The existence of such assurance reporting should be publicly disclosed. If requested, clients should be provided access to such assurance reports.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
In terms of reporting our proxy voting records publicly, we already publish our UK Equity team proxy vote records on our website on an annual basis. Our intention is to report all of our investment teams proxy voting records through an easily accessible portal on our internet page. This will allow our clients to see votes that have been cast by our investment professionals on each of our UCITS funds managed by IAML, by company that we are shareholders of, and by resolution, and to easily search for the records that they are interested in. This is planned to be in place by the end of 2016. This data will be updated on an annual basis.
The processes relating to our corporate governance activities are subject to audit by our internal audit function. This function is independent from the front office, and the rest of the business, and provides an independent assessment of business practises directly to Board level.
We believe that this level of scrutiny and oversight provides our clients with the assurance that our policies and practises meet and exceed current industry standards.
We will continually assess this approach.
Further information/useful links (also available via our website):
https://www.invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ proxy-voting
Key contact details for matters concerning stewardship:
Bonnie Saynay
Global Head of Proxy Governance and Responsible Investment
Tel: +1 (713) 214-4774
Email: Bonnie.Saynay@invesco.com
Stuart Howard
Head of Investment Management Operations
Tel: +44 1491 417175
Email: Stuart_Howard@invescoperpetual.co.uk
Dan Baker
Operations Manager
Tel: +44 1491 416514
Email: Dan_Baker@invescoperpetual.co.uk
Charles Henderson
UK Equities Business Manager
Tel: +44 1491 417672
Email: Charles_Henderson@invescoperpetual.co.uk
Telephone calls may be recorded.
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Important information
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 Conduct Authority.
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Registered in England 949417
Registered office Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames,
Oxfordshire, RG9 1HH, UK.
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Proxy Guidelines
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Invesco Canada, Ltd.
INVESCO CANADA
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe Invesco Canada Ltd.s (Invesco Canada) 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:
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Investment fund manager, including investment funds offered in Canada (the Canadian Funds), |
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Adviser, including separately managed portfolios (SMPs), |
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Sub-adviser, including investment funds registered under and governed by the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the US Funds). |
The Accounts referred to above, exclude Accounts that are sub-advised (Sub-Advised Accounts) by affiliated or third party advisers (Sub-Advisers). Proxies for Sub-Advised Accounts will be voted in accordance with the Sub-Advisers proxy voting policy (which may contain different voting recommendations), provided the policy as a whole is designed with the intention of voting securities in the best interest of the Account; 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.
Compliance will review the proxy voting policies and procedures of any new sub-advisors as part of its due diligence.
Introduction
lnvesco 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 companys management.
As a general rule, portfolio managers shall vote against any actions that would:
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Reduce the rights or options of shareholders, |
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Reduce shareholder influence over the board of directors and management, |
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Reduce the alignment of interests between company management and the shareholders; or |
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Reduce the value of shareholders investments. |
Since Invesco Canadas 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 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.
Voting rights may not be exercised in situations where:
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The securities have been sold subsequent to record date; |
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Administrative issues prevent voting, or; |
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Invesco Canada is sub-advising for an unaffiliated third-party and either: (a) the sub-advisory agreement with the unaffiliated third-party does not permit Invesco Canada to vote the securities; or (b) the securities to be voted have been lent out by the unaffiliated third-party. |
Conflicts of Interest
When voting proxies, Invesco Canadas portfolio managers assess whether there are material conflicts of interest between lnvesco 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 or ClO any such conflicts of interest and/or attempts by outside parties to improperly influence the voting process. If the portfolio manager in question is the ClO, such conflicts of interest
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and/or attempts by outside parties to improperly influence the voting process shall be presented in writing to the Chief Compliance Officer. The Global Investments Director (or designate) will report any conflicts of interest to the Independent Review Committee on an annual basis.
I. | BOARDS OF DIRECTORS |
We believe that a board that has at least a majority of independent directors is integral to good corporate governance. Unless there are restrictions specific to a companys home jurisdiction, key board committees, including audit and compensation committees, should be completely independent.
Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections
Votes in an uncontested election of directors are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, considering factors that may include:
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Long-term financial company performance relative to a market index, |
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Composition of the board and key board committees, |
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Nominees attendance at board meetings, |
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Nominees time commitments as a result of serving on other company boards, |
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Nominees stock ownership position in the company, |
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Whether the chairman is also serving as CEO, and |
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Whether a retired CEO sits on the board. |
Voting on Director Nominees in Contested Elections
Votes in a contested election of directors are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, considering factors that may include:
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Long-term financial performance of the company relative to its industry, |
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Managements track record, |
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Background to the proxy contest, |
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Qualifications of director nominees (both slates), |
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Evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders as well as the likelihood that the proposed objectives and goals can he met, and |
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Stock ownership positions in the company. |
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.
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. |
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 the boards audit, compensation, and/or nominating committees be composed exclusively of independent directors.
Stock Ownership Requirements
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We believe that individual directors should be appropriately compensated and motivated to act in the best interests of shareholders. Share ownership by directors better aligns their interests with those of other shareholders. Therefore, we believe that meaningful share ownership by directors is in the best interest of the company.
We generally vote for proposals that require a certain percentage of a directors compensation to be in the form of common stock.
Size of Boards of Directors
We believe that the number of directors is important to ensuring the boards effectiveness in maximizing long-term shareholder value. The board must be large enough to allow it to adequately discharge its responsibilities, without being so large that it becomes cumbersome.
While we will prefer a board of no fewer than 5 and no more than 16 members, each situation will be considered on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the specific company circumstances.
Classified or Staggered Boards
In a classified or staggered board, directors are typically elected in two or more classes, serving terms greater than one year.
We prefer the annual election of all directors and will generally not support proposals that provide for staggered terms for board members. We recognize that there may be jurisdictions where staggered terms for board members is common practice and, in such situations, we will review the proposals on a case-by-case basis.
Director Indemnification and Liability Protection
We recognize that many individuals may be reluctant to serve as corporate directors if they 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.
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II. | AUDITORS |
A strong audit process is a requirement for good corporate governance. A significant aspect of the audit process is a strong relationship with a knowledgeable and independent set of auditors.
Ratification of Auditors
We believe a company should limit its relationship with its auditors to the audit engagement, and certain closely related activities that do not, in the aggregate, raise an appearance of impaired independence.
We generally vote for the reappointment of the companys auditors unless:
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It is not clear that the auditors will be able to fulfill their function; |
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There is reason to believe the auditors have rendered an opinion that is neither accurate nor indicative of the companys financial position; or |
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The auditors have a significant professional or personal relationship with the issuer that compromises their independence. |
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.
III. | COMPENSATION PROGRAMS |
Appropriately designed equity-based compensation plans, approved by shareholders, can be an effective way to align the interests of long-term shareholders and the interests of management, employees and directors. Plans should not substantially dilute shareholders ownership interests in the company, provide participants with excessive awards or have objectionable structural features. We will consider each compensation plan in its entirety (including all incentives, awards and other compensation) to determine 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
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of the more common features of these programs (features not specifically itemized below will be considered on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the general principles described above):
Cash Compensation and Severance Packages
We will generally support the boards discretion to determine and grant appropriate cash compensation and severance packages.
Executive Compensation (say on pay)
Proposals requesting that companies subject each years compensation record to a non binding advisory shareholder vote, or so-called say on pay proposals will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Equity Based Plans Dilution
Equity compensation plans can increase the number of shares of a company and therefore dilute the value of existing shares. While such plans can be an effective compensation tool in moderation, they can be a concern to shareholders and their cost needs to be closely watched. We assess proposed equity compensation plans on a case-by-case basis.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
We will generally vote for the use of employee stock purchase plans to increase company stock ownership by employees, provided that shares purchased under the plan are acquired for no less than 85% of their market value. It is recognized that country specific circumstances may exist (e.g. tax issues) that require proposals to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Loans to Employees
We will vote against the corporation making loans to employees to allow employees to pay for stock or stock options. It is recognized that country specific circumstances may exist that require proposals to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Stock Option Plans Board Discretion
We will vote against stock option plans that give the board broad discretion in setting the terms and conditions of the programs. Such programs should be submitted with detail and be reasonable in the circumstances regarding their cost, scope, frequency and schedule for exercising the options.
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Stock Option Plans Inappropriate Features
We will generally vote against plans that have any of the following structural features:
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ability to 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. |
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
Stock Option Plans Repricing
We will vote for proposals to re-price options if there is a value-for-value (rather than a share-for-share) exchange.
Stock Option Plans Vesting
We will vote against stock option plans that are 100% vested when granted.
Stock Option Plans Authorized Allocations
We will generally vote against stock option plans that authorize allocation of 25% or more of the available options to any one individual.
Stock Option Plans Change in Control Provisions
We will vote against stock option plans with change in control provisions that allow option holders to receive more for their options than shareholders would receive for their shares.
IV. | CORPORATE MATTERS |
We will review 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.
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Common Stock Authorization
We will review proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issue on a case-by-case basis.
Dual Class Share Structures
Dual class share structures involve a second class of common stock with either superior or inferior voting rights to those of another class of stock.
We will generally vote against proposals to create or extend dual class share structures where classes have different voting rights.
Stock Splits
We will vote for proposals to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares would not result in excessive dilution given a companys industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.
Reverse Stock Splits
We will vote for proposals to implement a reverse stock 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. |
V. | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
We recognize that to effectively manage a corporation, directors and management must consider not only the interests of shareholders, but the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, and creditors, among others.
We believe that companies and their boards must give careful consideration to social responsibility issues in order to enhance long-term shareholder value.
We support efforts by companies to develop policies and practices that consider social responsibility issues related to their businesses.
VI. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS |
Shareholder proposals can be extremely complex, and the impact on the interests of all stakeholders can rarely be anticipated with a high degree of confidence. As a result, shareholder proposals will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with consideration of factors such as:
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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. |
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. |
We will generally not support shareholder proposals that place arbitrary or artificial constraints on the board, management or the company.
Ordinary Business Practices
We will generally support the boards discretion regarding shareholder proposals that involve ordinary business practices.
Protection of Shareholder Rights
We will generally vote for shareholder proposals that are designed to protect shareholder rights if the companys corporate governance standards indicate that such additional protections are warranted.
Barriers to Shareholder Action
We will generally vote for proposals to lower barriers to shareholder action.
Shareholder Rights Plans
We will generally vote for proposals to subject shareholder rights plans to a shareholder vote.
VII. | OTHER |
We will vote against or abstain on proposals that may authorize the company to conduct any other business that is not described in the proxy statement or where the proxy materials lack sufficient information upon which to base an informed decision.
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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Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Outlines of Proxy Voting Guidelines
March 31, 2016
1. | Purpose and Policy of Proxy Voting |
We vote proxies for the purpose of seeking to maximize the long-term interests of our clients (investors) and beneficiaries, with an awareness of the importance of corporate governance, based on fiduciary duties to our clients (investors) and beneficiaries. We do not vote proxies for the interests of ourselves and any third party other than clients (investors) and beneficiaries. The interests of clients (investors) and beneficiaries mean growth in corporate value or economic interests of shareholders or protection against their impairment. Proxy voting is an integral part of our stewardship activities and we make voting decisions from the perspective of contributing to enhanced corporate value and sustainable growth.
2. | Proxy Voting System |
In order to vote proxies adequately we have established the Corporate Governance Committee, which provides guidelines and criteria for proxy voting decisions, and supervises the decision making process concerning our independent proxy voting. While we may seek advice from an external expert based on our guidelines, our investment professionals make voting decisions in principle, based on our proxy voting guidelines, taking into account whether or not they contribute to greater shareholder value of the company in question.
3. | Summary of Criteria for Proxy Voting Decisions |
Key areas of criteria for proxy voting decisions are as follows:
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Profit distribution and Dividends |
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We make decisions, taking into account the companys financial conditions, management performance and shareholder returns, etc. |
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Upon taking into account of balance sheet status, including capital adequacy level, and business strategies, etc., if the total payout ratio including dividends and share buybacks is significantly low, we consider voting against proposals on profit distribution. |
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Election of Directors |
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We make decisions, taking into account independence and competence of director nominees and the companys management performance, etc. |
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We vote against the election of an outside director who is deemed to have a conflict of interest in the company. |
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We generally vote against the election of a top executive, unless there are at least two outside directors. |
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We consider voting against the election of a top executive, if business strategies that enable corporate value enhancement and sustainable growth are not demonstrated and constructive dialogues are not engaged in terms of capital efficiency including ROE. |
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Election of Statutory Auditors |
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We make decisions, taking into account independence and competence of statutory auditor nominees, etc. |
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In terms of independence, we generally vote against the election of statutory auditors, unless figures that can provide the basis for making judgment on existence of an interest in the company are disclosed. |
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Executive Compensation and Bonuses |
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In terms of executive compensation, it is desirable that measures to secure transparency are taken, a formula that can justify the calculation of compensation is disclosed and performance-based compensation structure is put in place. |
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We consider to vote against proposals seeking approval for compensation, in the cases where there exists a problematic compensation system or the total amount of compensation is not disclosed. |
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We consider voting against the election of a top executive, if there is no proposal seeking approval for compensation and there exists an inappropriate compensation system. |
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We vote for proposals that require disclosure of compensation of individual directors. |
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We generally vote against bonuses for outside directors and outside statutory auditors. We also generally vote against proposals to grant stock options to outside directors and outside auditors and any third parties other than employees. |
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Cross-shareholdings |
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If the company holds shares for relationship purpose, the company is required to explain about medium- to long-term business and financial strategies including capital cost allocation and to disclose criteria for proxy voting decisions and voting results, etc. If reasonable views are not indicated and constructive dialogues are not engaged, we consider to vote against the election of a top executive. |
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Capital Policy |
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We make decisions on an increase in authorized shares, taking into account the impact on shareholder value and shareholder rights, rationale of the proposal and the impact on share listing and corporate sustainability. |
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Takeover Defense |
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We generally vote against establishment, amendment and update of takeover defense measures that are judged to decrease shareholder value or hinder shareholder rights. We generally vote against the election of a top executive, if there exist takeover defense measures that are not part of proposals at the shareholders meeting but are judged to decrease shareholder value or hinder shareholder rights. |
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ESG |
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We support the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and acknowledge the importance of companies ESG issues among investment decision making process. Thus, we consider to vote against the election of a top executive and responsible directors, if any event occurs that is likely to significantly impair corporate value. |
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Conflict of Interest |
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We abstain from voting proxies of companies that pose conflicts of interest. |
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Shareholder Proposals |
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We make decisions on shareholder proposals along with company proposals in accordance with the guidelines in principle, taking into account the impact on shareholder value, etc. |
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As there exist several areas relating to criteria for voting decisions other than the above, we also make decisions from the perspective of whether or not they contribute to enhanced shareholder returns and corporate value. |
Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
April 2013
INVESCO CONTINENTAL EUROPE
VOTING RIGHTS POLICY
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT SA (& BRANCHES IN AMSTERDAM, BRUSSELS, MADRID, MILAN, STOCKHOLM)
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT ÖSTERREICH GMBH
Approach
This document sets out the high level Proxy Voting Policy of the companies outlined above and referred to as Invesco Continental Europe (Invesco CE). The principles within this policy are followed by these companies or to any of its delegates as applicable.
Invesco CE is committed to the fair and equitable treatment of all its clients. As such Invesco CE has put in place procedures to ensure that voting rights attached to securities within a UCITS or portfolio for which it is the Management Company are exercised where appropriate and in the best interests of the individual UCITS/ portfolio itself. Where Invesco CE 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.
Voting Opportunities
Voting opportunities which exist in relation to securities within each individual UCITS/ portfolio 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/ portfolio.
When is has been identified that a voting opportunity exists, 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/portfolio. |
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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/ portfolio. |
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/ portfolio, based on criteria such as fund size, investment objective, policy and investment strategy applicable.
Conflicts of Interest:
Invesco CE has a Conflicts of Interest Policy which outlines the principles for avoiding, and where not possible, managing conflicts of interest. At no time will Invesco CE use shareholding powers in respect of individual UCITS/portfolio to advance its own commercial interests, to pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to a UCITS/portfolios economic interests, or to favour another UCITS/ portfolio or client or other relationship to the detriment of others. This policy is available, free of cost, from any of the Invesco CE companies.
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.
Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
Proxy Voting Guidelines
Applicable to the Funds |
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 11, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (collectively the Trusts) |
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Risk Addressed by Policy | Breach of fiduciary duty to client under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invesco personal interests ahead of clients best interest in voting proxies | |
Relevant Law | Investment Advisers Act of 1940 | |
Approved/Adopted Date | March 1, 2016 | |
Last reviewed by Compliance for Accuracy | September 10, 2015. |
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares or the Adviser) has adopted proxy voting policies with respect to securities owned by series of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, the PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, the PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and the PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (collectively, the Funds) for which it serves as investment adviser and has been delegated the authority to vote proxies. Invesco PowerShares proxy voting policies are designed to provide that proxies are voted in the best interests of shareholders.
Invesco Ltd, the parent to the Adviser, has adopted a global policy statement on corporate governance and proxy voting (the Global Invesco Policy) (see exhibit A), which details Invescos views on governance matters and describes the proxy administration and governance approach. The Adviser votes proxies by utilizing the procedures and mechanisms outlined in the Global Invesco Policy, while maintaining the Fund-specific guidelines described below::
1. Overlapping Securities
In instances where both a Fund and a fund advised by an Invesco Ltd entity both hold an equity security (Overlapping Securities), the Adviser will vote proxies in accordance with the recommendation of an Invesco Ltd adviser based on the comprehensive proxy review and under the Global Invesco Policy. The Global Invesco Policy is overseen by the Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee (IPAC), which also orchestrates the review and analysis of the top
Approved June 24, 2014
Amended February 18, 2016
Effective: March 1, 2016
twenty-five proxy voting matters, measured by overall size of holdings by funds within the Invesco family. The Adviser consults with the IPAC on specific proxy votes and general proxy voting matters as it deems necessary. In addition, as part of the Global Invesco Proxy Voting Process, the IPAC oversees instances when possible conflicts of interest arise among funds. (Please see the global policy for the detailed conflict of interest approach)
In instances where the Global proxy administration team does not receive a recommendation in a timely manner, the proxy administration team will automatically vote such ballots in accordance with the recommendations of a third-party proxy firm, institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS).
2. Non-Overlapping Securities
In instances where securities are held only by a Fund, and not also by an Invesco Ltd active equity entity fund, the Adviser will instruct the proxy administration team to vote proxies in accordance ISS.
Under this Policy, the Adviser retains the power to vote contrary to the recommendation of the Invesco Voting Process (for Overlapping Securities) or ISS (for Non-Overlapping Securities) at its discretion, so long as the reasons for doing so are well documented.
Proxy Constraints
The adviser will approach proxy constraints according to the Invesco Global statement on corporate governance and proxy voting.
Special Policy
Certain Funds pursue their investment objectives by investing in other registered investment companies pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The relief granted by that order is conditioned upon complying with a number of undertakings, some of which require a Fund to vote its shares in an acquired investment company in the same proportion as other holders of the acquired funds shares. In instances in which a Fund is required to vote in this manner to rely on the exemptive order, the Adviser will vote shares of these acquired investment companies in compliance with the voting mechanism required by the order.
Resolving Potential Conflicts of Interest
Voting of Proxies Related to Invesco Ltd.
The adviser will approach conflicts of interest in accordance with Invescos Global policy statement on corporate governance and proxy voting.)
Approved June 24, 2014
Amended February 18, 2016
Effective: March 1, 2016
APPENDIX F
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
To the best knowledge of the Trust, the names and addresses of the record and beneficial holders of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Trusts equity securities and the percentage of the outstanding shares held by such holders are set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated below, the Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record are also owned beneficially.
A shareholder who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding securities of a Fund is presumed to control that Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Such control may affect the voting rights of other shareholders.
All information listed below is as of February 16, 2017.
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
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Class Y
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Class R6
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
44.01 | % | 25.79 | % | | 44.49 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
| | | 18.94 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Grigory Pekarsky Real Estate Grigory Pekarsky Chicago, IL |
| | 8.91 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St., NE Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
11.82 | % | | 8.59 | % | 5.59 | % | 100.00 | % * | | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund Omnubus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 11.08 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnubus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 56.05 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund Omnubus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 31.76 | % |
F-1
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Class C
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LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
11.42 | % | 9.65 | % | | 8.42 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Marian Cohen Marian E. Cohen Conshohocken, PA |
| | 24.90 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
MST Holding Plan Matthew St. Amant Shreveport, LA 71106-1118 |
| | 13.88 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
12.21 | % | 12.55 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
| 28.20 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Series digital PSP Trust Jonathebn Blessing TTEE New Haven, CT |
| | 8.41 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
TD Ameritrade, Inc. FBO Our Customers PO Box 2226 Omaha, NE 68103-2226 |
| | 9.54 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| 9.66 | % | | | | |
* | Owned of record and beneficially |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
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Class B
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
22.13 | % | 8.51 | % | 13.17 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc. FBO Primerica Financial Services 760 Moore Rd King of Prussia, PA 19406-1212 |
6.43 | % | 5.42 | % | | | | | |
F-2
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Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody FBO Customers (SIM) Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
5.84 | % | | | | 9.28 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody Acct FBO Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
| 8.54 | % | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fidelity Investments 401K FBO Epicor Software Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan 100 Magellan Way Covington, KY 41015-1999 |
| | | | | 14.39 | % | | ||||||||||||||||||||
ICMA Retirement Corporation 777 N. Capitol St. NE, Ste. 600 Washington, DC 20002-4240 |
| | | | | 12.56 | % | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 17.69 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 24.74 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 9.99 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | | 5.58 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | | 5.07 | % |
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Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 15.79 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 11.97 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East, 3 rd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| | 11.24 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO The Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East, 2 nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| | | 16.77 | % | 17.05 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
| | 14.51 | % | 5.88 | % | 16.33 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd., Floor 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
6.31 | % | | 6.31 | % | | 8.80 | % | 59.75 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
7.24 | % | 7.65 | % | 10.55 | % | | 7.01 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds Attn: Courtney Waller 880 Carillon Pkwy. St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| | 7.28 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | 5.14 | % | | 9.03 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| 23.04 | % | 10.62 | % | | 10.19 | % | | |
F-4
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
| | | | 7.62 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody FBO Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 211 Main St San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 |
| 15.55 | % | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody FBO Customers (SIM) Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
25.51 | % | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln Ret Plan Services Co FBO Bia Dp Mgmt LLC 401(k) P.O. Box 7876 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-7876 |
| | | 6.72 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
9.07 | % | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance 1295 State Street Springfield, MA 01111-0001 |
| | | | | | 71.78 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Matrix Trustco Cust FBO FBO Miscor Group. 401 (K) 717 17 th St. Ste. 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
| | | 5.60 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. for The Sole Benefit of Its Customers 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| 22.88 | % | 11.84 | % | | 8.31 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
21.20 | % | 7.89 | % | 19.91 | % | | | | |
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National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd., Fl. 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
6.90 | % | 9.18 | % | 6.51 | % | | 14.48 | % | | 18.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||
PAI TRUSTCO INC CENPRO Services Inc. 401K PS PL 1300 Enterprise Dr. De Pere, WI 54115-4934 |
| | | 8.52 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
PAI TRUSTCO Inc. FBO Vessel International Inc. 401(K) Plan 1300 Enterprise Dr. De Pere, WI 54115-4934 |
| | | 9.99 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
| 13.98 | % | 13.50 | % | 16.32 | % | 30.91 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | 7.08 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
VALIC Separate Account A 2929 Allen Parkway, A6-20 Houston, TX 77019-7117 |
| | | | | 98.67 | % | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Bank Na FBO Omnibus Acct P.O. Box 1533 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1533 |
| | | | 20.62 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
7.74 | % | 11.42 | % | 27.75 | % | | 5.72 | % | | |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
8.22 | % | 8.14 | % | 6.25 | % | | | |
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BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc. FBO Primerica Financial Services 760 Moore Rd King of Prussia, PA 19406-1212 |
| 20.95 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |
| | | | | 12.19 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
5.55 | % | | | 7.07 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | 14.09 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Asset Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | 6.38 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO The Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East, 2 nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| | 7.79 | % | 7.98 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||
MITRA & Co. FBO 98 c/o BMO Harris Bank NA Attn: MF 480 Pilgrim Way, Suite 1000 Green Bay. WI 54304-5280 |
| | | | 10.16 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
5.09 | % | 6.01 | % | 14.95 | % | 30.84 | % | | | ||||||||||||||
Mori & Co Mailstop TBTS 2 Kansas City, MO 64106-1802 |
| | | | | 30.31 | % | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd., Fl. 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
25.12 | % | 6.33 | % | 9.27 | % | 6.62 | % | 32.87 | % | 15.06 | % | ||||||||||||
Northern Trust TTEE FBO P. O. Box 92956 Chicago, IL 60675-2994 |
| | | | 11.95 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
| 8.76 | % | 6.56 | % | 17.09 | % | | |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
6.53 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Ascensus Trustco FBO Brian W. Dossett M. D. Ltd. Profit Sharing Fargo, ND |
| | 10.50 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Deferred Compensation Plan FBO Bruce L. Crockett Attn: Sheri Morris Houston, Texas |
| | | 9.71 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
31.70 | % | 8.20 | % | | 17.40 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Group Services Inc. 1555 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | 5.73 | % | 98.92 | % | | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco International Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plaza Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | 100.00 | % * | |||||||||||||||||
Maureen K. Wolfson, TTEE Equitable Life for Separate Acct. 65 on Behalf of Various 401K Expeditor Ken Butka Equitable Secaucus, NJ |
| | 46.97 | % | | | |
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National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
| 7.36 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
8.52 | % | 12.62 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds Attn: Courtney Waller 880 Carillon Pkwy St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| 10.29 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| 7.39 | % | | 52.72 | % | | |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
20.83 | % | | 7.51 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Edward D Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
17.25 | % | | | | 28.19 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Equator Management Services Franklin H Kennedy 550 SE Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33432-5536 |
| | | 43.87 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | | | | 100.00 | % * | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 27.51 | % |
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Invesco Group Services Inc. 1555 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | | 25.04 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 33.66 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 38.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust IRA FBO Casey Kennedy Plattsburgh, NY |
| 7.04 | % | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
ITC Customer IRA FBO Evelyn M. McGill Marrisonville, NY |
| 5.62 | % | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
| | 13.18 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
PAI TRUSTCO INC FBO Vessel International Inc. 401 (K) Plan 1300 Enterprise Dr. De Pere, WI 54115-4934 |
| | | 18.30 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
6.28 | % | 26.65 | % | 19.30 | % | | 9.16 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | 27.73 | % | | 23.23 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| | | | 8.72 | % | | |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
12.84 | % | 9.74 | % | 6.44 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc. FBO Primerica Financial Services 760 Moore Rd King of Prussia, PA 19406-1212 |
9.21 | % | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody FBO Customers (SIM) Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
| | | | 7.16 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
FIIOC 401K FBO Sigma Designs 401(k) 100 Magellan Way (KWIC) Covington, KY 41015-1987 |
| | | | | 5.21 | % | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 13.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 53.23 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1188 |
| | | | | | 32.14 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
John Hancock Trust Company LLC 690 Canton St. Ste. 100 Westwood, MA 02090-2324 |
| | | | | 54.62 | % | | ||||||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| | | | 21.41 | % | | |
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Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO the Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East 2nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| | | 13.26 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. Fl 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
| 6.53 | % | 10.75 | % | | 7.32 | % | 8.13 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Nationwide Trustco FSB c/o IPO Portfolio Accounting PO Box 182029 Columbus, OH 43218-2029 |
| | | | | 15.14 | % | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
8.49 | % | | 10.34 | % | | 5.11 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds ATTN: Courtney Walker 880 Carillon Pkwy St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| | 12.50 | % | | 9.16 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Co FBO ADP/MSDW Alliance 1 Lincoln St. Boston, MA 02111-2900 |
| | | 9.85 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Taynik & Co c/o State Street Bank & Trust 1200 Crown Colony Drive Quincy, MA 02163-0938 |
| | | | 6.71 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | | | 7.05 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Voya Ret. Insurance & Annuity Co. One Orange Way B3N Windsor, CT 06095-4773 |
| | | 16.63 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| 19.01 | % | 10.74 | % | | 10.22 | % | | |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
| 5.92 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc. FBO Primerica Financial Services 760 Moore Rd King of Prussia, PA 19406-1212 |
| 10.16 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104-4122 |
| 5.41 | % | | | 13.71 | % | |||||||||||||
Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
6.19 | % | | 7.36 | % | | | |||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO The Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East, 2 nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| | | 15.35 | % | | ||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
14.81 | % | | 7.19 | % | 18.52 | % | | ||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd., Fl. 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
6.14 | % | | 5.74 | % | 6.71 | % | 5.91 | % | |||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
5.97 | % | 7.83 | % | 15.22 | % | 6.08 | % | | |||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds ATTN: Courtney Walker 880 Carillon Pkwy St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| | 7.19 | % | | | ||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | | 10.07 | % | | ||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
5.93 | % | | | 10.88 | % | |
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Aalanders Plumbing Services Wayne Zonca Highland Park. IL |
| | 6.89 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |
18.70 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd. Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
11.72 | % | 7.34 | % | | | | - | ||||||||||||||||
IFB Retirement Plan Pen. Pl. dated 12/31/2013 FBO Bruce Crockett Attn: Sheri Morris Houston, TX |
| | | 7.09 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers, Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
23.47 | % | | 6.97 | % | 19.04 | % | 100.00 | % * | 7.33 | % | |||||||||||||
Invesco Alternative Strategy Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 Greenway Plaza, Fl. 16 Houston, TX 77046-1100 |
| | | | | 46.22 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 Greenway Plaza, Fl. 16 Houston, TX 77046-1100 |
| | | | | 46.45 | % | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust Roth IRA FBO Jeffery C. Zerby II Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 8.43 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust Roth IRA FBO Nicholas M. Zerby II Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 8.05 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Law Office of Kristen L. Izatt PC Kristen L. Izatt Wheaton, IL |
| | 49.45 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Leland Muirheid Fresno, CA |
| | 7.42 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| | | 12.93 | % | | |
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National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
6.43 | % | 5.19 | % | | 29.62 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
10.57 | % | 28.78 | % | | 8.72 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Rasmusson Properties LLC Peter C. Rasmusson Sioux Falls, WA |
| | 7.49 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Rasmusson Properties LLC Joan C. Rasmusson Sioux Falls, WA |
| | 7.42 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
RBC Capital Markets LLC Mutual Fund Omnibus Processing Attn: Mutual Fund OPS Manager 510 Marquette Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55402-1110 |
| | | 11.40 | % | | |
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Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct Exclusive Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |
| | | 39.89 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers, Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
57.78 | % | | 38.01 | % | 36.34 | % | 100.00 | % * | 58.59 | % | |||||||||||||
Invesco Alternative Strategy Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisors 11 Greenway Plaza, Fl. 16 Houston, TX 77046-1100 |
| | | | | 41.41 | % | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust IRA FBO James T. Pepper Chaplin, SC |
| 5.10 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| 9.53 | % | | | | |
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National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
32.72 | % | 46.05 | % | | 17.37 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Nordic Spine Inc. Blane J. Huegel St. Petersburg, FL |
| | 29.13 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
| 16.43 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds Attn: Courtney Waller 880 Carillon Pkwy St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| 12.42 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Rick Uecker or Cindy Uecker TTEE Rucon Construction Management 401(k) Plan & Trust FBO Rick Uecker Kaukauna, WI |
| | 17.17 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Rick Uecker or Cindy Uecker TTEE Rucon Construction Management 401(k) Plan & Trust FBO Cindy Uecker Kaukauna, WI |
| | 15.69 | % | | | |
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
11.89 | % | 5.90 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
15.00 | % | | | 13.39 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers, Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | 53.17 | % | | 15.76 | % | 100.00 | % * |
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LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| 24.26 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
33.49 | % | 45.05 | % | | 27.24 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
6.89 | % | | | 22.05 | % | 84.24 | % | | |||||||||||||||
Rick Uecker or Cindy Uecker TTEE Rucon Construction Management 401(k) Plan & Trust FBO Cindy Uecker Kaukauna, WI |
| | 21.97 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Rick Uecker or Cindy Uecker TTEE Rucon Construction Management 401(k) Plan & Trust FBO Rick Uecker Kaukauna, WI |
| | 24.04 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
17.51 | % | 6.97 | % | | 12.88 | % | | |
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Invesco Greater China Fund
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BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Inc. FOB Primerica Financial Services 760 Moore Rd King of Prussia, PA 19406-1212 |
5.45 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct FBO Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 211 Main St San Francisco, CA 94105-1905 |
| | 5.40 | % | | |
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Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
| 5.71 | % | | 7.42 | % | | |||||||||||||
FIIOC FBO Lexngton Acquisition Inc 100 Magellan Way (KW1C) Covington, KY 41015-1987 |
| | | | 60.84 | % | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St., NE, Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | | | 29.94 | % | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Group Services Inc 1555 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | 5.18 | % | | ||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| | 5.44 | % | | | ||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO The Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East, 2 nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| | 8.38 | % | 7.88 | % | | |||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
| | 5.15 | % | 8.86 | % | | |||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
11.03 | % | 16.44 | % | 13.97 | % | | | ||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
8.27 | % | 14.38 | % | 7.15 | % | 8.76 | % | | |||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | 5.30 | % | 12.41 | % | | |||||||||||||
Vanguard Brokerage Services PO Box 1170 Valley Forge, PA 19782-1170 |
| | | | 9.14 | % | ||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| | 7.95 | % | 19.59 | % | |
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Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE, Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
16.98 | % | | 12.31 | % | 60.70 | % | 96.52 | % | | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Group Services Inc. 1555 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | 5.92 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 65.34 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 33.25 | % | |||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| 34.82 | % | | 10.13 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||
Mid Atlantic Trustco FBO Hardin Staffing, Inc. 401(k) Profit 1251 Waterfront Place, Suite 525 Pittsburg, PA 15222-4228 |
| | 7.04 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
MST Holding Plan Matthew St Amant Shreveport, LA |
| | 9.92 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
56.47 | % | 23.07 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
NFS LLC FBO Andy Uecker Kaukauna, WI |
| | 16.70 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
NFS LLC FBO Christine Caldwell TTEE Catalyst LLC 401(k) Portland, OR |
| | 8.59 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
NFS LLC FBO Ellen R. Babby Kaukauna, WI |
| | 11.57 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Nordic Spine Inc Blane J. Huegel St. Petersburg, FL |
| | 19.19 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
| 18.20 | % | | 13.58 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||
Yuen Y. Chan North Potomac, MD |
| | 11.71 | % | | | |
F-19
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
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All American Demolition Donald E. Traylor Jr. Tallahassee, FL |
| | 7.43 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
12.82 | % | 16.31 | % | | 36.82 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE, Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
30.44 | % | 6.42 | % | 31.25 | % | 49.68 | % | 100.00 | % * | | |||||||||||||
Invesco Group Services Inc. 1555 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | 10.57 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 68.59 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 31.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Hancock Fabrication Inc. Jason E. Hancock Angora, MN |
| 5.60 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Dr. Toby Watkins Family Dentistry PA Anthony. Watkins Winfield, KS |
| 5.48 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust Roth IRA Lois R. Kugler Brewster, MA |
7.65 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust Roth IRA Virginia P. Grobe Chaska, MN |
| 8.11 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
ITC Cust ROTH IRA FBO Thomas Edwin Patton Schachte Charleston, SC |
| 5.91 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Janine Ellen Grillo Janine E. Grillo Macomb, MI |
| | 12.44 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Mancini and Associates Michael Robert Fostakowsky Santa Monica, CA |
| | 30.08 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Morris Recruiting and Consulting LLC Etienne Morris Stowe, VT |
| | 13.18 | % | | | |
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Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
8.77 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Richard Deforest Jr. Darien, CT |
| 6.78 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
St. Augustine Building Association 507 Shippan Ave Stamford, CT 06902-6010 |
| 7.87 | % | | | | |
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Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
44.87 | % | 9.02 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
5.00 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Friendsight LLC Carrie G. Friend Monroe, CT |
| | 35.93 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Friendsight LLC Joshua Friend Monroe, CT |
| | 32.37 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers, Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | 20.78 | % | | 100.00 | % * | | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco Alternative Strategy Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1100 |
| | | | | 97.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Group Services, Inc. 1555 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | 8.26 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Jay L. Epstein Advisor West Seneca, NY |
| | 6.43 | % | | | |
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Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO The Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East, 2 nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
5.79 | % | 12.62 | % | | 41.24 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza, Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
10.96 | % | 35.97 | % | | 30.09 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
5.09 | % | 7.22 | % | | 10.36 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
10.65 | % | 17.88 | % | | | | |
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Invesco MLP Fund
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Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. One Source Omnibus Exclusive Benefit of its Customers 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |
6.71 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Christy J. Waterman 41 Marywood Trl Wheaton, IL |
| | 5.79 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Equator Management Services Franklin H Kennedy Boca Raton, FL 33432-5536 |
| | 43.58 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE, Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
18.20 | % | | | 19.30 | % | 100.00 | % * | 100.00 | % * | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Group Services Inc. 1555 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309-2460 |
| | | 22.86 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Laser-Crafts Thomas James Duffy Greenwich, NY |
| | 6.61 | % | | | |
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LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| 5.77 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd., Fl. 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
| | | 19.55 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
PAI Trust Company Inc. 401(k) FBO Clifford J. Hurley LLC 401(k) De Pere, WI |
| | 10.34 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
23.25 | % | 42.65 | % | | 14.79 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
State Street Bank and Trust as Cust FBO ADP Access Product 1 Lincoln Stotech Ctr., Floor 6 Boston, MA 02111 |
| | 8.02 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Strafe & Co. FBO Joe V Jr. & Beverly Rodriguez Newark, DE 19714-6924 |
| | | 11.24 | % | | |
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Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
36.67 | % | 23.65 | % | | 21.87 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Ascensus Trust Company FBO Food Solutions Inc. P.O. Box 1078 Fargo, ND 58106-0758 |
| | 13.46 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Ascensus Trust Company DSA/DSEF 401(k) Pl P.O. Box 1078 Fargo, ND 58106-0758 |
| | 6.67 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Catherine N. Cooney Falmouth, ME |
| | 9.37 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody FBO Customers (SIM) Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
12.35 | % | | | | | |
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FIIC FBO Lyons Specialty Company Retirement Savings Plan 100 Magellan Way (KWIC) Covington, KY 41015-1987 |
| | 13.92 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE, Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | | | 37.65 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Income Allocation Fund Omnibus Account c/o Invesco Advisers 11 Greenway Plz Ste. 1000 Houston, TX 77046 |
| | | | | 99.29 | % | |||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
5.91 | % | 8.48 | % | | 11.04 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
Marcell Corporation Douglas H. Wachter Holland, MI |
| | 5.30 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Matrix Trustco Cust FBO Harman Wealth Management 717 17 th Street Suite 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
| | | | 28.75 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Mid Atlantic Trustco FBO Absolute Enterprises Inc. 401(k) PRO 1251 Waterfront Place, Suite 525 Pittsburg, PA 15222-4228 |
| | 6.23 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd., Fl. 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
11.55 | % | 15.32 | % | | 15.15 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
PAI Trustco Custco Inc. Itembazaar Com 401(k) PS Pl 1300 Enterprise Dr. De Pere, WI 54115-4934 |
| | | | 33.60 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
8.06 | % | 20.37 | % | | 17.28 | % | | | |||||||||||||||
TD Ameritrade, Inc. FBO Our Customers PO Box 2226 Omaha, NE 68103-2226 |
5.43 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | | 5.79 | % | | |
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Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| 8.10 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| | | 13.88 | % | | |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
20.86 | % | 8.16 | % | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Fidelity Investments 401K FBO Epicor Software Corporation 401K Savings Plan 100 Magellan Way Covington, KY 41015-1999 |
| | | | | 23.17 | % | |||||||||||||||||
FIIOC FBO West Herr Employees Retirement Plan 100 Magellan Way (KWIC) Covington, KY 41015-1987 |
| | | | | 7.33 | % | |||||||||||||||||
LPL Financial Omnibus Customer Account Attn: Mutual Fund Trading 4707 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121-3091 |
| | | | 5.80 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Mass Mutual Insurance Company 1295 State Street Springfield, MA 01111-0001 |
5.29 | % | | | 5.28 | % | | | ||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith FBO The Sole Benefit of Customers Attn: Fund Administration 4800 Deer Lake Dr. East 2 nd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| 5.20 | % | 5.13 | % | 13.67 | % | 8.96 | % | | ||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plaza Floor 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
| | 7.22 | % | | 12.03 | % | | ||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. Floor 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
8.12 | % | 10.22 | % | 48.51 | % | | 7.39 | % | 26.24 | % |
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Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class R
Shares |
Class Y
Shares |
Class R5
Shares |
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Name and Address of Principal Holder |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
||||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
6.54 | % | 14.74 | % | | | 5.88 | % | | |||||||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds ATTN: Courtney Walker 880 Carillon Pkwy St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| | 6.44 | % | | 6.09 | % | | ||||||||||||||||
Reliance Trust Co. FBO Retirement Plans Serviced by MetLife Omnimtinst 8515 E Orchard Rd 2T2 Greenwood Village, Co 80111-5002 |
| | | | | 7.63 | % | |||||||||||||||||
State Street Bank and Trust as Customer FBO ADP Access Product 1 Lincoln Stotech Ctr., Floor 6 Boston, MA 02111 |
| | | 6.34 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Taynik & Co c/o State Street Bank & Trust 1200 Crown Colony Drive Quincy, MA 02163-0938 |
6.01 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| 5.29 | % | | | 17.69 | % | | ||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Bank FBO Various Retirement Plans 1525 West Wt Harris Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262-8522 |
| | | | | 6.14 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| 7.91 | % | 5.10 | % | | 10.77 | % | |
Invesco World Bond Fund
Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class Y
Shares |
Class R5
Shares |
Class R6
Shares |
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Name and Address of Principal Holder |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
||||||||||||||||||
American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
5.33 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing, Inc. FOB Primerica Financial Services 760 Moore Rd King of Prussia, PA 19406-1212 |
8.26 | % | | | | | |
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Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class Y
Shares |
Class R5
Shares |
Class R6
Shares |
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Name and Address of Principal Holder |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
||||||||||||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94101-4151 |
| 5.64 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Edward D Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
23.56 | % | 6.32 | % | 12.26 | % | 51.72 | % | | | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St., NE Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | | | 100.00 | % * | 99.07 | % | ||||||||||||||||
ITC Metro Area Ambulance Todd K. Porter Mandan, ND 58554-7961 |
| 7.09 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 074310-2010 |
8.19 | % | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0001 |
7.62 | % | 10.62 | % | 7.76 | % | 30.10 | % | | | ||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Bvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| 6.33 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| | | 5.07 | % | | |
* | Owned of record and beneficially |
Management Ownership
As of February 16, 2017, the trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each class of each Fund, except the trustees and officers as a group owned 1.36% of the outstanding Class Y shares of Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, 1.07% of the outstanding Class Y shares of Invesco Global Health Care Fund, 7.09% of the outstanding Class Y shares of Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, 1.31% of the outstanding shares of Class Y shares of Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund and 3.24% of the outstanding Class Y shares of Invesco Greater China Fund.
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APPENDIX G
For the last three fiscal years ended October 31, the management fees payable by each Fund, the amounts waived by Invesco and the net fees paid by each Fund were as follows:
Fund Name |
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management
Fee Payable |
Management
Fee Waivers |
Net
Management Fee Paid |
Management
Fee Payable |
Management
Fee Waivers |
Net
Management Fee Paid |
Management
Fee Payable |
Management
Fee Waivers |
Net
Management Fee Paid |
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 1 |
$ | 1,866,749 | $ | (278,977 | ) | $ | 1,587,772 | $ | 343,246 | $ | (254,425 | ) | $ | 88,821 | $ | 135,902 | $ | (299,060 | ) | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
49,482,652 | (3,941,809 | ) | 45,540,843 | 73,008,890 | (4,357,563 | ) | 68,651,327 | 84,967,962 | (4,428,565 | ) | 80,539,397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
6,877,980 | (579,737 | ) | 6,298,243 | 7,000,528 | (298,961 | ) | 6,701,567 | 7,887,512 | (1,606,313 | ) | 6,281,199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
19,452,255 | (291,636 | ) | 19,160,619 | 27,306,844 | (312,001 | ) | 26,994,843 | 31,605,025 | (563,148 | ) | 31,041,877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
250,760 | (221,739 | ) | 29,021 | 258,989 | (172,530 | ) | 86,459 | 249,678 | (165,666 | ) | 84,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
458,292 | (217,319 | ) | 240,973 | 371,197 | (205,702 | ) | 165,495 | 404,296 | (216,140 | ) | 188,156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
2,196,320 | (56,643 | ) | 2,139,677 | 3,441,032 | (136,528 | ) | 3,304,504 | 3,671,608 | (171,124 | ) | 3,500,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
9,871,757 | (48,683 | ) | 9,823,074 | 11,736,201 | (107,644 | ) | 11,628,557 | 9,817,515 | (127,249 | ) | 9,690,266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
69,795 | (240,545 | ) | 0 | 55,100 | (325,523 | ) | 0 | 18,312 | (18,312 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
272,764 | (279,161 | ) | (6,397 | ) | 209,990 | (280,755 | ) | 0 | 129,317 | (310,349 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
2,859,497 | (1,973,231 | ) | 886,266 | 1,265,450 | (878,202 | ) | 387,248 | $ | 403,622 | (500,339 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
643,840 | (1,313 | ) | 642,527 | 781,926 | (2,768 | ) | 779,158 | 936,849 | (3,825 | ) | 933,024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
$ | 712,854 | (91,000 | ) | 621,854 | 337, 097 | (242,655 | ) | 94,442 | 257,003 | (243,375 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
288,338 | (129,679 | ) | 158,659 | 34,178 | (228,846 | ) | 0 | 29,137 | (269,243 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
1,221,786 | (425,628 | ) | 796,158 | 2,790,755 | (471,039 | ) | 2,319,716 | $ | 2,484,654 | (414,113 | ) | 2,070,541 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
65,520 | (212,877 | ) | 0 | 49,299 | (240,055 | ) | 0 | 7,470 | (530,823 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
946,304 | (286,238 | ) | 660,066 | 893,205 | (305,195 | ) | 588,010 | 939,507 | (468,352 | ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
4,635,773 | (90,317 | ) | 4,545,456 | 8,470,773 | (372,793 | ) | 8,097,980 | 10,829,780 | (538,033 | ) | 10,291,747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
294,471 | (319,425 | ) | 0 | 355,390 | (287,133 | ) | 68,257 | 357,552 | (159,453 | ) | 0 |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. |
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APPENDIX H
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 in the 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); (ii) investments made either directly or through a deferred compensation or similar plan in Invesco pooled investment vehicles with the same or similar objectives and strategies as the Fund; and (iii) total 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 noted. 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, 2016 (unless otherwise noted):
Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range of Investments in the Fund |
Dollar Range of Investments in Invesco Pooled Investment Vehicles
with the Same or
|
Dollar Range of
Investments
Vehicles |
|||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund | ||||||
Michael Abata |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Charles Ko |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Anthony Munchak |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Glen Murphy |
$50,001 - $100,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Francis Orlando |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Donna Wilson |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund | ||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
Over $1,000,000 | Over $1,000,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Chris Devine |
$100,001 - $500,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Hixon |
$500,001 - $1,000,000 | $100,001 - $500,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Christian Ulrich |
$100,001 - $500,000 | $100,001 - $500,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Wolle |
Over $1,000,000 | $100,001 - $500,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund | ||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
$100,001 - $500,000 | None | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Chris Devine |
$100,001 - $500,000 | None | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Hixon |
$100,001 - $500,000 | None | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Christian Ulrich |
$100,001 - $500,000 | None | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Wolle |
Over $1,000,000 | None | Over $1,000,000 |
H-1
Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range of Investments in the Fund |
Dollar Range of Investments in Invesco Pooled Investment Vehicles
with the Same or
|
Dollar Range of
Investments
Vehicles |
|||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | ||||||
Brent Bates |
$500,001 - $1,000,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Steve Cao |
Over $1,000,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Borge Endresen |
Over $1,000,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Mark Jason |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||||||
Ingrid Baker |
$50,001 - $100,000 | None | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund | ||||||
Avi Hooper |
None | N/A | $10,001 - $50,000 | |||
Michael Hyman |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Jorge Ordonez |
None | N/A | $50,001 - $100,000 | |||
Rashique Rahman |
None | N/A | $10,001 - $50,000 | |||
Invesco Endeavor Fund | ||||||
Mark Uptigrove 1 |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Clayton Zacharias 1 |
None | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund | ||||||
Derek Taner |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Henry Wu 2 |
$50,001- $100,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | ||||||
Mark Blackburn |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
James Cowen 3 |
None | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Paul Curbo |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Darin Turner |
$50,001 - $100,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Ping-Ying Wang |
$1 - $10,000 | N/A | $100,001- $500,000 | |||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund | ||||||
Michael Abata |
$1- $10,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Uwe Draeger 4 |
None | N/A | $10,001 - $50,000 | |||
Nils Huter 4 |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Charles Ko |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Jens Langewand 4 |
None | N/A | None | |||
Donna Wilson |
$50,001 - $100,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund | ||||||
Richard Batty 3 |
None | Over $1,000,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
David Jubb 3 |
None | $100,001 - $500,000 | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
David Millar 3 |
None | Over $1,000,000 | Over $1,000,000 |
1 | Shares of the Fund are not sold in Canada, where the portfolio manager is domiciled. Accordingly, the portfolio manager may not invest in the Fund. |
2 | The portfolio manager began serving on the Fund effective February 28, 2017. |
3 | Shares of the Fund are not sold in England, where the portfolio manager is domiciled. Accordingly, the portfolio manager may not invest in the Fund. |
4 | Shares of the Fund are not sold in Germany, where the portfolio manager is domiciled. Accordingly, the portfolio manager may not invest in the Fund. |
H-2
Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range of Investments in the Fund |
Dollar Range of Investments in Invesco Pooled Investment Vehicles
with the Same or
|
Dollar Range of
Investments
Vehicles |
|||
Invesco Greater China Fund | ||||||
Mike Shiao 5 |
None | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund | ||||||
Michael Abata |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Charles Ko |
$1 - $10,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Anthony Munchak |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Glen Murphy |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Francis Orlando |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Donna Wilson |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund | ||||||
Michael Abata |
$1 - $10,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Uwe Draeger 4 |
None | N/A | $10,001 - $50,000 | |||
Nils Huter 4 |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Charles Ko |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Jens Langewand 4 |
None | N/A | None | |||
Donna Wilson |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund | ||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Chris Devine |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Hixon |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Christian Ulrich |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Wolle |
Over $1,000,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund | ||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Chris Devine |
$50,001 - $100,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Hixon |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Christian Ulrich |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Scott Wolle |
$500,001 - $1,000,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Invesco MLP Fund | ||||||
Mark Blackburn |
$100,001 - $500,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
James Cowen 3 |
None | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Paul Curbo |
$100,001 - $500,000 |
N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. |
$500,001 - $1,000,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Darin Turner |
$50,001 - $100,000 | N/A | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Ping-Ying Wang |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Invesco Select Companies Fund | ||||||
Virginia Au 1 |
None | $100,001 - $500,000 | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Robert Mikalachki 1 |
None | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | Over $1,000,000 | |||
Jason Whiting 1 |
None | $1 - $10,000 | $100,001 - $500,000 |
5 | Shares of the Fund are not sold in Hong Kong, where the portfolio manager is domiciled. Accordingly, the portfolio manager may not invest in the Fund. |
H-3
Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range of Investments in the Fund |
Dollar Range of Investments in Invesco Pooled Investment Vehicles
with the Same or
|
Dollar Range of
Investments
Vehicles |
|||
Invesco World Bond Fund | ||||||
Avi Hooper |
None | N/A | $10,001 - $50,000 | |||
Josef Portelli 3, 6 |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Raymond Uy |
None | N/A | $100,001 - $500,000 | |||
Robert Waldner |
$10,001 - $50,000 | N/A | Over $1,000,000 |
Assets Managed
The following information is as of October 31, 2016 (unless otherwise noted):
Portfolio Manager |
Other Registered
Investment Companies Managed |
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles Managed |
Other Accounts
Managed |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Abata |
8 | $ | 602.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Charles Ko |
8 | $ | 679.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Anthony Munchak |
8 | $ | 7,412.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Glen Murphy |
11 | $ | 7,635.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Francis Orlando |
8 | $ | 7,412.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Donna Wilson |
8 | $ | 705.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
13 | $ | 3,981.2 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Chris Devine |
13 | $ | 3,981.2 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Hixon |
13 | $ | 3,981.2 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Christian Ulrich |
13 | $ | 3,981.2 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Wolle |
13 | $ | 3,981.2 | 23 | $ | 6,518.0 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
13 | $ | 8,529.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Chris Devine |
13 | $ | 8,529.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Hixon |
13 | $ | 8,529.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Christian Ulrich |
13 | $ | 8,529.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Wolle |
13 | $ | 8,529.9 | 23 | $ | 6,518.0 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brent Bates |
9 | $ | 14,282.6 | 4 | $ | 2,548.5 | 10,388 | 9 | $ | 4,924.8 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Steve Cao |
3 | $ | 1,608.5 | 3 | $ | 839.7 | 2 | $ | 625.1 | |||||||||||||||
Borge Endresen |
4 | $ | 2,632.1 | 2 | $ | 85.1 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Mark Jason |
10 | $ | 14,952.9 | 5 | $ | 2,627.3 | 10,388 | 9 | $ | 4,924.8 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ingrid Baker |
None | None | None | None | None | None |
6 | The portfolio manager began serving on the fund effective December 1, 2016. |
7 | This amount includes 2 funds that pay performance-based fees with $502M in total assets under management. |
8 | This amount includes 20 funds that pay performance-based fees with $2,995 in total assets under management. |
9 | 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. |
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Portfolio Manager |
Other Registered
Investment Companies Managed |
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles Managed |
Other Accounts
Managed |
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Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Avi Hooper |
1 | $ | 45.0 | 5 | $ | 1,315.6 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Michael Hyman |
5 | $ | 5,329.7 | 6 | $ | 1,591.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Jorge Ordonez |
None | None | 1 | $ | 1,243.7 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
Rashique Rahman |
3 | $ | 2,560.6 | 5 | $ | 1,243.7 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Uptigrove |
None | None | 9 | $ | 4,698.3 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
Clayton Zacharias |
None | None | 9 | $ | 4,698.3 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derek Taner |
1 | $ | 220.2 | 1 | $ | 472.4 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Henry Wu |
None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Blackburn |
9 | $ | 7,531.3 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
James Cowen |
8 | $ | 7,504.8 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Paul Curbo |
9 | $ | 7,531.3 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. |
9 | $ | 7,531.3 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Darin Turner |
9 | $ | 7,531.3 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Ping-Ying Wang |
9 | $ | 7,531.3 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Abata |
8 | $ | 748.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Uwe Draeger |
3 | $ | 159.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Nils Huter |
2 | $ | 158.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Charles Ko |
8 | $ | 825.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Jens Langewand |
2 | $ | 158.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Donna Wilson |
8 | $ | 692.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Batty |
None | None | 4 | $ | 14,927.2 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
David Jubb |
None | None | 4 | $ | 14,927.2 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
David Millar |
None | None | 4 | $ | 14,927.2 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Shiao |
None | None | 6 | $ | 2,514 | 2 | 11 | $ | 440 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Abata |
8 | $ | 702.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Charles Ko |
8 | $ | 779.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Anthony Munchak |
8 | $ | 7,512.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Glen Murphy |
11 | $ | 7,735.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Francis Orlando |
8 | $ | 7,512.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Donna Wilson |
8 | $ | 646.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 |
10 | This amount includes 1 fund that pays performance-based fees with $339.2M in total assets under management. |
11 | This amount includes 1 fund that pays performance-based fees with $88M in total assets under management. |
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Portfolio Manager |
Other Registered
Investment Companies Managed |
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles Managed |
Other Accounts
Managed |
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Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Abata |
8 | $ | 727.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Uwe Draeger |
3 | $ | 138.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Nils Huter |
2 | $ | 137.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Charles Ko |
8 | $ | 804.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Jens Langewand |
2 | $ | 137.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Donna Wilson |
8 | $ | 671.0 | 48 | 7 | $ | 11,568.0 | 7 | 99 | 8 | $ | 14,662 | 8 | |||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
13 | $ | 9,296.7 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Chris Devine |
13 | $ | 9,296.7 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Hixon |
13 | $ | 9,296.7 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Christian Ulrich |
13 | $ | 9,296.7 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Wolle |
13 | $ | 9,296.7 | 23 | $ | 6,518.0 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Ahnrud |
13 | $ | 9,151.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Chris Devine |
13 | $ | 9,151.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Hixon |
13 | $ | 9,151.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Christian Ulrich |
13 | $ | 9,151.9 | 17 | $ | 3,230.8 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Scott Wolle |
13 | $ | 9,151.9 | 23 | $ | 6,518.0 | 1 | 9 | $ | 0.9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Blackburn |
9 | $ | 7,532.1 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
James Cowen |
8 | $ | 7,505.7 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Paul Curbo |
9 | $ | 7,532.1 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Joe Rodriguez, Jr. |
9 | $ | 7,532.1 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Darin Turner |
9 | $ | 7,532.1 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Ping-Ying Wang |
9 | $ | 7,532.1 | 5 | $ | 1,328.1 | 38 | 10 | $ | 18,579.3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Au |
1 | $ | 45.8 | 4 | $ | 745.5 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Robert Mikalachki |
1 | $ | 45.8 | 4 | $ | 745.5 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Jason Whiting |
1 | $ | 45.8 | 4 | $ | 745.5 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Avi Hooper |
1 | $ | 67.8 | 5 | $ | 1,315.6 | None | None | ||||||||||||||||
Josef Portelli 6 |
None | None | 2 | $ | 346.3 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||
Raymond Uy |
None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||
Robert Waldner |
5 | $ | 5,177.0 | 2 | $ | 41.5 | None | None |
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one Fund or other account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple Funds and/or other accounts may be presented with one or more of the following potential conflicts:
| The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Funds. |
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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. |
| The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved. |
| Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. |
The Adviser, each Sub-Adviser, and the Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Description of Compensation Structure
For the Adviser and each affiliated Sub-Adviser
The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity and an equity compensation opportunity. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund performance. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser evaluate competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio managers compensation consists of the following three elements:
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 considering 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).
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Each portfolio managers compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Sub-Adviser |
Performance time period 12 |
|
Invesco 13 Invesco Deutschland Invesco Hong Kong 13 Invesco Asset Management |
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group | |
Invesco- U.S. Real Estate Division 13, 14
Invesco Senior Secured 13, 15
Invesco PowerShares 13, 16 |
Not applicable | |
Invesco Canada 13 |
One-year performance against Fund peer group
Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds |
|
Invesco Japan 17 | One-, Three- and Five-year performance | |
High investment performance (against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined by reference to the third-party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus applicable peer group) would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus at all. These decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
With respect to Invesco PowerShares, there is no policy regarding, or agreement with, the Portfolio Managers or any other senior executive of the Adviser to receive bonuses or any other compensation in connection with the performance of any of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers.
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 four year pro-rata 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. The vesting period aligns the interests of the Portfolio Managers with the long-term interests of clients and shareholders, and creates an incentive to retain key talent.
Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.
12 | Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end. |
13 | 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. |
14 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on net operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco. |
15 | Invesco Senior Secureds bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard tests of collateralization performance. |
16 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco PowerShares base their bonus on Invesco results as well as overall performance of Invesco PowerShares. |
17 | 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 I
The Funds paid Invesco the following amounts for administrative services for the last three fiscal years or period ended October 31:
Fund Name | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral 1 |
$ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 43,699 | ||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
651,528 | 738,080 | 783,021 | |||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
183,881 | 186,700 | 207,100 | |||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
462,432 | 569,291 | 584,734 | |||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
98,018 | 137,235 | 144,499 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
378,514 | 422,583 | 377,232 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
50,000 | 50,000 | 25,068 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
50,000 | 50,000 | 43,425 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
50,000 | 50,000 | 43,425 | |||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
50,000 | 50,000 | 43,425 | |||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
50,000 | 50,000 | 43,699 | |||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
50,000 | 50,000 | 8,767 | |||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
170,504 | 294,681 | 371,249 | |||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
1 | Commenced operation on December 17, 2013 |
2 | Commenced operation on May 2, 2014 |
3 | Commenced operation on December 19, 201 3 |
4 | Commenced operation on August 29, 2014 |
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APPENDIX J
Set forth below are brokerage commissions 1 paid by each of the Funds listed below during the last three fiscal years or period ended October 31. Unless otherwise indicated, the amount of brokerage commissions paid by a Fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.
Total $ Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Paid |
Total $ Amount
of Brokerage Commissions Paid to Affiliated Brokers |
% of Total
Brokerage Commissions Paid to the Affiliated Brokers |
% of Total
Transaction Dollars Effected Through Affiliated Brokers |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund |
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2016 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 2 |
$ | 650,688 | $ | 106,560 | $ | 53,182 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced Risk Allocation Fund |
1,703,161 | 3,215,571 | 5,949,968 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced- Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
3,540 | 70 | 1,400 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
1,646,881 | 1,775,728 | 2,132,860 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
56,207 | 111,731 | 98,743 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund 2 |
1,855 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
256,631 | 283,790 | 260,026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
810,367 | 1,286,478 | 608,568 | $ | 51 | $ | 7,261 | N/A | 0.01 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 3 |
7,724 | 6,607 | 1,819 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 4 |
25,406 | 21,079 | 18,801 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 4 |
74,977 | 25,478 | 7,019 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
89,607 | 277,593 | 335,713 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 4 |
134,126 | 57,018 | 59,599 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 2 |
28,431 | 1,769 | 2,650 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
26,221 | 84,606 | 260,732 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 5 |
4,947 | 3,558 | 1,149 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
55,661 | 23,943 | 11,884 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
483,593 | 467,833 | 483,396 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
2,467 | 7,285 | 8,163 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 | Disclosure regarding brokerage commission is limited to commission paid on agency trades and designated as such on the trade confirm. |
2 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
3 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
4 | Commended operations on December 19, 2013. |
5 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. . |
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APPENDIX K
DIRECTED BROKERAGE (RESEARCH SERVICES) AND PURCHASES OF SECURITIES OF REGULAR BROKERS OR DEALERS
Directed Brokerage
During the last fiscal year or period ended October 31, 2016, the Funds paid brokerage commissions to brokers in connection with transactions because of research services provided as follows:
Fund |
Transactions |
Related
1
Brokerage Commissions |
||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 2 |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
$ | 747,325,972 | $ | 1,640,345 | ||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
22,025,836 | 53,984 | ||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
243,039,712 | 238,879 | ||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
837,311,847 | 798,998 | ||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 3 |
2,579,542 | 3,899 | ||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 4 |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 4 |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 4 |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 2 |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 5 |
244,788 | 617 | ||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
362,441,592 | 405,907 | ||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
-0- | -0- |
1 | Amount is inclusive of commissions paid to, and brokerage transactions placed with certain brokers that provide execution, research and other services . |
2 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
3 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
4 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
5 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. |
Regular Broker-Dealers
During the last fiscal year or period ended October 31, 2016, the following Funds purchased securities by the following companies which are regular broker or dealers of one or more of the Funds identified below:
Fund / Issuer |
Security |
Market Value
(as of October 31, 2016) |
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Invesco World Bond Fund Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
Debt | $ | 473,006 | |||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund Bank of America |
Equity | $ | 3,052,786 |
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APPENDIX L
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 Government 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 Government Money Market Fund shall include Class AX shares of Invesco Government 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:
| 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. |
| Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
| 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. |
| Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
Purchases of Class A shares, Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class AX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund and Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government 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 Government Money Market Fund are sold without an initial sales charge.
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Category I Funds
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Alternative Strategies 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 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 Infrastructure Fund
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco International Companies 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 Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco MLP Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth 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
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge |
Dealer
Concession |
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As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a
the Net Amount
|
As a Percentage
Invested |
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Less than $ 50,000 |
5.50 | % | 5.82 | % | 5.00 | % | ||||||
$50,000 but less than $ 100,000 |
4.50 | % | 4.71 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
3.50 | % | 3.63 | % | 3.00 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 500,000 |
2.75 | % | 2.83 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||
$500,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 |
2.00 | % | 2.04 | % | 1.75 | % |
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Category II Funds
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
Invesco Strategic Income Fund
Invesco U.S. Mortgage Fund
Invesco Unconstrained Bond Fund
Invesco World Bond Fund
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a
the Net Amount
|
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount Invested |
||||||||||
Less than $ 100,000 |
4.25 | % | 4.44 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
3.50 | % | 3.63 | % | 3.25 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 500,000 |
2.50 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||
$500,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 |
2.00 | % | 2.04 | % | 1.75 | % |
Category III Funds
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund (Class A2 shares)
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund (Class A2 shares)
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a
Percentage of the Net Amount Invested |
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount Invested |
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Less than $ 100,000 |
1.00 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
0.75 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 |
0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.40 | % |
As of the close of business on October 30, 2002, Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income 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 Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund (Class A shares)
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund (Class A shares)
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a
Percentage of the Net Amount Invested |
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount Invested |
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Less than $ 100,000 |
2.50 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
1.75 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 500,000 |
1.25 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.00 | % |
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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 Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund or Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income 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 SIMPLE IRA Plans 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 SIMPLE IRA Plan 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 SIMPLE IRA Plans 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.
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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).
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.
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 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 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 Government 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 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 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
| 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). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions acquired during the 13-month LOI period will not be applied to the LOI. |
Calculating the Number of Shares to be Purchased
| 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. |
| 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. |
| The Transfer Agent will process necessary adjustments upon the expiration or completion date of the LOI. |
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Fulfilling the Intended Investment
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Accounts linked under the LOI revert back to ROA once a LOI is met, regardless of expiration date. |
Canceling the LOI
| 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. |
| 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. |
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 purchaser may also qualify for reduced initial sales charges under Invescos ROA policy. 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.
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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.
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 a reduced sales charge based upon the qualifications set forth in the prospectus under Qualifying for Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions.
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund and Class AX shares or Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government 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.
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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. |
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
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Affiliates may make payments to financial intermediaries that sell Invesco Fund shares for certain transfer agency 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
1st Global Capital Corporation
1st Partners, Inc.
401k Exchange, Inc.
401k Producer Services
ADP Broker Dealer, Inc.
Advantage Capital Corporation
Advest Inc.
AIG Capital Services, Inc.
Alliance Benefit Group
Allianz Life
Allstate
American Enterprise Investment
American General
American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.
American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation
American United Life Insurance Company
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp
Ameritrade
APEX Clearing Corporation
Ascensus
Associated Securities Corporation
AXA
Baden Retirement Plan Services
Bank of America
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of Oklahoma
Barclays Capital Inc.
BB&T Capital Markets
BCG Securities
BC Ziegler
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.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Capital One Investment Services LLC
Centennial Bank
Center for Due Diligence
Cetera
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.
Chase
Citi Smith Barney
Citibank NA
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
City National Bank
Comerica Bank
Commerce Bank
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Commonwealth Financial Network LPL
Community National Bank
Compass
Compusys / ERISA Group Inc
Contemporary Financial Solutions, Inc.
CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.
Credit Suisse Securities
Crowell Weedon & Co.
CUSO Financial Services, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Life
D.A. Davidson & Company
Daily Access Corporation
Delaware Life Insurance Company
Deutsche Bank
Digital Retirement Solutions, Inc.
Diversified Investment Advisors
Dorsey & Company Inc.
Dyatech Corporation
Edward Jones & Co.
Envestnet
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Equity Services, Inc.
Erisa Administrative Services
Expertplan
Fidelity
Fifth Third
Financial Data Services Inc.
Financial Planning Association
Financial Services Corporation
First Clearing Corp.
First Command Financial Planning, Inc.
First Financial Equity Corp.
First Southwest Company
Forethought Life Insurance Company
Frost
FSC Securities Corporation
FTB Advisors
Fund Services Advisors, Inc.
Gardner Michael Capital, Inc.
GE
Genworth
Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Great West Life
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Guardian
GunnAllen Financial
GWFS Equities, Inc.
H.D. Vest
Hantz Financial Services Inc
Hare and Company
Hartford
Hewitt
Hightower Securities, LLC
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
Huntington
ICMA Retirement Corporation
Institutional Cash Distributors
Intersecurities, Inc.
INVEST Financial Corporation, Inc.
Investacorp, Inc.
Investment Centers of America, Inc.
J.M. Lummis Securities
Jackson National Life
Jefferson National Life Insurance Company
Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation
John Hancock
JP Morgan
Kanaly Trust Company
Kaufmann and Global Associates
Kemper
LaSalle Bank, N.A.
Lincoln
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
LPL Financial
M & T Securities, Inc.
M M L Investors Services, Inc.
M&T Bank
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co., N.A.
Mass Mutual
Matrix
Mellon
Mercer
Merrill Lynch
Metlife
Meyer Financial Group, Inc.
Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation
Minnesota Life Insurance Co.
Money Concepts
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Morningstar Inc
MSCS Financial Services, LLC
Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
Mutual Service Corporation
Mutual Services, Inc.
N F P Securities, Inc.
NatCity Investments, Inc.
National Financial Services
National Planning
National Retirement Partners Inc.
Nationwide
New York Life
Newport Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
Next Financial Group, Inc.
NFP Securities Inc.
Northeast Securities, Inc.
Northern Trust
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
NRP Financial
Ohio National
OnBrands24 Inc
OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc.
Oppenheimer
Pen-Cal Administrators
Penn Mutual Life
Penson Financial Services
Pershing LLC
PFS Investments, Inc.
Phoenix
Piper Jaffray
PJ Robb
Plains Capital Bank
Plan Administrators
Plan Member Services Corporation
Planco
PNC
Primerica Shareholder Services, Inc.
Princeton Retirement Group, Inc.
Principal
Princor Financial Services Corporation
Proequities, Inc.
Pruco Securities LLC
Prudential
Qualified Benefits Consultants, Inc.
R B C Dain Rauscher, Inc.
Randall & Hurley, Inc.
Raymond James
RBC Wealth Management
Reliance Trust Company
Ridge Clearing
Riversource (Ameriprise)
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Ross Sinclair & Associates LLC
Royal Alliance Associates
RSBCO
S I I Investments, Inc.
SagePoint Financial, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney
Sanders Morris Harris
SCF Securities, Inc.
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
Security Benefit
Security Distributors, Inc.
Security Financial Resources, 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
Spelman & Company
Standard Insurance Company
State Farm
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc.
Stifel Nicolaus & Company
Summit
Sun Life
SunAmerica Securities, Inc.
SunGard
Sun Trust
SWS Financial Services, Inc.
Symetra Investment Services Inc.
T Rowe Price
TD Ameritrade
Teacher Insurance and Annuity
Association of America
TFS Securities, Inc.
The (Wilson) William Financial Group
The Bank of New York
The Huntington Investment Company
The Retirement Plan Company LLC
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The Vanguard Group
Transamerica
Trautmann Maher & Associates, Inc.
Treasury Curve
Treasury Strategies
Triad Advisors Inc
Trust Management Network, LLC
U.S. Bancorp
UBS Financial Services Inc.
UMB Financial Services, Inc.
Unified Fund Services, Inc.
Union Bank
Union Central Life Insurance Company
United Planners Financial
United States Life Insurance Company
UPromise Investment Advisors LLC
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
USI Securities, Inc.
UVEST
V S R Financial Services, Inc.
VALIC
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
Vining Sparks IBG, LP
VLP Corporate Services LLC
VOYA
VRSCO American General Distributors
Wachovia
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Wadsworth Investment Co., Inc.
Wall Street Financial Group, Inc.
Waterstone Financial Group, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Company
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Xerox HR Solutions LLC
Zions Bank
Zurich American Life Insurance Company
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.
Before the initial purchase of shares, an investor must submit a completed account application either directly or through its financial intermediary, to the Funds transfer agent at P.O. Box 219286, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9286.
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An investor may change information in his account application by submitting written changes or a new account application to his intermediary or to the Funds transfer agent.
Purchase and redemption orders must be received in good order. To be in good order, the investor, either directly or through his financial intermediary must give the Funds transfer agent all required information and documentation. Additionally, purchase payment must be made in federal funds. If the intermediary fails to deliver the investors payment on the required settlement date, the intermediary must reimburse the Funds for any overdraft charges incurred.
The Funds transfer agent and Invesco Distributors may authorize agents to accept purchase and redemption orders that are in good order on behalf of the Funds. In certain cases, these authorized agents are authorized to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on a Funds behalf. A 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.
An investor or a financial intermediary may submit a written request to the Funds transfer agent for correction of transactions involving Fund shares. If the Funds transfer agent agrees to correct a transaction, and the correction requires a dividend adjustment, the investor or the intermediary must agree in writing to reimburse the Funds for any resulting loss.
Payment for redeemed institutional shares is normally made by Federal Reserve wire to the bank account designated in the investors account application, while payment for redeemed retail shares is normally made by check, but may be sent by Federal Reserve wire at the investors request. Any changes to wire instructions must be submitted to the Funds transfer agent in writing. The Funds transfer agent may request additional documentation. For funds that allow checkwriting, if you do not have a sufficient number of shares in your account to cover the amount of the check and any applicable deferred sales charge, the check will be returned and no shares will be redeemed. Because it is not possible to determine your accounts value in advance, you should not write a check for the entire value of your account or try to close your account by writing a check.
The Funds transfer agent may request that an intermediary maintain separate master accounts in the Funds 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. An intermediary may aggregate its master accounts and sub-accounts to satisfy the minimum investment requirement.]
With regard to Money Market Funds that do not qualify as Government Money Market Funds, if a Funds weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets, the Board, in its discretion, may impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the shares redeemed and/or gates on redemptions. In addition, if a Funds weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets at the end of any business day, the Fund must impose a 1% liquidity fee on shareholder redemptions unless the Board determines that not doing so is in the best interests of the Fund. These liquidity fee and gate powers described above will be available to the Board on October 14, 2016.
The Board may, in its discretion, terminate a liquidity fee or redemption gate at any time if it believes such action to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Also, liquidity fees and redemption gates will automatically terminate at the beginning of the next business day once a Funds weekly liquid assets reach at least 30% of its total assets. Redemption gates may only last up to 10 business days in any 90-day period. When a fee or a gate is in place, the Fund may elect not to permit the purchase of shares or to subject the purchase of shares to certain conditions, which may include affirmation of the purchasers knowledge that a fee or a gate is in effect.
The Board may, in its discretion, permanently suspend redemptions and liquidate if, among other things, a Money Market Fund, at the end of a business day, has less than 10% of its total assets invested in weekly liquid assets. The Board of the Retail and Government Money Market Funds may suspend redemptions and liquidate if the Board determines that the deviation between its amortized cost price per share and its market-based NAV per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders.
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:
| Redemptions of shares held by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or SIMPLE IRA Plan 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; |
| 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; |
| Minimum required distributions made in connection with a Retirement and Benefit Plan following attainment of age 70 1 ⁄ 2 , 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; |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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:
| 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; |
| Distributions from Retirement and Benefit Plans where redemptions result from (i) required minimum distributions to plan participants or beneficiaries who are age 70 1 ⁄ 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; |
| 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; |
| Liquidation initiated by the Fund when the account value falls below the minimum required account size of $500; and |
| 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:
| 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 |
| 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. |
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 registration of the shares being redeemed. An investor acknowledges by signing the form that he understands and agrees
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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:
| an annual custodial fee on accounts where Invesco Distributors acts as the prototype sponsor; |
| expedited mailing fees in response to overnight redemption requests; and |
| copying and mailing charges in response to requests for duplicate statements. |
Please consult with your intermediary for further details concerning any applicable fees.
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, 2016, Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund Class A shares had a net asset value per share of $9.80. The offering price, assuming an initial sales charge of 5.50%, therefore was $10.37.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Invesco Funds are offered at net asset value.
The offering price per share of Invesco Government Money Market Fund and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund is $1.00. There can be no assurance that such Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
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
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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, as described below. 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, as described below.]
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.
Calculation of Net Asset Value (Invesco Government Money Market Fund and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund)
The Board has established procedures, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, designed to stabilize each Funds net asset value per share at $1.00, to the extent reasonably possible. Such procedures include review of portfolio holdings by the Trustees at such interval as they may deem appropriate. The reviews are used to determine whether net asset value, calculated by using available market quotations, deviates from $1.00 per share and, if so, whether such deviation may result in material dilution or is otherwise unfair to investors or existing shareholders. In the event the trustees determine that a material deviation exists, they intend to take such corrective action as they deem necessary and appropriate. Such actions may include selling portfolio securities prior to maturity in order to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity, withholding dividends, redeeming shares in kind, or establishing a net asset value per share by using available market quotations. When available market quotations are used to establish the market-based net asset value, the net asset value could possibly be more or less than $1.00 per share. The Funds intend to comply with any amendments made to Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act which may require corresponding changes in the Funds procedures which are designed to stabilize each Funds price per share at $1.00.
Under the amortized cost method, each investment is valued at its cost and thereafter any discount or premium is amortized on a constant basis to maturity. Although this method provides certainty of valuation, it may result in periods in which the amortized cost value of the Funds investments is high or lower than the price that would be received if the investments were sold.
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 in the case of debt obligations the mean between the last bid and ask prices. Senior secured floating rate loans, corporate 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, 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
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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.
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:
1. | the investor fails to furnish a correct TIN to the Invesco Fund; |
2. | the IRS notifies the Invesco Fund that the investor furnished an incorrect TIN; |
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3. | 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); |
4. | 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 |
5. | the investor does not certify his TIN. This applies only to non-exempt mutual fund accounts opened after 1983. |
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.
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The following chart reflects the total sales charges paid in connection with the sale of Class A shares of each Fund and the amount retained by Invesco Distributors for the last three fiscal years or period ended October 31:
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales Charges |
Amount Retained |
Sales Charges |
Amount Retained |
Sales Charges |
Amount Retained |
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 1 |
$ | 252,130 | $ | 26,343 | $ | 40,535 | $ | 4,930 | $ | 20,982 | $ | 2,254 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
2,790,976 | 324,434 | 6,777,636 | 857,295 | 7,386,060 | 892,271 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
127,865 | 12,606 | 19,241 | 2,484 | 46,040 | 5,077 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
594,331 | 111,793 | 196,498 | 25,668 | 301,756 | 37,728 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
45,571 | 6,037 | 67,506 | 8,221 | 84,523 | 10,585 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
8,807 | 790 | 9,659 | 713 | 17,097 | 1,389 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
214,024 | 25,526 | 403,603 | 48,587 | 557,365 | 72,467 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
1,264,100 | 154,369 | 2,787,362 | 348,553 | 1,053,176 | 130,074 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
15,651 | 1,970 | 22,056 | 2,694 | 9,667 | 1,235 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
2,688 | 345 | 6,944 | 803 | 2,785 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
35,286 | 4,078 | 40,156 | 4,769 | 2,136 | 246 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
54,471 | 9,425 | 135,576 | 16,809 | 81,573 | 11,607 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
181,405 | 20,757 | 98,225 | 11,404 | 173,162 | 18,553 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
12,244 | 1,477 | 7,168 | 1,202 | 7,675 | 1,001 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
6,716 | 1,510 | 17,227 | 1,882 | 23,696 | 3,334 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
37,358 | 5,514 | 15,772 | 2,188 | 1,150 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
222,201 | 23,628 | 165,218 | 20,346 | 98,612 | 11,568 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
10,775 | 1,461 | 15,330 | 1,865 | 151,318 | 17,794 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
60,754 | 4,775 | 58,315 | 4,506 | 178,536 | 13,523 |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. |
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The following chart reflects the contingent deferred sales charges paid by Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shareholders and retained by Invesco Distributors for the last three fiscal years or period ended October 31:
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 1 |
5,523 | $ | 1,317 | $ | 0 | |||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
158,483 | 196,384 | 767,440 | |||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
5,373 | 1,095 | 615 | |||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
8,432 | 18,251 | 33,638 | |||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
1,666 | 696 | 635 | |||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
100 | 574 | 1,120 | |||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
3,698 | 8,314 | 7,836 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
17,151 | 19,951 | 9,681 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
101 | 27 | 0 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
7 | 292 | 0 | |||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
6,290 | 2,284 | 0 | |||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
879 | 7,061 | 7,329 | |||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
536 | 994 | 2,142 | |||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
2,592 | 1,782 | 511 | |||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
0 | 155 | 0 | |||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
2,470 | 3,819 | 7,730 | |||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
883 | 21,782 | 11,199 | |||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
508 | 2,742 | 3,008 |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. . |
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AMOUNTS PAID TO INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. PURSUANT TO DISTRIBUTION PLANS
A list of amounts paid by each class of shares to Invesco Distributors pursuant to the Plans for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 is as follows:
Fund |
Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class R
Shares |
Investor
Class Shares |
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 1 |
$ | 119,858 | N/A | $ | 97,430 | $ | 742 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
4,950,270 | 106,088 | 13,584,102 | 122,481 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
92,043 | 1,945 | 32,326 | 2,488 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
1,924,776 | 103,733 | 763,406 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
27,524 | N/A | 28,117 | 6,252 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
13,865 | 2,003 | 11,535 | 1,453 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
311,502 | 15,446 | 351,329 | 104,692 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
2,117,864 | 77,868 | 855,349 | N/A | $ | 1,584,786 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
8,757 | N/A | 3,263 | 212 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
17,241 | N/A | 9,535 | 126 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
70,356 | N/A | 140,399 | 52 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
126,350 | 17,543 | 123,596 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
32,395 | N/A | 28,817 | 302 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
6,030 | N/A | 1,553 | 116 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
15,182 | N/A | 81,966 | 171 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
7,768 | N/A | 5,178 | 746 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
145,662 | N/A | 181,961 | 1,880 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
882,610 | 28,759 | 1,056,525 | 176,834 | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
68,528 | 6,650 | 52,110 | N/A | N/A |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. |
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ALLOCATION OF ACTUAL FEES PAID PURSUANT TO DISTRIBUTION PLANS
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class A shares of the Funds during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 1 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 119,858 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 4,950,270 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 92,043 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,924,776 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 27,524 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 13,865 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 311,502 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 2,117,864 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 8,757 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 17,241 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 70,356 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 126,350 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 32,395 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 6,030 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 15,182 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 7,768 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 145,662 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 882,610 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 68,528 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. |
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class B shares of the Funds during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
$ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 79,565 | $ | 26,265 | $ | 258 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 97 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,459 | $ | 389 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 77,800 | $ | 25,068 | $ | 865 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 4 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,503 | $ | 496 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 484 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,584 | $ | 3,378 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 58,401 | $ | 19,281 | $ | 186 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 280 | $ | 0 | $ | 13,157 | $ | 4,106 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 21,569 | $ | 7,190 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 20 | $ | 0 | $ | 4,987 | $ | 1,643 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
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An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class C shares of the Funds during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel Relating
to Marketing |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral 1 |
$ | 456 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 39,781 | $ | 51,706 | $ | 5,487 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
$ | 19,395 | $ | 5,152 | $ | 5,455 | $ | 978,219 | $ | 12,443,452 | $ | 124,550 | $ | 7,879 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 8,806 | $ | 22,262 | $ | 1,258 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
$ | 836 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 42,642 | $ | 714,075 | $ | 5,644 | $ | 209 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 3,947 | $ | 24,170 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 186 | $ | 0 | $ | 560 | $ | 10,789 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 21,772 | $ | 326,487 | $ | 3,070 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
$ | 1,362 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 77,621 | $ | 765,472 | $ | 10,554 | $ | 340 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
$ | 0 | $ | 188 | $ | 0 | $ | 565 | $ | 2,510 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,798 | $ | 7,437 | $ | 300 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 1 | $ | 0 | $ | 41,600 | $ | 92,196 | $ | 6,602 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 7,658 | $ | 114,661 | $ | 1,277 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 3,963 | $ | 24,194 | $ | 660 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
$ | 0 | $ | 70 | $ | 0 | $ | 211 | $ | 1,272 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 7,295 | $ | 73,455 | $ | 1,216 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
$ | 0 | $ | 334 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,003 | $ | 3,841 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
$ | 416 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 33,639 | $ | 143,338 | $ | 4,568 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
$ | 173 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 8,823 | $ | 1,046,318 | $ | 1,168 | $ | 43 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 4,459 | $ | 47,353 | $ | 298 | $ | 0 |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. |
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class R shares of the Funds during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund 1 |
$ | 0 | $ | 142 | $ | 0 | $ | 143 | $ | 457 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
$ | 392 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 4,694 | $ | 115,570 | $ | 1,825 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
$ | 1 | $ | 168 | $ | 0 | $ | 168 | $ | 2,151 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
$ | 1 | $ | 820 | $ | 0 | $ | 820 | $ | 4,611 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 57 | $ | 0 | $ | 57 | $ | 1,339 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 2,696 | $ | 100,840 | $ | 1,156 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund 2 |
$ | 0 | $ | 95 | $ | 0 | $ | 95 | $ | 21 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 34 | $ | 0 | $ | 33 | $ | 59 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 26 | $ | 0 | $ | 26 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund 3 |
$ | 0 | $ | 87 | $ | 0 | $ | 86 | $ | 129 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund 1 |
$ | 0 | $ | 24 | $ | 0 | $ | 24 | $ | 68 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 56 | $ | 0 | $ | 52 | $ | 63 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund 4 |
$ | 0 | $ | 76 | $ | 0 | $ | 76 | $ | 594 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
$ | 1 | $ | 143 | $ | 0 | $ | 143 | $ | 1,593 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
$ | 311 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 5,753 | $ | 168,438 | $ | 2,332 | $ | 0 |
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An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Investor Class shares of the Funds during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
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Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,584,786 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
1 | Commenced operations on December 17, 2013. |
2 | Commenced operations on May 2, 2014. |
3 | Commenced operations on December 19, 2013. |
4 | Commenced operations on August 29, 2014. . |
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Statement of Additional Information
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February 28, 2017
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AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) | ||||
This Statement of Additional Information (the SAI) relates to the portfolio (the Fund) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust) listed below. The Fund offers separate classes of shares as follows:
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class R | Class Y | Class R5 | ||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
TGRAX | TGRBX | TGRCX | TGRRX | TGRDX | TGRSX |
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Statement of Additional Information
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February 28, 2017
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AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) | ||||
This SAI is not a Prospectus, and it should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Fund listed below. Portions of the Funds financial statements are incorporated into this SAI by reference to the Funds most recent Annual Report to shareholders. You may obtain, without charge, a copy of the Prospectus and/or Annual Report for the 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
or on the Internet: www.invesco.com/us
This SAI, dated February 28, 2017, relates to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares (collectively, the Retail Classes) and Class R5 shares of the following Prospectus:
Fund | Retail Classes | Class R5 | ||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
February 28, 2017 | February 28, 2017 |
The Trust has established other funds which are offered by separate prospectuses and a separate SAI.
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PERSONS TO WHOM INVESCO PROVIDES NON-PUBLIC PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ON AN ONGOING BASIS |
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
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.
On June 1, 2010, the Fund assumed the assets and liabilities of its predecessor fund as shown below.
Fund | Predecessor Fund | |
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund | Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth Fund Inc. |
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 accordance with any applicable provisions of the Trust Agreement and applicable law, subject in certain circumstances to a contingent deferred sales charge.
The Trust allocates cash and property it receives from the issue or sale of shares of each of its series of shares, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, to the appropriate Fund, subject only to the rights of creditors of that Fund. These assets constitute the assets belonging to the Fund, are segregated on the Trusts books, and are charged with the liabilities and expenses of such Fund and its respective classes. The Trust allocates any general liabilities and expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular Fund primarily on the basis of relative net assets or other relevant factors, subject to oversight by the Board.
Each share of the Fund represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund with each other share and is entitled to dividends and other distributions with respect to the Fund, which may be from income, capital gains or capital, as declared by the Board.
Each class of shares of the Fund represents a proportionate undivided interest in the net assets belonging to the Fund. 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, or reasonable provision for, the outstanding liabilities of the Fund allocable to such class.
The Trust Agreement provides that each shareholder, by virtue of having become a shareholder of the Trust, is bound by terms of the Trust Agreement and the Trusts Bylaws. Ownership of shares does not make shareholders third party beneficiaries of any contract entered into by the Trust.
The Trust is not required to hold annual or regular meetings of shareholders. Meetings of shareholders of the Fund or class will be held for any purpose determined by the Board, including 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.
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Each share of the Fund generally has the same voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights; however, each class of shares of the 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.
Because Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on or about month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase, certain Invesco Funds multiple class plans adopted in accordance with Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act and distribution plans adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act require that Class B shareholders must also approve any material increase in distribution fees submitted to Class A shareholders of that Fund. A pro rata portion of shares from reinvested dividends and distributions convert along with the Class B shares.
Except as specifically noted above, shareholders of the 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 the Fund. However, on matters affecting an individual Fund or class of shares, a separate vote of shareholders of the Fund or class is required. Shareholders of the Fund or class are not entitled to vote on any matter which does not affect the Fund or class but that requires a separate vote of another Fund or class. An example of a matter that would be voted on separately by shareholders of each Fund is the approval of the advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser or Invesco).
When issued, shares of the Fund are fully paid and nonassessable, have no preemptive or subscription rights, and are freely transferable. Other than the automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares, there are no automatic conversion rights, but the Fund may offer voluntary rights to convert between certain share classes, as described in the Funds prospectus. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights in connection with the election of Trustees or on any other matter.
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 personal liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses of the Trust and requires that every undertaking of the Trust or the Board relating to the Trust or any Fund include a recitation limiting such obligation to the Trust and its assets or to one or more Funds and the assets belonging thereto. The Trust Agreement provides for indemnification out of the property of the Fund (or Class, as applicable) for all losses and expenses of any shareholder of such Fund held personally liable solely on account of being or having been a shareholder.
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 or applicable Fund (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 with Fund assets. 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.
The Trust Agreement provides that any Trustee who serves as chair of the Board or of a committee of the Board, lead independent Trustee, or an expert on any topic or in any area (including an audit committee financial expert), or in any other special appointment will not be subject to any greater standard of care or liability because of such position.
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The Trust Agreement provides a detailed process for the bringing of derivative actions by shareholders. A shareholder may only bring a derivative action on behalf of the Trust if certain conditions are met. Among other things, such conditions: (i) require shareholder(s) to make a pre-suit demand on the Trustees (unless such effort is not likely to succeed because a majority of the Board or the committee established to consider the merits of such action are not independent Trustees under Delaware law); (ii) require 10% of the beneficial owners to join in the pre-suit demand; and (iii) afford the Trustees a reasonable amount of time to consider the request and investigate the basis of the claims (including designating a committee to consider the demand and hiring counsel or other advisers). These conditions generally are intended to provide the Trustees with the ability to pursue a claim if they believe doing so would be in the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders and to preclude the pursuit of claims that the Trustees determine to be without merit or otherwise not in the Trusts interest to pursue.
The Trust Agreement also generally requires that actions by shareholders in connection with or against the Trust or the Fund be brought only in certain Delaware courts and that the right to jury trial be waived to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Shareholders of the Fund do not have the right to demand or require the Trust to issue share certificates and share certificates are not issued. Any certificates previously issued with respect to any shares are deemed to be cancelled without any requirement for surrender to the Trust.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND AND ITS INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
The Trust is an open-end management investment company. The Fund is diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act.
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 Fund, as well as the risks associated with those types of securities and investment techniques. The descriptions of the types of securities and investment techniques below supplement the discussion of principal investment strategies and risks contained in the Funds prospectus. Where a particular type of security or investment technique is not discussed in the Funds prospectus, that security or investment technique is not a principal investment strategy.
The Fund may invest in all of the following types of investments. The 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 Fund, including those described below, as well as securities and techniques not described. The Funds transactions in a particular type of security or use of a particular technique is subject to limitations imposed by the Funds investment objective, policies and restrictions described in the Funds Prospectus and/or this SAI, as well as the federal securities laws.
Any percentage limitations relating to the composition of the Funds portfolio identified in the Funds Prospectus or this SAI apply at the time the Fund acquires an investment. Subsequent changes that result from market fluctuations generally will not require the Fund to sell any portfolio security. However, the Fund may sell its illiquid securities holdings, or reduce its borrowings, if any, in response to fluctuations in the value of such holdings.
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The Funds investment objectives, policies, strategies and practices described below are non-fundamental and may be changed without approval of the holders of the Funds voting securities unless otherwise indicated.
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. The 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.
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 the 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
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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 the Fund invests in convertible securities with credit ratings below investment grade, such securities may have a higher likelihood of default, although this may be somewhat offset by the convertibility feature.
Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible debt securities of similar credit quality because of the potential for capital appreciation. The common stock underlying convertible securities may be issued by a different entity than the issuer of the convertible securities.
The value of convertible securities is influenced by both the yield of non-convertible securities of comparable issuers and by the value of the underlying common stock. The value of a convertible security viewed without regard to its conversion feature (i.e., strictly on the basis of its yield) is sometimes referred to as its investment value. The investment value of the convertible security typically will fluctuate based on the credit quality of the issuer and will fluctuate inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates. However, at the same time, the convertible security will be influenced by its conversion value, which is the market value of the underlying common stock that would be obtained if the convertible security were converted. Conversion value fluctuates directly with the price of the underlying common stock, and will therefore be subject to risks relating to the activities of the issuer and general market and economic conditions. Depending upon the relationship of the conversion price to the market value of the underlying security, a convertible security may trade more like an equity security than a debt instrument.
If, because of a low price of the common stock, the conversion value is substantially below the investment value of the convertible security, the price of the convertible security is governed principally by its investment value. Generally, if the conversion value of a convertible security increases to a point that approximates or exceeds its investment value, the value of the security will be principally influenced by its conversion value. A convertible security will sell at a premium over its conversion value to the extent investors place value on the right to acquire the underlying common stock while holding an income-producing security.
While the 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.
Contingent Convertible Securities (CoCos) . CoCos are a form of hybrid fixed income security typically issued by non-U.S. banks that may either convert into common stock of the issuer or undergo a principal write-down by a predetermined percentage upon the occurrence of a trigger event, such as if (a) the issuers capital ratio falls below a specified level or (b) certain regulatory events, such as a change in regulatory capital requirements, affect the issuers continued viability. Unlike traditional convertible securities, the conversion is not voluntary and the equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuing banking institution and its regulatory requirements.
CoCos are subject to credit, interest rate and market risks associated with fixed income and equity securities generally, along with risks typically applicable to convertible securities. CoCos are also subject to loss absorption risk because coupon payments can potentially be cancelled or deferred at the issuers discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority in order to help the bank absorb losses. Additionally, certain call provisions permit an issuer to repurchase CoCos if the regulatory environment or tax treatment of the security (e.g., tax deductibility of interest payments) changes. This may result in a potential loss to the Fund if the price at which the issuer calls or repurchases the CoCos is lower than the initial purchase price by the Fund.
CoCos are subordinate in rank to traditional convertible securities and other debt obligations of an issuer in the issuers capital structure, and therefore, CoCos entail more risk than an issuers other debt obligations.
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CoCos are generally speculative and their market value may fluctuate based on a number of unpredictable factors, including, but not limited to, the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations in the issuers capital ratios, supply and demand for CoCos, general market conditions and available liquidity, and economic, financial and political events affecting the particular issuer or markets in general.
Enhanced Convertible Securities. Enhanced convertible securities are equity-linked hybrid securities that automatically convert to equity securities on a specified date. Enhanced convertibles have been designed with a variety of payoff structures, and are known by a variety of different names. Three features common to enhanced convertible securities are (i) conversion to equity securities at the maturity of the convertible (as opposed to conversion at the option of the security holder in the case of ordinary convertibles); (ii) capped or limited appreciation potential relative to the underlying common stock; and (iii) dividend yields that are typically higher than that on the underlying common stock. Thus, enhanced convertible securities offer holders the opportunity to obtain higher current income than would be available from a traditional equity security issued by the same company in return to reduced participation in the appreciation potential of the underlying common stock. Other forms of enhanced convertible securities may involve arrangements with no interest or dividend payments made until maturity of the security or an enhanced principal amount received at maturity based on the yield and value of the underlying equity security during the securitys term or at maturity.
Synthetic Convertible Securities. A synthetic convertible security is a derivative position composed of two or more distinct securities whose investment characteristics, taken together, resemble those of traditional convertible securities, i.e., fixed income and the right to acquire the underlying equity security. For example, the Fund may purchase a non-convertible debt security and a warrant or option, which enables the Fund to have a convertible-like position with respect to a security or index.
Synthetic convertibles are typically offered by financial institutions in private placement transactions and are typically sold back to the offering institution. Upon conversion, the holder generally receives from the offering institution an amount in cash equal to the difference between the conversion price and the then-current value of the underlying security. Synthetic convertible securities differ from true convertible securities in several respects. The value of a synthetic convertible is the sum of the values of its fixed-income component and its convertibility component. Thus, the values of a synthetic convertible and a true convertible security will respond differently to market fluctuations. Purchasing a synthetic convertible security may provide greater flexibility than purchasing a traditional convertible security, including the ability to combine components representing distinct issuers, or to combine a fixed income security with a call option on a stock index, when the Adviser determines that such a combination would better furthers the Funds investment goals. In addition, the component parts of a synthetic convertible security may be purchased simultaneously or separately.
The holder of a synthetic convertible faces the risk that the price of the stock, or the level of the market index underlying the convertibility component will decline. In addition, in purchasing a synthetic convertible security, the Fund may have counterparty risk with respect to the financial institution or investment bank that offers the instrument.
Alternative Entity Securities . The Fund 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 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
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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 the 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 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 Fund considers various factors when determining whether a company is in a particular country or region/continent, including whether (1) it is organized under the laws of a country or in a country in a particular region/continent; (2) it has a principal office in a country or in a country in a particular region/continent; (3) it derives 50% or more of its total revenues from businesses in a country or in a country in a particular region/continent; and/or (4) its securities are traded principally on a security exchange, or in an over-the-counter (OTC) market, in a country or in a country in a particular region/continent.
Investments by the 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 United States.
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 Fund may invest may not be as developed as that of the United States economy and may be subject to significantly different forces. Political, economic or social instability and development, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, and limitations on the removal of funds or other assets could also adversely affect the value of the Funds investments.
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 Fund 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 United States, 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 the 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.
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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 U.S. 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. The Fund may invest in securities of companies located in developing/emerging markets countries.
Unless the Funds Prospectus includes a different definition, the Fund considers developing and emerging markets countries to be those countries that are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets 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:
i. | Restriction, to varying degrees, on foreign investment in stocks; |
ii. | Repatriation of investment income, capital, and the proceeds of sales in foreign countries may require foreign governmental registration and/or approval; |
iii. | Greater risk of fluctuation in value of foreign investments due to changes in currency exchange rates, currency control regulations or currency devaluation; |
iv. | Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates may have negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain developing and emerging markets countries; |
v. | 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 |
vi. | 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. |
Risks of Investments in China A-shares through the Stock Connect Program. The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (Connect Program) are subject to quota limitations and an investor cannot purchase and sell the same security on the same trading day, which may restrict the Funds ability to invest in China A-shares through the Connect Program and to enter into or exit trades on a timely basis. The Shanghai and Shenzhen markets may be open at a time when the Connect Program is not trading, with the result that prices of China A-shares may fluctuate at times when the Fund is unable to add to or exit its position. Only certain China A-shares are eligible to be accessed through the Connect Program. Such securities may lose their eligibility at any time, in which case they could be sold but could no longer be purchased through the Connect Program. Because the Connect Program is in its early stages, the actual effect on the market for trading China A-shares with the introduction of large numbers of foreign investors is currently unknown. The Connect Program is subject to regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities for the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and further regulations or restrictions, such as limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the Connect Program, if the authorities believe it necessary to assure orderly markets or for other reasons. There is no guarantee that all three exchanges will continue to support the Connect Program in the future.
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Investments in China A-shares may not be covered by the securities investor protection programs of the exchanges and, without the protection of such programs, will be subject to the risk of default by the broker. In the event that the depository of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange defaulted, the Fund may not be able to recover fully its losses from the depository or may be delayed in receiving proceeds as part of any recovery process. In addition, because all trades on the Connect Program in respect of eligible China A-shares must be settled in Renminbi (RMB), the Chinese currency, the Funds investing through the Connect Program must have timely access to a reliable supply of offshore RMB, which cannot be guaranteed.
China A-shares purchased through the Connect Program are held in nominee name and not the Funds name as the beneficial owner. It is possible, therefore, that the Funds ability to exercise its rights as a shareholder and to pursue claims against the issuer of China A-shares may be limited because the nominee structure has not been tested in Chinese courts. In addition, the Fund may not be able to participate in corporate actions affecting China A-shares held through the Connect Program due to time constraints or for other operational reasons.
Trades on the Connect Program are subject to certain requirements prior to trading. If these requirements are not completed prior to the market opening, the Fund cannot sell the shares on that trading day. In addition, these requirements may limit the number of brokers that the Fund may use to execute trades. If an investor holds 5% or more of the total shares issued by a China-A share issuer, the investor must return any profits obtained from the purchase and sale of those shares if both transactions occur within a six-month period. If the Fund holds 5% or more of the total shares of a China-A share issuer through its Connect Program investments, its profits may be subject to these limitations. All accounts managed by the Adviser and/or its affiliates will be aggregated for purposes of this 5% limitation, which makes it more likely that the Funds profits may be subject to these limitations.
Foreign Government Obligations. 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. The Fund may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and has the authority to purchase and sell put and call options on foreign currencies (foreign currency options), foreign currency futures contracts and related options, currency-related swaps, 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). The use of these instruments may result in a loss to the Fund if the counterparty to the transaction (particularly with respect to OTC derivatives, as discussed further below) does not perform as promised, including because of such counterpartys bankruptcy or insolvency.
The Fund 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.
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The Fund will generally engage in foreign exchange transactions in order to complete a purchase or sale of foreign currency denominated securities. The Fund may also use foreign currency options, forward foreign currency contracts, foreign currency futures contracts, and currency-related swap contracts to increase or reduce exposure to a foreign currency, to shift exposure from one foreign currency to another in a cross currency hedge or to enhance returns. These transactions 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. 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.
The Fund may also purchase and write foreign currency options in connection with foreign currency futures contracts or forward foreign currency contracts. Foreign currency futures contracts are traded on exchanges and have standard contract sizes and delivery dates. Most foreign currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The uses and risks of foreign currency futures contracts are similar to those of futures contracts 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 the 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 forward foreign currency contract. Accordingly, the 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.
The Fund may hold a portion of its 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.
Under definitions adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), non-deliverable foreign exchange forwards and OTC foreign exchange options are considered swaps. These instruments are therefore included in the definition of commodity interests for purposes of determining whether the Funds service providers qualify for certain exemptions and exclusions from regulation by the CFTC. Although forward foreign currency contracts have historically been traded in the OTC market, as swaps they may in the future be regulated to be centrally cleared and traded on public facilities. For more information, see Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Swaps.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs. Most ETFs are registered under the 1940 Act as investment companies, although others may not be registered as investment companies and are registered commodity pools. Therefore, the Funds purchase of shares of an ETF may be subject to the restrictions on investments in other investment companies discussed under Other Investment Companies. ETFs have management fees, which increase their cost. The Fund may invest in ETFs advised by unaffiliated advisers as well as 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.
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Generally, ETFs hold portfolios of securities, commodities and/or currencies that are designed to replicate, as closely as possible before expenses, the performance of a specified index. The performance results of ETFs will not replicate exactly the performance of the pertinent index 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. 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 by Authorized Participants at net asset value only in large blocks called creation units and redemption units, respectively. ETF shares may be purchased and sold by all other investors 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 types of securities, commodities and/or currencies included in the indices 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.
U.S. Government Obligations. U.S. Government obligations are obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and include 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, and the Fund holds securities of such issuer, the Fund might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government. For example, while the U.S. Government has 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.
Temporary Investments. The 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. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent with the Funds principal investment strategies for temporary defensive purposes in anticipation of or in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, or atypical circumstances such as unusually large cash inflows or redemptions. As a result, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
Collateralized Debt Obligations (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
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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. Collateralized mortgage obligations are not described herein.
Credit Linked Notes (CLNs). A CLN is a security structured and issued by an issuer, which may be a bank, broker or special purpose vehicle. If a CLN is issued by a special purpose vehicle, the special purpose vehicle will typically be collateralized by AAA-rated securities, but some CLNs are not collateralized. The performance and payment of principal and interest is tied to that of a reference obligation which may be a particular security, basket of securities, credit default swap, basket of credit default swaps, or index. The reference obligation may be denominated in foreign currencies. Risks of CLNs include those risks associated with the underlying reference obligation including, but not limited to, market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, default risk and foreign currency risk. In the case of a CLN created with credit default swaps, the structure will be funded such that the par amount of the security will represent the maximum loss that could be incurred on the investment and no leverage is introduced. An investor in a CLN also bears counterparty risk or the risk that the issuer of the CLN will default or become bankrupt and not make timely payments of principal and interest on the structured security. Should the issuer default or declare bankruptcy, the CLN holder may not receive any compensation. In return for these risks, the CLN holder receives a higher yield. As with most derivative instruments, valuation of a CLN may be difficult due to the complexity of the security.
Investment Grade Debt Obligations. Debt obligations include, among others, bonds, notes, debentures and variable rate demand notes. They may be 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.
The Adviser considers investment grade securities to include: (i) securities rated BBB- or higher by Standard and Poors Rating Services (S&P) or Baa3 or higher by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), (ii) securities with comparable short-term ratings, or (iii) unrated securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality, each at the time of purchase. The descriptions of debt securities ratings may be found in Appendix A.
In choosing corporate debt securities on behalf of the Fund, portfolio managers may consider:
i. | general economic and financial conditions; |
ii. | 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, |
iii. | other considerations deemed appropriate. |
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). Bonds rated below investment grade (as defined above in Investment Grade Debt Obligations) are commonly known 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 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.
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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, the 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 the 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 the Fund could sell a particular junk bond, and could cause large fluctuations in the net asset value of the Funds shares. The lack of a liquid secondary market may also make it more difficult for the 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. Structured notes are derivative debt instruments, the interest rate or principal of which is linked to currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (reference instruments). Indexed securities may include structured notes and other securities wherein the interest rate or principal are determined by a reference instrument.
Most structured notes and indexed securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. The interest rate or the principal amount payable at maturity of an indexed security may vary based on changes in one or more specified reference instruments, such as a floating interest rate compared with a fixed interest rate. The reference instrument need not be related to the terms of the indexed security. Structured notes and indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates), and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument or to one or more options on the underlying reference instrument.
Structured notes and indexed securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument. Structured notes or indexed securities also may be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities and instruments or more traditional debt securities. In addition to the credit risk of the structured note or indexed securitys issuer and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Further, in the case of certain structured notes or indexed securities in which the interest rate, or exchange rate in the case of currency, is linked to a reference 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.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). REITs are trusts that sell equity or debt securities to investors and use the proceeds to invest in real estate or interests therein. A REIT may focus on particular projects, such as apartment complexes or geographic regions, such as the southern United States, or both. 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
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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 the Fund invests in REITs, the Fund could conceivably own real estate directly as a result of a default on the REIT interests or obligations it owns.
In addition to the risks of direct real estate investment described above, equity REITs may be affected by any changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are also subject to the following risks: they are dependent upon management skill and on cash flows; are not diversified; are subject to defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to maintain an exemption from the 1940 Act; and are subject to interest rate risk. A fund that invests in REITs will bear a proportionate share of the expenses of the REITs.
Furthermore, for tax reasons, a REIT may impose limits on how much of its securities any one investor may own. These ownership limitations (also called excess share provisions) may be based on ownership of securities by multiple funds and accounts managed by the same investment adviser and typically result in adverse consequences (such as automatic divesture of voting and dividend rights for shares that exceed the excess share provision) to investors who exceed the limit. A REITs excess share provision may result in the Fund being unable to purchase (or otherwise obtain economic exposure to) the desired amounts of certain REITs. In some circumstances, the Fund may seek and obtain a waiver from a REIT to exceed the REITs ownership limitations without being subject to the adverse consequences of exceeding such limit were a waiver not obtained, provided that the Fund complies with the provisions of the waiver.
Other Investment Companies. Unless otherwise indicated in this SAI or the Funds prospectus, the Fund may purchase shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. The 1940 Act imposes the following restrictions on investments in other investment companies: (i) the Fund may not purchase more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of another investment company; (ii) the Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities issued by another investment company; and (iii) the 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 Fund 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 the 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.
Limited Partnerships. A limited partnership interest entitles the Fund to participate in the investment return of the partnerships assets as defined by the agreement among the partners. As a limited partner, the Fund generally is not permitted to participate in the management of the partnership. However, unlike a general partner whose liability is not limited, a limited partners liability generally is limited to the amount of its commitment to the partnership.
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). An MLP is a public limited partnership. Although the characteristics of MLPs closely resemble a traditional limited partnership, a major difference is that MLPs may trade on a public exchange or in the OTC market. The ability to trade on a public exchange or in the OTC market provides a certain amount of liquidity not found in many limited partnership investments. However, MLP interests may be less liquid than conventional publicly traded securities.
The risks of investing in an MLP are similar to those of investing in a partnership and include more flexible governance structures, which could result in less protection for the MLP investor than investors in a corporation. Investors in an MLP would not be liable for the debts of the MLP beyond the amount that the investor has contributed but investors may not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be.
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MLPs are generally considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns.
Zero Coupon and Pay-in-Kind Securities. Zero coupon securities do not pay interest or principal until final maturity, unlike debt securities that traditionally provide periodic payments of interest (referred to as a coupon payment). Investors must wait until maturity to receive interest and principal, which increases the interest rate and credit risks of a zero coupon security. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Zero coupon and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and 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.
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). The 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.
Participation Notes. Participation notes, also known as participation certificates, are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to replicate the performance of foreign companies or foreign securities markets and can be used by the Fund as an alternative means to access the securities market of a country. 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 the 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 a 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.
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Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities. Securities purchased or sold on a forward commitment, 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. The Fund may also enter into buy/sell back transactions (a form of delayed delivery agreement). In a buy/sell back transaction, the 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 the Fund generally intends to acquire or dispose of securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the 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, the 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 the 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.
Many forward commitments, when-issued and delayed delivery transactions, including TBAs, are also subject to the risk that a counterparty may become bankrupt or otherwise fail to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, including making payments or fulfilling obligations to the Fund. The Fund may obtain no or only limited recovery in a bankruptcy or other organizational proceedings, and any recovery may be significantly delayed. With respect to forward settling TBA transactions involving U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities, the counterparty risk may be mitigated by the recently adopted requirement that counterparties exchange variation margin on a regular basis as the market value of the deliverable security fluctuates.
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, the 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 the 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 the Fund and will be subject to the risk of market fluctuation. The purchase price of the delayed delivery securities is a liability of the Fund until settlement. TBA transactions and transactions in other forward-settling mortgage-backed securities are effected pursuant to a collateral agreement with the seller. The Fund provides to the seller collateral consisting of cash or liquid securities in an amount as specified by the agreement upon initiation of the transaction. The Fund will make payments throughout the term of the transaction as collateral values fluctuate to maintain full collateralization for the term of the transaction. Collateral will be marked-to-market every business day. If the seller defaults on the transaction or declares bankruptcy or insolvency, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, or the Fund might experience delay and costs in recovering collateral or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the value of the collateral declines. In these situations, the Fund will be subject to greater risk that the value of the collateral will decline before it is recovered or, in some circumstances, the Fund may not be able to recover the collateral, and the Fund will experience a loss.
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Short Sales. The Fund does not currently intend to engage in short sales of securities other than short sales of securities that the Fund owns or has the right to obtain (short sales against the box).
A short sale involves the sale of a security which the 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, the 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 options, futures, swaps 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, the 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, the Fund will earmark or segregate 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 the Fund will be required to cover them by buying the security at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. Because a short position loses value as the securitys price increases, the loss on a short sale is theoretically unlimited. The loss on a long position is limited to what the Fund originally paid for the security together with any transaction costs. The Fund may not always be able to borrow a security the Fund seeks to sell short at a particular time or at an acceptable price. It is possible that the market value of the securities the Fund holds in long positions will decline at the same time that the market value of the securities the Fund has sold short increases, thereby increasing the Funds potential volatility. Because the Fund may be required to pay dividends, interest, premiums and other expenses in connection with a short sale, any benefit for the Fund resulting from the short sale will be decreased, and the amount of any ultimate gain or loss will be decreased or increased, respectively, by the amount of such expenses.
Short sales against the box are short sales of securities that the Fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If the Fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding. The Fund will incur transaction costs including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.
Short sales against the box result in a constructive sale and require the 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.
Margin Transactions. The Fund will not purchase any security on margin, except that the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities. The payment by the Fund of initial or variation margin in connection with futures, swaps or related options transactions and the use of a reverse repurchase agreement to finance the purchase of a security will not be considered the purchase of a security on margin.
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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). The 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 Fund may borrow money to the extent permitted under the Fund Policies. Such borrowings may be utilized (i) for temporary or emergency purposes; (ii) in anticipation of or in response to adverse market conditions; or (iii) for cash management purposes. All borrowings are limited to an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of the 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, the 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, the Funds borrowing ability would help to mitigate any such effects and could make the forced sale of their portfolio securities less likely.
The Fund may borrow from a bank, broker-dealer, or another Invesco Fund. Additionally, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with its custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the Funds may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in its 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. The 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.
Lending Portfolio Securities. The 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. The Fund may lend portfolio securities to the extent of one-third of its total assets. The 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.
The 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.
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Any cash received as collateral for loaned securities will be invested, in accordance with the 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 the 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 the 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. The 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 the 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 the Funds holding period. The 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 the Fund which are collateralized by the securities subject to repurchase.
In any repurchase transaction, collateral for a repurchase agreement may include cash items, obligations issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may engage in repurchase agreements collateralized by securities that are rated investment grade and below investment grade by the requisite NRSROs or underrated securities of comparable quality, loan participations, and equities.
If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience 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, the 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 Fund may enter into repurchase agreements that involve securities that would be subject to a court stay in the event of the sellers bankruptcy or insolvency. A stay will prevent the Fund from selling the securities it holds under a repurchase agreement until permitted by a court. In these situations the Fund will be subject to greater risk that the value of the securities will decline before they are sold, and that the Fund will experience a loss.
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. Custody of the securities will be maintained by the Funds custodian or sub-custodian for the duration of the agreement.
The Fund may invest its 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 may be considered loans by the Fund under the 1940 Act.
Restricted and Illiquid Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities that are illiquid.
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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 the 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. The 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 the 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 the 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 the Funds investments in illiquid securities if qualified institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements that involve the sale of securities held by the 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. The 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.
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Reverse repurchase agreements are in a form of leverage and 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. Leverage may make the Funds returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. 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, if specified, or the value of the proceeds received on any sale subject to repurchase plus accrued interest. This practice of segregating assets is referred to as cover. The liquidity of the Fund and its ability to meet redemption requests may be impaired to the extent that a substantial portion of the Funds otherwise liquid assets is used as a cover or pledged to the counterparty as collateral. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the 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 may be considered borrowings by the Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act and therefore, may be included in the Funds calculations of its 33 1/3% limitation on borrowing. See the section entitled Borrowing above.
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, among others, commodities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currency exchange rates or related indices. Derivatives include, among others, swaps, options, futures and forward foreign currency contracts. Some derivatives, such as futures and certain options, are traded on U.S. commodity and security exchanges, while other derivatives, such as many types of swap agreements, are privately negotiated and entered into in the OTC market. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) and implementing rules now require certain types of swaps to be traded on public facilities and centrally cleared.
Derivatives may be used for hedging, which means that they may be used when the portfolio managers seek 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 managers seek 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 current obligations under the derivatives instrument. This process is known as cover. The Fund will not enter into any derivative transaction unless it can comply with SEC guidance regarding cover, and, if SEC guidance so requires, the Fund will earmark cash or liquid assets with a value at least sufficient to cover its current obligations under a derivative transaction or otherwise cover the transaction in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. If a large portion of the 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 the Funds net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the related investment.
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Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Regulation and Exclusions:
With respect to the Fund, Invesco has claimed an exclusion from the definition of commodity pool operator (CPO) under the CEA and the rules of the 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 the Fund.
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, 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 a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved Invescos reliance on these exclusions, or the Fund, its investment strategies or this SAI.
Generally, the exclusion from CPO regulation on which Invesco relies requires the 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 100% of 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, the 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 accordance with the CFTC rules that allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and shareholder reporting requirements based on Invescos compliance with comparable SEC requirements. However, as a result of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur additional compliance and other expenses.
General risks associated with derivatives:
The use by the Fund of derivatives may involve certain risks, as described below.
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, the Fund might need to rely on contractual remedies to satisfy the counterpartys full obligation. As with any contractual remedy, there is no guarantee that the 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 the 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 credit worthiness declines, the value of the derivatives would also likely decline, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
The 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 or as otherwise permitted by law.
Leverage Risk : Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. The Fund segregates or earmarks assets or
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otherwise covers transactions that may give rise to leverage. 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 derivatives may result in economic leverage, which does not result in the possibility of the 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 Fund does 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 Fund engages in derivative transactions, may limit or prevent the 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. Invesco will continue to monitor developments in the area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect the Funds ability to enter into desired swap agreements. New requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may increase the cost of the Funds investments and cost of doing business.
Regulatory Risk: The risk that a change in laws or regulations will materially impact a security or market.
Tax Risks : For a discussion of the tax considerations relating to derivative transactions, see Dividends, Distributions and Tax Matters Tax Matters Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions.
General risks of hedging strategies using derivatives:
The use by the Fund 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.
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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 the Fund is not obligated to actively engage in hedging. For example, the 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.
The Fund may engage in certain strategies involving swaps to attempt to manage the risk of its investments or, in certain circumstances, for investment purposes (e.g., as a substitute for investing in securities).
Generally, swap agreements are contracts between the 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 clearing house 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) and/or cash flows earned or realized on a particular asset such as an equity or debt security, commodity, currency, interest rate or index, 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 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, and the transaction is terminated prior to its scheduled termination date, one of the parties may be required to make an early termination payment to the other. An early termination payment may be payable by either the defaulting party or the non-defaulting party, under certain circumstances, depending upon which of them is in-the-money with respect to the swap at the time of its termination. Early termination payments may be calculated in various ways, but generally represent the amount that the in-the-money party would have to pay to replace the swap as of the date of its termination.
During the term of an uncleared swap, the 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
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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 the 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 the 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.
Currently, the Fund does not typically provide initial margin in connection with uncleared swaps. However, rules requiring both initial and variation margin to be posted by certain market participants for uncleared swaps have been adopted and will become effective as to various market participants over time. When these rules take effect with respect to the Fund, they may be required to post initial margin and variation margin.
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. As a result, the Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will be unable or will refuse to perform under such agreement, including because of the counterpartys bankruptcy or insolvency. The Fund risks the loss of the accrued but unpaid amounts under a swap agreement, which could be substantial, in the event of a default, insolvency or bankruptcy by a swap counterparty. In such an event, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the swap agreements, but bankruptcy and insolvency laws could affect the Funds rights as a creditor. If the counterpartys creditworthiness declines, the value of a swap agreement would likely decline, potentially resulting in losses.
Cleared Swaps. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and exchange trading. Central clearing is intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not eliminate these risks and may involve additional costs and risks not involved with uncleared swaps. 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, CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing and public trading facilities making such cleared swaps available to trade. To date, the CFTC has designated only certain of the most common credit default index swaps and interest rate swaps as subject to mandatory clearing and certain public trading facilities have made these swaps available to trade, but it is expected that additional categories of swaps will in the future be designated as subject to mandatory clearing and trade execution requirements.
In a cleared swap, the Funds ultimate counterparty is a central clearinghouse rather than a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution. Cleared swaps are submitted for clearing through each partys FCM, which must be a member of the clearinghouse that serves as the central counterparty.
When the 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, and are typically calculated as an amount equal to the volatility in market value of the cleared swap over a fixed period, 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. If the value of the Funds cleared swap declines, the Fund will be required to make additional variation margin payments to the FCM to settle the change in value. Conversely, if the market value of the Funds position increases, the FCM will post additional Variation Margin to the Funds account. 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 are paid to the Fund.
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Central clearing is designed to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity compared to uncleared 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 the Fund of the initial and variation margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of the FCM with which the Fund has an open position, or the central counterparty in a swap contract. The assets of the 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, the 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. Credit risk of cleared swap participants is concentrated in a few clearinghouses, and the consequences of insolvency of a clearinghouse are not clear.
With cleared swaps, the 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 the 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 can require termination of existing cleared swap transactions upon the occurrence of certain events, and can also require increases in margin above the margin that is required at the initiation of the swap agreement. Currently, 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 the Fund to support its obligations under a similar uncleared swap. However, as noted above, regulators have adopted rules imposing margin requirements on uncleared swaps, which are likely to impose higher margin requirements.
Finally, the 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. The Fund may enter into CDS to create long or short exposure to domestic or foreign corporate debt securities or sovereign debt securities.
The 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, the 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, 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. A CDX allows 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 : A foreign exchange swap involves an agreement between two parties to exchange two different currencies on a specific date at a fixed rate, and an agreement for the reverse exchange of those two currencies at a later date and at a fixed rate. 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 Regulation and Exclusions, 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. The 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 the 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 the Funds swap transactions or cause the Funds hedging positions to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring unnecessary transaction costs.
Interest Rate Swaps : 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 notional amount.
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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, the 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.
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 and exchange trading.
Total Return Swaps : 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 and Variance Swaps : A volatility swap involves an exchange between the 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. Variance swaps are similar to volatility swaps except payments are based on the difference between the implied and measured volatility mathematically squared.
Options. The Fund may engage in certain strategies involving options to attempt to manage the risk of its investments and in certain circumstances, for investment purposes (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 delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of certain options, such as an index option and other cash-settled options). 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.
Option transactions present the possibility of large amounts of exposure (or leverage), which may result in the Funds net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the option.
The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the underlying investment, the price volatility of the underlying investment and general market and interest rate conditions.
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The Fund may effectively terminate its right or obligation under an option by entering into an offsetting closing transaction. For example, the 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, the 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 the 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 the 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, the 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 options. 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 of each point for such difference.
The risks of investment in index options may be greater than options on securities. Because index options are settled in cash, when the Fund writes a call on an index it cannot provide in advance for its potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying securities. The Fund can offset some of the risk of writing a call index option by holding a diversified portfolio of securities similar to those on which the underlying index is based. However, the Fund cannot, as a practical matter, acquire and hold a portfolio containing exactly the same securities that underlie the index and, as a result, bears the risk that the value of the securities held will not be perfectly correlated with the value of the index.
CDS Options : A CDS option transaction gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a CDS at specified future dates and under specified terms in exchange for paying a market based 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.
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Options on Futures Contracts : Options on futures contracts give the holder the right to assume a position in a futures contract (to buy the futures contract if the option is a call and to sell the futures contract if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
Option Techniques :
Writing Options : The Fund may write options to generate additional income and to seek to hedge its portfolio against market or exchange rate movements. As the writer of an option, the Fund may have no control over when the underlying instruments must be sold (in the case of a call option) or purchased (in the case of a put option) because the option purchaser may notify the Fund of exercise at any time prior to the expiration of the option (for American style options). In general, options are rarely exercised prior to expiration. Whether or not an option expires unexercised, the writer retains the amount of the premium.
The 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 the 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, the 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 the 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. The Fund may 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; or speculate on the value of a security, currency, contract, index or quantitative measure. 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.
The 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 the 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:
The Fund, for hedging purposes or for speculative purposes, may enter into straddles, spreads or collars to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Funds overall position.
Spread and Straddle Options Transactions . In spread transactions, the 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, the 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 the 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 . The 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. 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. The 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. A futures contract is a standard binding 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, Eurodollar Future or volatility future) for a specified price at a designated date, time and place (collectively, futures contracts). A sale of a futures contract means the acquisition of a contractual obligation to deliver the underlying instrument or asset called for by the contract at a specified price on a specified date. A purchase of a futures contract means the acquisition of a contractual obligation to acquire the underlying instrument or asset called for by the contract at a specified price on a specified date.
The Fund will only enter into futures contracts that are traded (either domestically or internationally) on futures exchanges or certain exempt markets, including exempt boards of trade and electronic trading facilities, 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 exempt markets 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 or exempt markets 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.
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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 contract is the amount of funds that must be deposited by the 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 the 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 are paid to the Fund and the FCM pays the Fund any excess gain over the margin amount.
There is a risk of loss by the 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 the 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, the 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 effected 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 the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the 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 the 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.
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.
The 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. The Fund may also enter into currency futures contracts that do not provide for physical
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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.
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.
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 contract 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.
Dividend Futures : A dividend futures contract is an exchange-traded contract to purchase or sell an amount equal to the total dividends paid by a selected security, basket of securities or index, over a period of time for a specified price that is based on the expected dividend payments from the selected security, basket of securities or index.
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 above in the section Derivatives.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts . The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against adverse movements in the foreign currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a particular currency in exchange for another currency, which may be U.S. dollars, 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. The 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.
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At the maturity of a forward foreign currency contract, the Fund may either exchange the currencies specified at the maturity of the contract or, prior to maturity, the Fund may 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. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies but instead provide for settlement by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards).
The Fund will comply with guidelines established by the SEC with respect to cover requirements of forward foreign currency contracts (See Derivatives above). Generally, with respect to forward foreign currency contracts that are not contractually required to cash-settle (i.e., are deliverable), the Fund covers its open positions by setting aside liquid assets equal to the contracts full notional value.
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 Increased Regulation of 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 the 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 the 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 the 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.
Receipt of Issuers Nonpublic Information
The Adviser or Sub-Advisers (through their portfolio managers, analysts, or other representatives) may receive material nonpublic information about an issuer that may restrict the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Advisers to cause the Fund to buy or sell securities of the issuer on behalf of the Fund for substantial periods of time. This may impact the Funds ability to realize profit or avoid loss with respect to the issuer and may adversely affect the Funds flexibility with respect to buying or selling securities, potentially impacting Fund performance. For example, activist investors or certain issuers in which the Adviser or Sub-Advisers hold large positions may contact representatives of the Adviser or Sub-Advisers and may disclose material nonpublic information in such communication. The Adviser or Sub-Advisers would be restricted from trading on the basis of such material nonpublic information, limiting their flexibility in managing the Fund and possibly impacting Fund performance.
The Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational and information security risks. Cybersecurity failures or breaches of the Fund or its service providers or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invest, have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
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Fundamental Restrictions. The Fund is subject to the following investment restrictions, which may be changed only by a vote of the Funds outstanding shares. Fundamental restrictions may be changed only by a vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Funds shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Funds outstanding shares. Any investment restriction that involves a maximum or minimum percentage of securities or assets (other than with respect to borrowing) shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess over or a deficiency under the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an acquisition or disposition of securities or utilization of assets by the Fund.
(1) The Fund is a diversified company as defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund will not purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, the Fund would fail to be a diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as such statute, rules and regulations are amended from time to time or are interpreted from time to time by the SEC staff (collectively, the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations) or except to the extent that the Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive order or similar relief (collectively, with the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations, the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions). In complying with this restriction, however, the Fund may purchase securities of other investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
(2) The Fund may not borrow money or issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
(3) The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other issuers. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of its portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Fund may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act.
(4) The Fund 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 futures contracts and options thereon or investing in securities that are secured by physical commodities.
(7) The Fund may not make personal loans or loans of its assets to persons who control or are under common control with the Fund, except to the extent permitted by 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from, among other things, purchasing debt obligations, entering into repurchase agreements, loaning its assets to broker-dealers or institutional investors, or investing in loans, including assignments and participation interests.
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(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 the Fund 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 the Fund has this flexibility, the Board has adopted non-fundamental restrictions for the Fund relating to certain of these restrictions which Invesco and, when applicable, the Sub-Advisers must follow in managing the Fund. Any changes to these non-fundamental restrictions, which are set forth below, require the approval of the Board.
Non-Fundamental Restrictions. Non-fundamental restrictions may be changed for the Fund without shareholder approval. The non-fundamental investment restrictions listed below apply to the Fund unless otherwise indicated.
(1) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding issuer diversification, the 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 the Fund exceeds 10% of the Funds total assets, the guarantee would be considered a separate security and would be treated as issued by that government or entity. Securities issued or guaranteed by a bank or subject to financial guaranty insurance are not subject to the limitations set forth in the preceding sentence.
(2) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding borrowing money and issuing senior securities, the Fund may borrow money in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings).
(3) In complying with the fundamental restriction regarding industry concentration, the Fund 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 Fund does 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 Fund will interpret the fundamental restriction and the related non-fundamental restriction
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to permit the Fund, subject to the Funds investment objectives and general investment policies (as stated in the Funds prospectus 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, forward foreign currency 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 Fund also will interpret its fundamental restriction regarding the purchase and sale of physical commodities and its related non-fundamental restriction to permit the Fund 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 prospectus and herein.
(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 objective, policies and restrictions as the Fund.
(7) The 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 applies:
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers in the Pacific region.
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 the Fund may be counted toward the 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.
For the fiscal years ended 2016 and 2015, the portfolio turnover rate for the Fund is presented in the table below. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, changes in trading strategies and execution, market conditions and/or changes in the predecessor funds advisers or Invescos investment outlook.
Fund | October 31, 2016 | October 31, 2015 | ||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund* |
31 | % | 137 | % |
* | Portfolio turnover decreased due to a portfolio restructuring where the investment team consolidated the number of stock positions in the portfolio. |
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.
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Public release of portfolio holdings. The Fund discloses the following portfolio holdings information at www.invesco.com/us .*
Information |
Approximate Date of Web site Posting |
Information Remains Posted on Web site |
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To ten holdings as of month-end | 15-days after month-end | Until replaced with the following months top ten holdings | ||
Select holdings included in the Funds Quarterly Performance Update | 29 days after calendar quarter-end | Until replaced with the following quarters Quarterly Performance Update | ||
Complete portfolio holdings as of calendar quarter-end | 30 days after calendar quarter-end | For one year | ||
Complete portfolio holdings as of fiscal quarter-end | 60-70 days after fiscal quarter-end | For one year |
These holdings are listed along with the percentage of the Funds net assets they represent. Generally, employees of Invesco and its affiliates may not disclose such portfolio holdings until one day after they have been posted at www.invesco.com/us . You may obtain the 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 Invescos U.S. Executive Management Committee (EMC) approves the parties to whom disclosure of non-public full portfolio holdings will be made. The EMC 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 EMC 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 (Advisers Act)) 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 fund advised by Invesco Funds (the Invesco Funds):
| Attorneys and accountants; |
| Securities lending agents; |
| Lenders to the Invesco Funds; |
| Rating and rankings agencies; |
| Persons assisting in the voting of proxies; |
| Invesco Funds custodians; |
* | To locate the Funds portfolio holdings go to http://www.invesco.com/us . Choose Individual Investors. Hover over the Products tab, then click on the Mutual Funds link. Under Quick Links box, click on Prices and Performance and then click on the Funds Materials tab. A link to the Funds portfolio holdings is located under the Holdings column. |
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| The Invesco Funds transfer agent(s) (in the event of a redemption in kind); |
| Pricing services, market makers, or other persons who provide systems or software support in connection with Invesco Funds operations (to determine the price of securities held by an Invesco Fund); |
| Financial printers; |
| Brokers identified by the Invesco Funds portfolio management team who provide execution and research services to the team; and |
| Analysts hired to perform research and analysis to the Invesco Funds portfolio management team. |
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 Invesco 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 Fund, the Advisers and each of their employees may receive or have access to portfolio holdings as part of the day to day operations of the Fund.
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 the 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 the 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 Fund, 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 the 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 the 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 the 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 the 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 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 Fund.
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.
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 has headed Invescos North American retail business as Senior Managing Director of Invesco Ltd. since April 2006. He previously served as chief executive officer of Invesco Trimark Investments since January 2002.
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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.
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.
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 ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) and Ferroglobe PLC (metallurgical company) and he is a life trustee of the University of Rochester Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Audit Committee of Ferroglobe PLC.
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. From 1984 to 2010, Mr. Arch served as Director or Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex.
Mr. Arch is the Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. Mr. Arch is a member of the Board of the Illinois Manufacturers Association.
The Board believes that Mr. Archs experience as the CEO of a public company and his experience with investment companies 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.
From 1988 to 2010, Mr. Bunch was Founding Partner of Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd., an investment banking firm previously located in Denver, Colorado. 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.
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At various other times during his career, Mr. Bunch has served as Chair of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (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.
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 8th 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, Inc. in Washington, D.C., a bipartisan Washington consulting firm specializing in Federal government affairs.
Mr. Fields also served as a Director of Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff), a premier professional employer organization with clients nationwide until 2015. In addition, Mr. Fields sits on the Board of Discovery Learning Alliance, 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. Eli Jones, Trustee
Dr. Eli Jones has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2016.
Dr. Jones is the dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and holder of the Peggy Pitman Mays Eminent Scholar Chair in Business. Dr. Jones has served as a director of Insperity, Inc. since April 2004 and is chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Prior to his current position, from 2012-2015, Dr. Jones was the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair in Business. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas, he was dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business and Ourso Distinguished Professor of Business at Louisiana State University from 2008 to 2012; professor of marketing and associate dean at the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston from 2007 to 2008; an associate professor of marketing from 2002 to 2007; and an assistant professor from 1997 until 2002. He taught at Texas A&M University for several years before joining the faculty of the University of Houston. Dr. Jones served as the executive director of the Program for Excellence in Selling and the Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston from 1997 to 2007. Before becoming a professor, he worked in sales and sales management for three Fortune 100 companies: Quaker Oats, Nabisco, and Frito-Lay. Dr. Jones is a past director of Arvest Bank. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism in 1982, his MBA in 1986 and his Ph.D. in 1997, all from Texas A&M University.
The Board believes that Dr. Jones experience in academia and his experience in marketing benefits the Funds.
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Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis, Trustee
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis has been a member of the Board of Trustees 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 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.
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 to 1994), Chief Executive Officer (1982 to 1989; 1993 to 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 benefits the Funds.
Raymond Stickel, Jr., Trustee
Raymond Stickel, Jr. has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2005.
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 for 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.
Robert C. Troccoli, Trustee
Robert C. Troccoli has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2016.
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Mr. Troccoli retired in 2010 after a 39-year career with KPMG LLP. Since 2013 he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Denvers Daniels College of Business.
Mr. Troccolis leadership roles during his career with KPMG included managing partner and partner in charge of the Denver offices Financial Services Practice. He served regulated investment companies, investment advisors, private partnerships, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, and financial services companies. Toward the end of his career, Mr. Troccoli was a founding member of KPMGs Private Equity Group in New York City, where he served private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds. Mr. Troccoli also served mutual fund clients along with several large private equity firms as Global Lead Partner of KPMGs Private Equity Group.
The Board believes that Mr. Troccolis experience as a partner in a large accounting firm and his knowledge of investment companies, investment advisors, and private equity firms benefits the Funds.
The Trustees have the authority to take all actions that they consider necessary or appropriate in connection with management of the Trust, including, among other things, approving the investment objectives, investment policies and fundamental investment restrictions for the Funds. The Trust has entered into agreements with various service providers, including the Funds investment advisers, administrator, transfer agent, distributor and custodians, to conduct the day-to-day operations of the Funds. The Trustees are responsible for selecting these service providers, approving the terms of their contracts with the Funds, and exercising general oversight of these arrangements 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 Trusts.
Leadership Structure and the Board of Trustees. The Board is currently composed of thirteen Trustees, including eleven Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds, 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 standing committees the Audit Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Governance Committee, the Investments Committee and the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee (the 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 preside at meetings of the Board and act as a liaison with the Adviser and other service providers, officers, including the Senior Officer of the Trust, attorneys, and other Trustees between meetings. The Chairman also participates in the preparation of the agenda for the meetings of the Board, is active with mutual fund industry organizations, and may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. Except for any duties specified 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 Board believes that its leadership structure, including having an Independent Trustee as Chairman, allows for effective communication between the Trustees and management, among the Trustees and among the Independent Trustees. The existing Board structure, including its Committee structure, provides the Independent Trustees with effective control over Board governance while also allowing them to receive and benefit from insight from the two interested Trustees who are active officers of the Funds investment adviser. The Boards leadership structure promotes dialogue and debate, which the Board believes allows for the proper consideration of matters deemed important to the Funds and their shareholders and results in effective decision-making.
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Risk Oversight . The Board considers risk management issues as part of its general oversight responsibilities throughout the year at its regular meetings and at regular meetings of its Committees. Invesco prepares regular reports that address certain investment, valuation and compliance matters, and the Board as a whole or the Committees 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.
The Audit Committee is apprised by, and discusses with, management its policies on risk assessment and risk management. Such discussion includes a discussion of the guidelines governing the process by which risks are assessed and managed and an identification of each Funds major financial risk exposures. In addition, the Audit Committee meets regularly with representatives of Invesco Ltd.s internal audit group to review reports on their examinations of functions and processes within Invesco that affect the Funds.
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. The Compliance Committee has recommended and the Board has adopted compliance policies and procedures for the Funds and for the Funds service providers. The compliance policies and procedures are designed to detect, prevent and correct violations of the federal securities laws.
The Governance Committee monitors the composition of the Board and each of its Committees and monitors the qualifications of the Trustees to ensure adherence to certain governance undertakings applicable to the Funds. In addition, the Governance Committee oversees an annual self-assessment of the Board and addresses governance risks, including insurance and fidelity bond matters, for the Trust.
The Investments Committee and its sub-committees receive regular written reports describing and analyzing the investment performance of the Funds. In addition, Invescos Chief Investment Officers and the portfolio managers of the Funds meet regularly with the Investments Committee or its sub-committees to discuss portfolio performance, including investment risk, such as the impact on the Funds of investments in particular types of securities or instruments, such as derivatives. To the extent that a Fund changes a particular investment strategy that could have a material impact on the Funds risk profile, the Board generally is consulted in advance with respect to such change.
The Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee monitors fair valuation of portfolio securities based on management reports that include explanations of the reasons for the fair valuation and the methodology used to arrive at the fair value. Such reports also include information concerning illiquid securities in Fund portfolios.
The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Arch, Bunch, Crockett, Stickel (Chair), Troccoli (Vice Chair), and Dr. Soll. The Audit Committee performs a number of functions with respect to the oversight of the Funds accounting and financial reporting, including: (i) assisting the Board with its oversight of the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent registered public accountants; (ii) appointing independent registered public accountants for the Funds; (iii) to the extent required, pre-approving certain audit and permissible non-audit services; (iv) overseeing the financial reporting process for the Funds; and (v) assisting the Board with its oversight of the integrity of the Funds financial statements and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Audit Committee held twelve meetings.
The members of the Compliance Committee are Messrs. Bunch (Vice Chair), Stickel, and Troccoli and Dr. Soll (Chair). The Compliance Committee performs a number of functions with respect to compliance matters, including: (i) if requested by the Board, reviewing and making recommendations
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concerning the qualifications, performance and compensation of the Funds Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Officer; (ii) reviewing recommendations and reports made by the Chief Compliance Officer or Senior Officer of the Funds regarding compliance matters; (iii) overseeing compliance policies and procedures of the Funds and their service providers; and (iv) overseeing potential conflicts of interest that are reported to the Compliance Committee by Invesco, the Chief Compliance Officer, or the Senior Officer. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Compliance Committee held four meetings.
The members of the Governance Committee are Messrs. Arch, Crockett and Fields (Chair) and Drs. Jones and Mathai-Davis (Vice-Chair). The Governance Committee performs a number of functions with respect to governance, including: (i) nominating persons to serve as Independent Trustees and as members of each Committee, and nominating the Chair of the Board and the Chair and Vice-Chair of each Committee; (ii) reviewing and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the size and composition of the Board and the compensation payable to the Independent Trustees; and (iii) overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the performance of the Board and its Committees. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, 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 candidate for election at a shareholder meeting must provide certain information about itself and the candidate, and must submit to the Trusts Secretary the nomination in writing not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date or if the Trust has not previously held an annual meeting, notice by the Shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Trust.
The members of the Investments Committee are Messrs. Arch (Vice Chair), Bunch (Chair), Crockett, Fields, Flanagan, Stickel, Taylor and Troccoli (Vice Chair), Drs. Jones (Vice Chair), Mathai-Davis and Soll. The Investments Committees primary purposes are to assist the Board in its oversight of the investment management services provided by Invesco and the Sub-Advisers and to periodically review Fund performance information. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Investments Committee held six meetings.
The Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees and delegated to the Sub-Committees responsibility for, among other matters: (i) reviewing the performance 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; and (ii) reviewing with the applicable portfolio managers from time to time the investment objective(s), policies, strategies, risks and limitations of the Designated Funds.
The members of the Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee are Messrs. Fields, and Drs. Jones (Vice Chair) and Mathai-Davis (Chair). The Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee performs a number of functions with respect to valuation, distribution and proxy voting, including: (i) reviewing reports and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the Funds valuation and liquidity methods and determinations, and annually approving and making recommendations to the full Board regarding pricing procedures and procedures for determining the liquidity of securities; (ii) reviewing Invescos annual report evaluating the pricing vendors, and approving and recommending that the full Board approve changes to pricing vendors and pricing methodologies; (iii) reviewing reports and making recommendations to the full Board regarding mutual fund distribution and marketing channels and expenditures; and (iv) reviewing reports and making recommendations to the full Board regarding proxy voting guidelines, policies and procedures. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, 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.
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 of each Committee and Sub-Committee 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, 2016 is found in Appendix D. Appendix D also provides information regarding compensation paid to Russell Burk, the Funds Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, during the year ended December 31, 2016.
The Trustees have adopted a retirement policy that permits each Trustee to serve until December 31 of the year in which the Trustee turns 75.
Pre-Amendment Retirement Plan For Trustees
The Trustees have adopted a Retirement Plan for the Trustees who are not affiliated with the Adviser. A description of the pre-amendment Retirement Plan follows. 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 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.
Amendment of Retirement Plan and Conversion to Defined Contribution Plan
The Trustees approved an amendment to the Retirement Plan to convert it to a defined contribution plan for active Trustees (the Amended Plan). Under the Amended Plan, the benefit amount was amended for each active Trustee to the present value of the Trustees existing retirement plan benefit as of December 31, 2013 (the Existing Plan Benefit) plus the present value of retirement benefits expected to be earned under the Retirement Plan through the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee attained age 75 (the Expected Future Benefit and, together with the Existing Plan Benefit, the Accrued Benefit). On the conversion date, the Covered Funds established bookkeeping accounts in the amount of their pro rata share of the Accrued Benefit, which is deemed to be invested in one or more Invesco Funds selected by the participating Trustees. Such accounts will be adjusted from time to time to reflect deemed investment earnings and losses. Each Trustees Accrued Benefit is not funded and, with respect to the payments of amounts held in the accounts, the participating Trustees have the status of unsecured creditors of the Covered Funds. Trustees will be paid the adjusted account balance under the Amended Plan in quarterly installments for the same period as described above.
Deferred Compensation Agreements
Three retired Trustees, as well as Messrs. Crockett, Fields and Dr. Mathai-Davis (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.
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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.
Purchase of Class A Shares of the Funds at Net Asset Value
The Trustees and certain 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 L Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares Purchase and Redemption of Shares Class A Shares Sold Without an Initial Sales Charge.
Purchases of Class Y Shares of the Funds
The Trustees and certain other affiliated persons of the Trust may purchase Class Y shares of the Invesco Funds. For a description please see Appendix L Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares Purchase and Redemption of Shares Purchases of Class Y Shares.
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.
Invesco has adopted its own specific Proxy Voting Policies.
The Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the following Adviser/Sub-Advisers(s), including as appropriate, separately to the named division of the Adviser:
Fund |
Adviser/Sub-Adviser |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund | Invesco Hong Kong (Limited) and Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited |
Invesco (the Proxy Voting Entity) will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures, 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 the Funds proxy voting record. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the twelve months ended June 30, 2016, is available without charge at our Web site, www.invesco.com/us. This information is also available at the SEC Web site, www.sec.gov .
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
Information about the ownership of each class of the Funds shares by beneficial or record owners of such Fund and by trustees and officers as a group is found in Appendix F. A shareholder who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund is presumed to control that Fund.
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 Fund. Invesco obtains and evaluates economic, statistical and financial information to formulate and implement investment programs for the Fund. 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 the Fund. 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 Fund, Invesco is also responsible for furnishing to the Fund, at Invescos expense, the services of persons believed to be competent to perform all supervisory and administrative services required by the Fund, which in the judgment of the trustees, are necessary to conduct the respective businesses of the Fund effectively, as well as the offices, equipment and other facilities necessary for their operations. Such functions include the maintenance of the 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 the 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 the Fund in connection with membership in investment company organizations, and the cost of printing copies of prospectuses and statements of additional information distributed to the Funds shareholders.
Invesco, at its own expense, furnishes to the Trust office space and facilities. Invesco furnishes to the Trust all personnel for managing the affairs of the Trust and each of its series of shares.
Pursuant to its Advisory Agreement with the Trust, Invesco receives a monthly fee from the Fund calculated at the annual rates indicated in the second column below, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund during the year. The Fund allocates advisory fees to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
Fund Name |
Annual Rate/Net Assets
Per Advisory Agreement |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
First $1billion
0.87%
Next $1 billion 0.82% Over $2 billion 0.77% |
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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.
Invesco has contractually agreed through at least June 30, 2018, to waive advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco receives from the Affiliated Money Market Funds as a result of the Funds investment of uninvested cash in the Affiliated Money Market Funds. See Description of the Funds and Their Investments and Risks Investment Strategies and Risks Other Investments Other Investment Companies.
Invesco also has contractually agreed through at least June 30, 2017, to waive advisory fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding (i) interest; (ii) taxes; (iii) dividend expenses on short sales; (iv) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (v) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement). The expense limitations for the Funds shares are as follows:
Fund | Expense Limitation | |||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
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Class A Shares |
2.25 | % | ||
Class B Shares |
3.00 | % | ||
Class C Shares |
3.00 | % | ||
Class R Shares |
2.50 | % | ||
Class Y Shares |
2.00 | % | ||
Class R5 Shares |
2.00 | % |
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 the Funds expense limit.
If applicable, such contractual fee waivers or reductions are set forth in the fee table in the Funds prospectus. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreements, they will terminate as indicated above. During their terms, the fee waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board.
The management fees payable by the Fund, the amounts waived by Invesco and the net fees paid by the Fund for the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix G.
Invesco has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with certain affiliates to serve as sub-advisers to the 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 Advisers Act are:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland)
Invesco Asset Management Limited (Invesco Asset Management)
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (Invesco Japan)
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Invesco Hong Kong Limited (Invesco Hong Kong)
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured)
Invesco Canada Ltd. (Invesco Canada)
Invesco and each Sub-Adviser (collectively, the Sub-Advisers) 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.
Appendix H contains the following information regarding the portfolio managers identified in the Funds prospectus:
| The dollar range of the managers investments in the Fund. |
| A description of the managers compensation structure. |
| Information regarding other accounts managed by the manager and potential conflicts of interest that might arise from the management of multiple accounts. |
Securities Lending Arrangements
If the 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 the 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.
The Advisory Agreement authorizes Invesco to receive a separate fee equal to 25% of the net monthly interest or fee income retained or paid to the Fund for the administrative services that Invesco renders in connection with securities lending. Invesco has contractually agreed, however, not to charge this fee and to obtain Board approval prior to charging such a fee in the future.
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 the 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. Currently, Invesco is reimbursed for the services of the Trusts principal financial officer and her staff and any expenses related to fund accounting services.
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Administrative services fees paid to Invesco by the Fund for the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix I.
Transfer Agent. Invesco Investment Services, Inc., (Invesco Investment Services), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173, 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, 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 Class R6 shares, 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, 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 L.
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.
Custodian. State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Custodian), 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, is custodian of all securities and cash of the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431, serves as sub-custodian to facilitate cash management.
The Custodian and sub-custodian are authorized to establish separate accounts in foreign countries and to cause foreign securities owned by the Fund 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 Fund, administers the purchases and sales of portfolio securities, collects interest and dividends and other distributions made on the securities held in the Funds portfolio 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.
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Funds independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the financial statements of the Funds. The Audit Committee of the Board has appointed, and the Board has ratified and approved, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002-5678, as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Fund. Such appointment was ratified and approved by the Board. In connection with the audit of the 2016 financial statements, the Funds entered into an engagement letter with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The terms of the engagement letter required by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and agreed to by the Funds Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or the services provided thereunder.
Counsel to the Trust. Legal matters for the Trust have been passed upon by Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7018.
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 the 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.
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 and Australia; the Japan trading desk of Invesco Japan generally places trades of equity securities in the Japanese markets; the EMEA trading desk of Invesco Asset Management Limited (the EMEA 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 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 or a Sub-Adviser 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 EMEA Desk. Even when trading is delegated by Invesco or the Sub-Advisers to the various arms of the global equity trading desk, Invesco or the Sub-Advisers that delegate trading is responsible for oversight of this trading activity.
Invesco or the Sub-Advisers make decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund, selects broker-dealers (each, a Broker), affects 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 Fund may not pay the lowest commission or spread available. See Broker Selection below.
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Some of the securities in which the Fund invests are traded in OTC markets. Portfolio transactions in such markets may be affected 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 Fund) to the underwriter. Purchases of money market instruments may be made directly from issuers without the payment of commissions.
Historically, Invesco and the Sub-Advisers did not negotiate commission rates on stock markets outside the United States. In recent years many overseas stock markets have adopted a system of negotiated rates; however, a number of markets maintain an established schedule of minimum commission rates.
In some cases, Invesco may decide to place trades on a blind principal bid basis, which involves combining all trades for one or more portfolios into a single basket, and generating a description of the characteristics of the basket for provision to potential executing brokers. Based on the trade characteristics information provided by Invesco, these brokers submit bids for executing all of the required trades at the market close price for a specific commission. Invesco generally selects the broker with the lowest bid to execute these trades.
Brokerage commissions paid by the Fund during the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix J.
The Fund 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, the 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 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.
Invescos or the Sub-Advisers primary consideration in selecting Brokers to execute portfolio transactions for an Invesco Fund is to obtain best execution. In selecting a Broker to execute a portfolio transaction in equity securities for an Invesco 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 the 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 Fund, 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 Fund 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
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commission than the lowest available. Under Section 28(e)(1), Invesco or the Sub-Advisers must make a good faith determination that the commissions paid are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or [Invescos or the Sub-Advisers] overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts as to which [it] exercises investment discretion. The services provided by the Broker also must lawfully and appropriately assist Invesco or the Sub-Advisers in the performance of its investment decision-making responsibilities. Accordingly, the Fund may pay a Broker commissions higher than those available from another Broker in recognition of the Brokers provision of Soft Dollar Products to Invesco or the Sub-Advisers.
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers face a potential conflict of interest when they use client trades to obtain Soft Dollar Products. This conflict exists because Invesco and the Sub-Advisers are able to use the Soft Dollar Products to manage client accounts without paying cash for the Soft Dollar Products, which reduces Invescos or the Sub-Advisers expenses to the extent that Invesco or the Sub-Advisers would have purchased such products had they not been provided by Brokers. Section 28(e) permits Invesco or the Sub-Advisers to use Soft Dollar Products for the benefit of any account it manages. Certain Invesco-managed accounts (or accounts managed by the Sub-Advisers) may generate soft dollars used to purchase Soft Dollar Products that ultimately benefit other Invesco Advisers, Inc.-managed accounts (or Sub-Adviser-managed accounts), effectively cross subsidizing the other Invesco-managed accounts (or the other Sub-Adviser-managed accounts) that benefit directly from the product. Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may not use all of the Soft Dollar Products provided by Brokers through which the 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 conclude 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:
| proprietary research created by the Broker executing the trade, and |
| other products created by third parties that are supplied to Invesco or the Sub-Adviser through the Broker executing the trade. |
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.
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Invesco and the Sub-Advisers also use soft dollars to acquire products from third parties that are supplied to Invesco or the Sub-Advisers through Brokers executing the trades or other Brokers who step in to a transaction and receive a portion of the brokerage commission for the trade. Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may from time to time instruct the executing Broker to allocate or step out a portion of a transaction to another Broker. The Broker to which Invesco or the Sub-Advisers have stepped out would then settle and complete the designated portion of the transaction, and the executing Broker would settle and complete the remaining portion of the transaction that has not been stepped out. Each Broker may receive a commission or brokerage fee with respect to that portion of the transaction that it settles and completes.
Soft Dollar Products received from Brokers supplement Invescos and or the Sub-Advisers own research (and the research of certain of its affiliates), and may include the following types of products and services:
| 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). |
| 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. |
| Economic Data/Forecasting Tools various macro economic forecasting tools, such as economic data or currency and political forecasts for various countries or regions. |
| Quantitative/Technical Analysis software tools that assist in quantitative and technical analysis of investment data. |
| Fundamental/Industry Analysis industry specific fundamental investment research. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
If Invesco or the Sub-Advisers determine 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 follow. 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 Fund. However, the Fund is 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 Fund 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 Fund might exceed those that might otherwise have been paid.
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Invesco or the Sub-Advisers may determine target levels of brokerage business with various Brokers on behalf of its clients (including the Fund) 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 Fund to their clients, or that act as agent in the purchase of the Funds shares for their clients, provided that Invesco or the Sub-Advisers believe such Brokers provide best execution and such transactions are executed in compliance with Invescos policy against using directed brokerage to compensate Brokers for promoting or selling Invesco Fund shares. Invesco and the Sub-Advisers will not enter into a binding commitment with Brokers to place trades with such Brokers involving brokerage commissions in precise amounts.
Directed Brokerage (Research Services)
Directed brokerage (research services) commissions paid by the Fund during the last fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 are found in Appendix K.
The Adviser or Sub-Adviser may place trades with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (ICMI), a broker-dealer with whom it is affiliated, provided the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines that ICMIs trade execution abilities and costs are at least comparable to those of non-affiliated brokerage firms with which the Adviser or Sub-Adviser could otherwise place similar trades. ICMI receives brokerage commissions in connection with effecting trades for the Fund and, therefore, use of ICMI presents a conflict of interest for the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. Trades placed through ICMI, including the brokerage commissions paid to ICMI, are subject to procedures adopted by the Board.
Brokerage commissions on affiliated transactions paid by the Fund during the last three fiscal years ended October 31 are found in Appendix J.
Information concerning the Funds acquisition of securities of its brokers during the last fiscal year ended October 31 is found in Appendix K.
Allocation of Portfolio Transactions
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers manage numerous Invesco Funds and other accounts. Some of these accounts may have investment objectives similar to the Fund. Occasionally, identical securities will be appropriate for investment by the Fund and by another Invesco Fund or one or more other accounts. However, the position of each account in the same security and the length of time that each account may hold its investment in the same security may vary. Invesco and the Sub-Adviser will also determine the timing and amount of purchases for an account based on its cash position. If the purchase or sale of securities is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund(s) and one or more other accounts, and is considered at or about the same time, Invesco or the Sub-Adviser will allocate transactions in such securities among the Fund(s) and these accounts on a pro rata basis based on order size or in such other manner believed by Invesco to be fair and equitable. Invesco or the Sub-Adviser may combine transactions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to obtain the most favorable execution. Simultaneous transactions could, however, adversely affect the Funds ability to obtain or dispose of the full amount of a security which it seeks to purchase or sell.
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Allocation of Initial Public Offering (IPO) Transactions
Certain of the Invesco Funds or other accounts managed by Invesco may become interested in participating in IPOs. Purchases of IPOs by one Invesco Fund or other accounts may also be considered for purchase by one or more other Invesco Funds or accounts. Invesco combines indications of interest for IPOs for all Invesco Funds and accounts participating in purchase transactions for that IPO. When the full amount of all IPO orders for such Invesco Funds and accounts cannot be filled completely, Invesco shall allocate such transactions in accordance with the following procedures:
Invesco or the Sub-Adviser may determine the eligibility of each Invesco Fund and account that seeks to participate in a particular IPO by reviewing a number of factors, including market capitalization/liquidity suitability and sector/style suitability of the investment with the Invesco Funds or accounts investment objective, policies, strategies and current holdings. Invesco will allocate securities issued in IPOs to eligible Invesco Funds and accounts on a pro rata basis based on order size.
Invesco Canada, Invesco Hong Kong and Invesco Japan allocate IPOs on a pro rata basis based on size of order or in such other manner which they believe is fair and equitable.
Invesco Asset Management allocates IPOs on a pro rata basis based on account size or in such other manner believed by Invesco Asset Management to be fair and equitable.
Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Senior Secured do not subscribe to IPOs.
PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES
Please refer to Appendix L for information on Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares.
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 the Fund unless the shareholder has requested in writing to receive such dividends and distributions in cash or that they be invested in shares of another Invesco Fund, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus under the caption Purchasing Shares Automatic Dividend and Distribution Investment. Such dividends and distributions will be reinvested at the net asset value per share determined on the ex-dividend date.
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.
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.
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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:
| Distribution Requirement 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). |
| Income Requirement the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from 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). |
| Asset Diversification Test the Fund must satisfy the following asset diversification test at the close of each quarter of the Funds tax year: (1) at least 50% of the value of the Funds assets must consist of cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund has not invested more than 5% of the value of the Funds total assets in securities of an issuer and as to which the Fund does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer); and (2) no more than 25% of the value of the Funds total assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities 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. |
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 Internal Revenue Service (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.
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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.
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 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. If the Fund has a net capital loss (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains), 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. 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
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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 Capital gain dividends below). A qualified late year loss includes:
(i) any net capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year, or, if there is no such loss, any net long-term capital loss or any net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (post-October capital losses), and
(ii) the sum of (1) the excess, if any, of (a) specified losses incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year, over (b) specified gains incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) ordinary losses incurred after December 31 of the current taxable year, over (b) the ordinary income incurred after December 31 of the current taxable year.
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 income mean other ordinary losses and income 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
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earned by an underlying fund (see Taxation of Fund Distributions Qualified dividend income for individuals and Corporate dividendsreceived 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.
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 taxes paid by the Fund to shareholders, although it reserves the right not to do so. If the Fund makes such an election and obtains a refund of foreign taxes paid by the Fund in a prior year, the Fund may be eligible to reduce the amount of foreign taxes reported by the Fund to its shareholders, generally by the amount of the foreign taxes refunded, for the year in which the refund is received.
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.
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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.
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, 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 dividendsreceived deduction . Ordinary income dividends reported by the Fund to shareholders as derived from qualified dividends from domestic corporations will qualify for the 70% dividendsreceived deduction generally available to corporations. The availability of the dividendsreceived 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 over-estimates the income to be received from certain investments such as those classified as partnerships or equity REITs. See Tax Treatment of Portfolio Transactions 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.
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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 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., Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) or Federal National Mortgage Association (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 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 . A 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on net investment income earned by certain individuals, estates and trusts. 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.
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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.
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:
| First-In, First-Out shares acquired first in the account are the first shares depleted. |
| Last-In, First-Out shares acquired last in the account are the first shares depleted. |
| High Cost shares acquired with the highest cost per share are the first shares depleted. |
| Low Cost shares acquired with the lowest cost per share are the first shares depleted. |
| Loss/Gain Utilization 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. |
| Specific Lot Identification 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. |
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.
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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 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 website 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.
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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.
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
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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 funds obligation under an option other than through the exercise of the option and related sale or delivery of the underlying stock generally will be short-term gain or loss depending on whether the premium income received by the fund is greater or less than the amount paid by the fund (if any) in terminating the transaction. Thus, for example, if an option written by a fund expires unexercised, the fund generally will recognize short-term gain equal to the premium received.
The tax treatment of certain futures contracts entered into by a fund as well as listed non-equity options written or purchased by the fund on U.S. exchanges (including options on futures contracts, broad-based equity indices and debt securities) may be governed by section 1256 of the Code (section 1256 contracts). Gains or losses on section 1256 contracts generally are considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses (60/40), although certain foreign currency gains and losses from such contracts may be treated as ordinary in character. Also, any section 1256 contracts held by a fund at the end of each taxable year (and, for purposes of the 4% excise tax, on certain other dates as prescribed under the Code) are marked-to-market with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized and the resulting gain or loss is treated as ordinary or 60/40 gain or loss, as applicable. 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.
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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. 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.
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.
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
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company, such as a fund, will be allocated to shareholders of the regulated investment company in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related REMIC residual interest or, if applicable, taxable mortgage pool directly. In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions), (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income (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 fund being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or withholding tax liabilities.
If an MLP is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (whether or not a QPTP), all or portion of the dividends received by a fund from the MLP likely will be treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes because of accelerated deductions available with respect to the activities of such MLPs. Further, because of these accelerated deductions, on the disposition of interests in such an MLP, a fund likely will realize taxable income in excess of economic gain with respect to those MLP interests (or if the fund does not dispose of the MLP, the fund could realize taxable income in excess of cash flow with respect to the MLP in a later period), and the fund must take such income into account in determining whether the fund has satisfied its Distribution Requirement. The fund may have to borrow or liquidate securities to satisfy its Distribution Requirement and to meet its redemption requests, even though investment considerations might otherwise make it undesirable for the fund to sell securities or borrow money at such time. In addition, any gain recognized, either upon the sale of a funds MLP interest or sale by the MLP of property held by it, including in excess of economic gain thereon, treated as so-called recapture income, will be treated as ordinary income. Therefore, to the extent a fund invests in MLPs, fund shareholders might receive greater amounts of distributions from the fund taxable as ordinary income than they otherwise would in the absence of such MLP investments.
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Although MLPs are generally expected to be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, some MLPs may be treated as PFICs or regular corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The treatment of particular MLPs for U.S. federal income tax purposes will affect the extent to which the Fund can invest in MLPs and will impact the amount, character, and timing of income recognized by the Fund.
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-linked or structured notes or a corporate subsidiary that invests in commodities, may be considered qualifying income under the Code. However, in September 2016, the IRS announced that it will no longer issue private letter rulings on questions relating to the treatment of a corporation as a RIC that require a determination of whether a financial instrument or position, such as a commodity-linked or structured note, is a security under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. A financial instrument or position that constitutes a security under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act generates qualifying income for a corporation taxed as a regulated investment company. This caused the IRS to consider revoking any rulings that required such a determination, some of which have been revoked prospectively as of a date agreed upon with IRS. Accordingly, a fund may invest in certain commodity-linked notes only to the extent it obtains an opinion of counsel confirming that income from such investments should be qualifying income because such commodity-linked notes constitute securities under section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. In addition, a RIC may gain exposure to commodities through investment in a QPTP such as an exchange-traded fund or ETF that is classified as a partnership and which invests in commodities, or through investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary that is treated as a controlled foreign corporation for federal income tax purposes. However, in September 2016, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would require such a subsidiary to distribute its Subpart F income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income such as income from commodity-linked derivatives) each year in order for a fund to treat that income as satisfying the Income Requirement. 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.
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% dividendsreceived 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.
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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 dividendsreceived 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 principles. A change in the conversion ratio or conversion price of a convertible security on account of a dividend paid to the issuers other shareholders may result in a deemed distribution of stock to the holders of the convertible security equal to the value of their increased interest in the equity of the issuer. Thus, an increase in the conversion ratio of a convertible security can be treated as a taxable distribution of stock to a holder of the convertible security (without a corresponding receipt of cash by the holder) before the holder has converted the security.
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:
| provide your correct Social Security or taxpayer identification number, |
| certify that this number is correct, |
| certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, and |
| certify that you are a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). |
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.
Non-U.S. investors have special U.S. tax certification requirements. See Foreign Shareholders 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:
| 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 |
| interest-related dividends paid by the Fund from its qualified net interest income from U.S. sources and short-term capital gain dividends. |
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 the sale of shares in a QIE other than one that is 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 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.
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.
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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, the Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on the following payments or distributions made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions (FFI) or non-financial foreign entities (NFFE): (a) income dividends and (b) after December 31, 2018, certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares. 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 if it is deemed compliant or 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 Code (FFI agreement) under which it agrees to verify, report and disclose certain of its U.S. accountholders and meet certain other specified requirements. The FFI will either report the specified information about the U.S. accounts to the IRS, or, to the government of the FFIs country of residence (pursuant to the terms and conditions of applicable law and an applicable IGA entered into between the U.S. and the FFIs country of residence), which will, in turn, report the specified information 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.
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, IGAs, and other guidance regarding FATCA. An FFI or NFFE that invests in the 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 the 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).
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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.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement, as amended, relating to the Fund (the Distribution Agreement) 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 Fund. 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 Fund, 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 institutional share classes. Not all Invesco Funds offer all share classes.
The Distribution Agreement provides 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. Invesco Distributors or its predecessor has paid sales commissions from its own resources to dealers who sold Class B shares of the Funds at the time of such sales.
Payments for Class B shares equaled 4.00% of the purchase price of the Class B shares sold by the dealer or institution, consisting of a sales commission equal to 3.75% of the purchase price of the Class B shares sold plus an advance of the first year service fee of 0.25% for such shares. The portion of the payments to Invesco Distributors under the Class B Plan that constitutes an asset-based sales charge (0.75%) is intended in part to permit Invesco Distributors to recoup a portion of such sales commissions plus financing costs.
Invesco Distributors may pay sales commissions to dealers and institutions who sell Class C shares of the 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 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 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.
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The Trust (on behalf of any class of any 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. In the event the Class B shares Distribution Agreement is terminated, Invesco Distributors would continue to receive payments of asset-based distribution fees in respect of the outstanding Class B shares attributable to the distribution efforts of Invesco Distributors or its predecessors; provided, however that a complete termination of the Class B Plan (as defined in such Plan) would terminate all payments to Invesco Distributors. Termination of the Class B Plan or the Distribution Agreement for Class B shares would not affect the obligation of Class B shareholders to pay CDSCs.
Total sales charges (front end and CDSCs) paid in connection with the sale of shares of each class of the Fund and any predecessor funds, as applicable, for the last three fiscal years are found in Appendix O.
The Trust has adopted two different forms of distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the Fund, one plan for the Class A shares, Class C shares and Class R shares and one plan for the Class B shares (each, a Plan and, collectively, the Plans).
The Fund, pursuant to its Plans, reimburses Invesco Distributors in an amount up to the following annual rates, shown immediately below, of the Funds average daily net assets of the applicable class.
Fund |
Class A | Class B | Class C | Class R | ||||||||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.50 | % |
The Plans reimburse Invesco Distributors for expenses incurred for the purpose of financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund. 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.
Payments pursuant to the Plans are subject to any applicable limitations imposed by FINRA rules.
See Appendix M for a list of the amounts paid by each class of shares of the Fund pursuant to its distribution and service plans for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, and Appendix N for an estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by each class of shares of the Fund pursuant to its distribution plans for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.
As required by Rule 12b-1, the Plans (and for Type 1 Plans only, as described below, the related forms of Shareholder Service Agreements) were approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees 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 the Fund and its shareholders.
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The anticipated benefits that may result from the Plans with respect to the Fund and/or the classes of the 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 the 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.
The Fund is currently grouped under the following Plans:
Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R and S Shares Compensation Plan:
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Charter Fund
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund (Class R)
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Dividend Income Fund
Invesco Emerging Market Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Energy Fund
Invesco European Growth Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco European Small Company Fund
Invesco Floating Rate Fund
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco Global Growth Fund
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class C, Cash Reserves and Class R)
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund (Class A and C)
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco International Companies Fund
Invesco International Core Equity Fund
Invesco International Growth Fund
Invesco International Small Company Fund
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco MLP Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund
Invesco Real Estate Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund
Invesco Summit Fund
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund
Invesco Technology Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco U.S. Government Fund (Class A, C and R)
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund (Class R)
Invesco World Bond Fund
Class A, AX, C, CX, Investor Class, R and RX Shares Reimbursement Plan:
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Invesco American Value Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund (Class AX, CX and RX)
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Comstock Fund
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund (Class A and C)
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Equally-Weighted S & P 500 Fund
Invesco Equity and Income Fund
Invesco European Growth Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class AX and CX)
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Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
Invesco Real Estate Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco S & P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Technology Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco U.S. Government Fund (Investor Class)
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund (Class A and C)
Reimbursement Shares
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Invesco American Value Fund
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Comstock Fund
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S & P 500 Fund
Invesco Equity and Income Fund
Invesco Government Money Market Fund (Class BX Shares)
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
Invesco S & P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund
Amounts payable under the Reimbursement Plan and Class B Plan (Reimbursement Shares) must be directly related to the expenses incurred by Invesco Distributors on behalf of each Fund, as such Plans obligate the Funds to reimburse Invesco Distributors for its actual allocated share of expenses incurred for the period. Reimbursement will be made through payments made at the end of each month. Reimbursement expenses for Investor Class Shares covered by the Reimbursement Plan shall be computed over a rolling twelve-month period. If Invesco Distributors actual allocated share of expenses incurred pursuant to the Reimbursement Plan or Class B Plan (Reimbursement Shares) for the period exceeds the annual cap, a Fund will not be obligated to pay more than the annual cap. If Invesco Distributors actual allocated share of expenses incurred pursuant to the Reimbursement Plan or Class B Plan (Reimbursement Shares) for the period is less than the annual cap, Invesco Distributors is entitled to be reimbursed only for its actual allocated share of expenses.
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Invesco Distributors may from time to time waive or reduce any portion of its 12b-1 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 Distributors will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee prior to the end of each fiscal year.
The Funds may pay a service fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Investor Class shares, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of Class S shares, and 0.10% of the average daily net assets of Class P shares, attributable to the customers selected dealers and financial institutions to such dealers and financial institutions, including Invesco Distributors, acting as 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 the 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund, in making dealer incentive and shareholder servicing payments to dealers and other financial institutions under the Plans. These payments are an obligation of the Fund and not of Invesco Distributors.
The sale of Class B shares has ceased, but Invesco Distributors is eligible to be reimbursed amounts previously expended so long as the Class B Plans remain in effect. Except as may be mandated by applicable law, the Funds do not impose any limit with respect to the number of years into the future that such unreimbursed actual net expenses may be carried forward (on a Fund level basis). These unreimbursed actual net expenses may or may not be recovered through Plan fees or contingent deferred sales charges in future years.
Because of fluctuations in net asset value, the Plan fees with respect to a particular Class B or Class C share may be greater or less than the amount of the initial commission (including carrying cost) paid by Invesco Distributors with respect to such share. In such circumstances, a shareholder of a share may be deemed to incur expenses attributable to other shareholders of such class.
If the Plans are terminated or not continued, the Fund would not be contractually obligated to pay Invesco Distributors for any expenses not previously reimbursed by the Fund or recovered through contingent deferred sales charges.
The Funds financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, including the Financial Highlights pertaining thereto, and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon, are incorporated by reference into this SAI from the Funds Annual Report to shareholders contained in the Trusts Form N-CSR filed on January 6, 2017.
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The portions of the Annual Report that are not specifically listed above are not incorporated by reference into this SAI and are not a part of this Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust that it has identified an issue related to its independence under Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the Loan Rule). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from being deemed independent if they have certain financial relationships with their audit clients or certain affiliates of those clients. The Trust is required under various securities laws to have its financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm.
The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it or certain affiliates and covered persons receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit clients equity securities (referred to as a more than ten percent owner). For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include the Funds as well as all registered investment companies advised by the Adviser and its affiliates, including other subsidiaries of the Advisers parent company, Invesco Ltd. (collectively, the Invesco Fund Complex). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust it and certain affiliates and covered persons have relationships with lenders who hold, as record owner, more than ten percent of the shares of certain funds within the Invesco Fund Complex, which may implicate the Loan Rule.
On June 20, 2016, the SEC Staff issued a no-action letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter) related to the audit independence issue described above. In that letter, the SEC confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. In connection with prior independence determinations, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP communicated, as contemplated by the no-action letter, that it believes that it remains objective and impartial and that a reasonable investor possessing all the facts would conclude that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is able to exhibit the requisite objectivity and impartiality to report on the Funds financial statements as the independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP also represented that it has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and (2), which are conditions to the Funds relying on the no action letter, and affirmed that it is an independent accountant within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520. Therefore, the Adviser, the Funds and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP concluded that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP could continue as the Funds independent registered public accounting firm. The Invesco Fund Complex relied upon the no-action letter in reaching this conclusion.
If in the future the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is called into question under the Loan Rule by circumstances that are not addressed in the SECs no-action letter, the Funds will need to take other action in order for the Funds filings with the SEC containing financial statements to be deemed compliant with applicable securities laws. Such additional actions could result in additional costs, impair the ability of the Funds to issue new shares or have other material adverse effects on the Funds. In addition, the SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance after which the Invesco Funds will no longer be able to rely on the letter unless its term is extended or made permanent by the SEC Staff.
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RATINGS OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following is a description of the factors underlying the debt ratings of Moodys, S&P, and Fitch.
Moodys Long-Term Debt Ratings
Aaa: | Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk. |
Aa: | Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. |
A: | Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. |
Baa: | Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics. |
Ba: | Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk. |
B: | Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. |
Caa: | Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk. |
Ca: | Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest. |
C: | Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest. |
Note: Moodys applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
Moodys Short-Term Prime Rating System
P-1: | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations. |
P-2: | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations. |
P-3: | Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations. |
NP (Not Prime):
Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
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Moodys MIG/VMIG US Short-Term Ratings
Short-Term Obligation Ratings
While the global short-term prime rating scale is applied to US municipal tax-exempt commercial paper, these programs are typically backed by external letters of credit or liquidity facilities and their short-term prime ratings usually map to the long-term rating of the enhancing bank or financial institution and not to the municipalitys rating. Other short-term municipal obligations, which generally have different funding sources for repayment, are rated using two additional short-term rating scales (i.e., the MIG and VMIG scales discussed below).
The Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuers long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levelsMIG 1 through MIG 3while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG.
MIG 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: | This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group. |
MIG 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. |
Demand Obligation Ratings
In the case of variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moodys evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moodys evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand (demand feature). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade (VMIG) scale. VMIG ratings of demand obligations with unconditional liquidity support are mapped from the short-term debt rating (or counterparty assessment) of the support provider, or the underlying obligor in the absence of third party liquidity support, with VMIG 1 corresponding to P-1, VMIG 2 to P-2, VMIG 3 to P-3 and SG to not prime. For example, the VMIG rating for an industrial revenue bond with Company XYZ as the underlying obligor would normally have the same numerical modifier as Company XYZs prime rating. Transitions of VMIG ratings of demand obligations with conditional liquidity support, as show in the diagram below, differ from transitions on the Prime scale to reflect the risk that external liquidity support will terminate if the issuers long-term rating drops below investment grade.
VMIG 1 : This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
VMIG 2: This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
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VMIG 3 : This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
SG : This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.
Standard & Poors Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P Global Ratings analysis of the following considerations:
| The likelihood of payment the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on a financial obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation; |
| The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute; and |
| The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors rights. |
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 S&P Global Ratings. 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. |
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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. |
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. The CC rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default. |
C: | An obligation rated C is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared to obligations that are rated higher. |
D: | An obligation rated D is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the D rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The D rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligations rating is lowered to D if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer. |
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, or that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P Global Ratings 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 S&P Global Ratings. 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-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. |
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C: | A short-term obligation rated C 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. |
D: | A short-term obligation rated D is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the D rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings 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 and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligations rating is lowered to D if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer. |
Standard & Poors Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings Definitions
An S&P Global Ratings U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P Global Ratings 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, S&P Global Ratings 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. |
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
Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, AAA/A-1+ or A-1+/A-1). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, SP-1+/A-1+).
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.
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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. For information about the historical performance of ratings please refer to Fitchs Ratings Transition and Default studies which detail the historical default rates and their meaning. The European Securities and Markets Authority also maintains a central repository of rating default rates.
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.
The primary credit rating scales may be used to provide a credit opinion of privately issued obligations or certain note issuance programs. The primary credit rating scales may also be used to provide a credit opinion of a more narrow scope, including interest strips and return of principal.
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.
Fitch Long-Term Rating Scales
Issuer Credit Rating Scales
Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations, sovereigns, insurance companies, and certain sectors within public finance, 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.
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Country Ceilings
Country Ceilings are expressed using the symbols of the long-term issuer primary credit rating scale and relate to sovereign jurisdictions also rated by Fitch Ratings on the Issuer Default Rating scale. They reflect the agencys judgment regarding the risk of capital and exchange controls being imposed by the sovereign authorities that would prevent or materially impede the private sectors ability to convert local currency into foreign currency and transfer to non-resident creditors transfer and convertibility (TandC) risk. As such, they are not ratings, but expressions of a maximum limit for the foreign currency issuer ratings of most, but not all, issuers in a given country. Given the close correlation between sovereign credit and TandC risks, the Country Ceiling may exhibit a greater degree of volatility than would normally be expected when it lies above the sovereign foreign currency rating.
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.
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
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c. Fitch Ratings otherwise believes a condition of RD or D to be imminent or inevitable, including through the formal announcement of a distressed 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 operating. 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; ord. execution of a distressed 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 distressed 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 distressed debt exchange, but the date of the exchange still lies several days or weeks in the immediate future.
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.
Notes
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. |
A-8
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. Typically 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
Persons to Whom Invesco Provides
Non-Public Portfolio Holdings on an Ongoing Basis
(as of December 31, 2016)
Service Provider |
Disclosure Category |
|
ABN AMRO Financial Services, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Absolute Color | Financial Printer | |
Anglemyer & Co. | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP | Special Insurance Counsel | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Blaylock Robert Van LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
BB&T Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Bear Stearns Pricing Direct, Inc. | Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
BLNS Securities Ltd. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
BOSC, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | Securities Lender (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Cabrera Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Charles River Systems, Inc. | System Provider | |
Chas. P. Young Co. | Financial Printer | |
Cirrus Research, LLC | Trading System | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Commerce Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Crane Data, LLC | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Credit Suisse International / Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. | Service Provider | |
Crews & Associates | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
D.A. Davidson & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Dechert LLP | Legal Counsel | |
DEPFA First Albany | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
E.K. Riley Investments LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Empirical Research Partners | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Finacorp Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
First Miami Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
First Southwest Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
First Tryon Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Fitch, Inc. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
FT Interactive Data Corporation | Pricing Vendor | |
FTN Financial Group | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
GainsKeeper | Software Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
GCom2 Solutions | Software Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
George K. Baum & Company | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Glass, Lewis & Co. | System Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Global Trading Analytics, LLC | Software Provider | |
Global Trend Alert | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Hattier, Sanford & Reynoir | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
ICI (Investment Company Institute) | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
ICRA Online Ltd. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation | Other |
B-1
Service Provider |
Disclosure Category |
|
iMoneyNet, Inc. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Initram Data, Inc. | Pricing Vendor | |
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. | Proxy Voting Service (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | Transfer Agent | |
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. | System Provider (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Investment Company Institute | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Investortools, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
ITG, Inc. | Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.\Citigroup Global Markets Inc.\JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Lender (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
J.P. Morgan Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC | Sub-advisor (for certain sub-advised accounts) | |
Jorden Burt LLP | Special Insurance Counsel | |
KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | Legal Counsel | |
Lebenthal & Co. LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Lipper, Inc. | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Loan Pricing Corporation | Pricing Service (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Loop Capital Markets | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
M.R. Beal | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
MarkIt Group Limited | Pricing Vendor (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Merrill Communications LLC | Financial Printer | |
Mesirow Financial, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Middle Office Solutions | Software Provider | |
Moodys Investors Service | Rating & Ranking Agency (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Morrison Foerster LLP | Legal Counsel | |
MS Securities Services, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | Securities Lender (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Muzea Insider Consulting Services, LLC | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Ness USA Inc. | System provider | |
Noah Financial, LLC | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Omgeo LLC | Trading System | |
Piper Jaffray | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Prager, Sealy & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (for all Invesco Funds) | |
Protective Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Ramirez & Co., Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
RBC Capital Markets | Analyst (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Reuters America LLC | Pricing Service (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Rice Financial Products | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
RR Donnelley Financial | Financial Printer | |
Ryan Beck & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) |
B-2
Service Provider |
Disclosure Category |
|
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., L.L.C. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Simon Printing Company | Financial Printer | |
Southwest Precision Printers, Inc. | Financial Printer | |
Southwest Securities | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Standard and Poors/Standard and Poors Securities Evaluations, Inc. | Pricing Service and Rating and Ranking Agency (each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds) | |
StarCompliance, Inc. | System Provider | |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | Custodian, Lender, Securities Lender, and System Provider (each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP | Legal Counsel | |
The Bank of New York | Custodian and Securities Lender (each, respectively, for certain Invesco Funds) | |
The MacGregor Group, Inc. | Software Provider | |
The Savader Group LLC | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Thomson Information Services Incorporated | Software Provider | |
UBS Financial Services, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
VCI Group Inc. | Financial Printer | |
Vining Sparks IBG | Broker (for Certain Invesco Funds) | |
W.H Mell Associates, Inc. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Wachovia National Bank, N.A. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
Western Lithograph | Financial Printer | |
Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital L.L.C. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
William Blair & Co. | Broker (for certain Invesco Funds) | |
XSP, LLC\Solutions Plus, Inc. | Software Provider |
B-3
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
As of January 31, 2017
The address of each trustee and officer is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trusts organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
Name, year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust |
Trustee
|
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years |
Number of Funds
in
Fund
Trustee |
Other
Held by
Trustee/Director
5 Years |
||||
Interested Trustees: |
||||||||
Martin L. Flanagan 1 - 1960 Trustee |
2007 |
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business
Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company (US), Inc. (formerly 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) |
144 | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) 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. |
C-1
Philip A. Taylor 2 - 1954 Trustee and Senior Vice President |
2006 |
Head of the Americas 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 Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class 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 and Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management).
Formerly: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp; President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); 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; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. |
144 | None |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
C-2
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; Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company); ACE Limited (insurance company); Independent Directors Council and Investment Company Institute: Member of the Audit Committee, Investment Company Institute; Member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Governance Committee, Independent Directors Council |
144 | Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) (insurance company); Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Ferroglobe PLC | ||||
David C. Arch 1945 Trustee |
2010 | Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer | 144 | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers Association | ||||
James T. Bunch 1942 Trustee |
2003 |
Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office/private equity investments)
Formerly: Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Evans Scholarship Foundation; Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association |
144 | Trustee, Evans Scholarship Foundation | ||||
Jack M. Fields 1952 Trustee |
2001 |
Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Discovery Learning Alliance (non-profit)
Formerly: Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); Director, Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff); 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 |
144 | None | ||||
Eli Jones 1961 Trustee |
2016 |
Professor and Dean, Mays Business School - Texas A&M University
Formerly: Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University and Director, Arvest Bank |
144 | Director of Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
C-3
Prema Mathai- Davis 1950 Trustee |
2001 |
Retired.
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. |
144 | None | ||||
Larry Soll 1942 Trustee |
2003 |
Retired.
Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) |
144 | None | ||||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. 1944 Trustee |
2005 |
Retired.
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche |
144 | None | ||||
Robert C. Troccoli 1949 Trustee |
2016 |
Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Daniels College of Business
Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP |
144 | None | ||||
Officers |
||||||||
Sheri Morris 1964 President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer |
1999 |
President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, 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 Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Vice President and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; 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 |
N/A | N/A | ||||
Russell C. Burk 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer |
2005 | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | N/A | N/A |
C-4
John M. Zerr 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
2006 |
Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.); Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.) Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; 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 |
C-5
Karen Dunn Kelley 1960 Senior Vice President |
2004 |
Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; 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 and Director, 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; Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management DAC (formerly known as 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); 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 Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) |
N/A | N/A | ||||
Kelli Gallegos 1970 Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
2008 |
Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Assistant Treasurer, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds |
N/A | N/A | ||||
Tracy Sullivan 1962 Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
2008 |
Vice President, Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds; Assistant Treasurer, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust
Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds |
N/A | N/A |
C-6
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., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. |
N/A | N/A | ||||
Robert R. Leveille 1969 Chief Compliance Officer |
2016 |
Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Putnam Investments and the Putnam Funds |
N/A | N/A |
C-7
Trustee Ownership of Fund Shares as of December 31, 2016
Name of Trustee |
Dollar Range of Equity Securities Per Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Trustee in Invesco Funds |
||
Interested Persons |
||||
Martin Flanagan |
None | Over $100,000 | ||
Philip A. Taylor |
None | $1-$10,000 | ||
Independent Trustees |
||||
David C. Arch |
None | Over $100,000 | ||
James T. Bunch |
None | Over $100,000 | ||
Bruce L. Crockett |
None | Over $100,000 3 | ||
Jack M. Fields |
None | Over $100,000 3 | ||
Eli Jones 4 |
N/A | Over $100,000 | ||
Prema Mathai-Davis |
None | Over $100,000 3 | ||
Larry Soll |
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund ($50,001-$100,000) | Over $100,000 | ||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. |
None | Over $100,000 | ||
Robert C. Troccoli 4 |
N/A | Over $100,000 |
3 | 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. |
4 | Messrs. Jones and Troccoli were elected as trustees of the Trust effective January 29, 2016. |
C-8
TRUSTEES 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, 2016.
Trustee |
Aggregate
Compensation From the Trust (1) |
Retirement
Benefits Accrued by All Invesco Funds |
Estimated Annual
Benefits Upon Retirement (2) |
Total
Compensation From All Invesco Funds (3) |
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Independent Trustees 4 |
||||||||||||||||
David C. Arch |
$ | 38,338 | $ | 0 | $ | 205,000 | $ | 383,122 | ||||||||
James T. Bunch |
40,969 | 0 | 205,000 | 401,322 | ||||||||||||
Bruce L. Crockett |
70,372 | 0 | 205,000 | 690,922 | ||||||||||||
Jack M. Fields |
37,253 | 0 | 205,000 | 363,122 | ||||||||||||
Eli Jones (5) |
23,671 | 0 | 0 | 309,351 | ||||||||||||
Prema Mathai-Davis |
40,060 | 0 | 205,000 | 390,322 | ||||||||||||
Larry Soll |
40,718 | 0 | 226,885 | 396,322 | ||||||||||||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. |
43,776 | 0 | 205,000 | 426,022 | ||||||||||||
Robert C. Troccoli (5) |
24,557 | 0 | 0 | 317,851 | ||||||||||||
Officer |
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Russell Burk |
75,579 | 0 | 0 | 760,759 |
(1) | Amounts shown are based on the fiscal year ended October 31,2016. The total amount of compensation deferred by all trustees of the Trust during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, including earnings, was $48,598. |
(2) | 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. These amounts are not adjusted to reflect deemed investment appreciation or depreciation. |
(3) | All trustees currently serve as trustee of 31 registered investment companies advised by Invesco. |
(4) | On December 31, 2016, Mr. Albert Dowden and Ms. Suzanne Woolsey retired. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, compensation from the Trust for both Mr. Dowden and Ms. Woolsey was $78,398. |
(5) | Dr. Eli Jones and Mr. Robert C. Troccoli were appointed as trustees of the Trust effective January 29, 2016. |
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APPENDIX E
PROXY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Invescos Policy Statement on Global Corporate
Governance and Proxy Voting
The Adviser and each sub-adviser rely on this policy. In addition, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Canada Ltd., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC have also adopted operating guidelines and procedures for proxy voting particular to each regional investment center. Such guidelines and procedures are attached hereto.
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Invescos Policy Statement on Global Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting |
I. |
Guiding Principles and Philosophy |
Public companies hold shareholder meetings, attended by the companys executives, directors, and shareholders, during which important issues, such as appointments to the companys board of directors, executive compensation, and auditors, are addressed and where applicable, voted on. Proxy voting gives shareholders the opportunity to vote on issues that impact the companys operations and policies without being present at the meetings.
Invesco views proxy voting as an integral part of its investment management responsibilities and believes that the right to vote proxies should be managed with the same high standards of care and fiduciary duty to its clients as all other elements of the investment process. Invescos proxy voting philosophy, governance structure and process are designed to ensure that proxy voles are cast in accordance with clients best interests, which Invesco interprets to mean clients best economic interests, this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of Invescos regional investment centers.
Invesco investment teams vote proxies on behalf of Invesco-sponsored funds and non-fund advisory clients that have explicitly granted Invesco authority in writing to vote proxies on their behalf.
The proxy voting process at Invesco, which is driven by investment professionals, Focuses on maximizing long-term value for our clients, protecting clients rights and promoting governance structures and practices that reinforce the accountability of corporate management and boards of directors to shareholders. Invesco takes a nuanced approach to voting and, therefore, many matters to be voted upon are reviewed on a case by case basis.
Votes in favor of board or management proposals should not be interpreted as an indication of insufficient consideration by lnvesco fund managers. Such votes may reflect the outcome of past or ongoing engagement and active ownership by Invesco with representatives of the companies in which we invest.
II. |
Applicability of this Policy |
This Policy sets forth the framework of Invescos corporate governance approach, broad philosophy and guiding principles that inform the proxy voting practices of Invescos investment teams around the world. Given the different nature of these teams and their respective investment processes, as well as the significant differences in regulatory regimes and market practices across jurisdictions, not all aspects of this Policy may apply to all Invesco investment teams at all times. In the case of a conflict between this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of a regional investment center the latter will control.
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III. |
Proxy Voting for Certain Fixed Income, Money Market Accounts and Index |
For proxies held by certain client accounts managed in accordance with fixed income, money market and index strategies (including exchange traded funds), lnvesco will typically vote in line with the majority holder of the active-equity shares held by Invesco outside of those strategies (Majority Voting). In this manner Invesco seeks to leverage the active-equity expertise and comprehensive proxy voting reviews conducted by teams employing active-equity strategies, which typically incorporate analysis of proxy issues as a core component of the investment process. Portfolio managers for accounts employing Majority Voting still retain full discretion to override Majority Voting and to vote the shares as they determine to be in the best interest of those accounts, absent certain types of conflicts of interest, which are discussed elsewhere in this Policy.
IV. |
Conflicts of Interest |
There may be occasions where voting proxies may present a real or perceived conflict of interest between Invesco, as investment manager, and one or more of Invescos clients or vendors. Under Invescos Code of Conduct, Invesco entities and individuals are strictly prohibited from putting personal benefit, whether tangible or intangible, before the interests of clients. Personal benefit includes any intended benefit for Invesco, oneself or any other individual, company, group or organization of any kind whatsoever, except a benefit for the relevant lnvesco client.
Firm-level Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest may exist if Invesco has a material business relationship with, or is actively soliciting business from, either the company soliciting a proxy or a third party that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a particular outcome of a proxy vote (e.g., issuers that are distributors of Invescos products, or issuers that employ lnvesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or treasury accounts). Invescos proxy governance team maintains a list of all such issuers for which a conflict of interest exists.
If the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is specifically addressed by this Policy or the operating guidelines and procedures of the relevant regional investment center, Invesco generally will vote the proxy in accordance therewith. Otherwise, based on a majority vote of its members, the Global IPAC (as described below) will vote the proxy.
Because this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment center are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of clients, applying them to vote client proxies should, in most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of interest. As an additional safeguard, persons from Invescos marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions may not serve on the Global IPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, Invesco may not consider Invesco Ltd.s pecuniary interest when voting proxies on behalf of clients.
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Personal Conflicts of Interest
A conflict also may exist where an Invesco employee has a known personal relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate directors, or candidates for directorships.
All Invesco personnel with proxy voting responsibilities are required to report any known personal conflicts of interest regarding proxy issues with which they are involved. In such instances, the individual(s) with the conflict will be excluded from the decision-making process relating to such issues.
Other Conflicts of Interest
In order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, Invesco will not vote proxies issued by, or related to matters involving, Invesco Ltd. that may be held in client accounts from time to time. 1 Shares of an Invesco-sponsored fund held by other lnvesco funds will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying fund.
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Use of Third-Party Proxy Advisory Services |
Invesco may supplement its internal research with information from third-parties, such as proxy advisory firms. However, Invesco generally retains full and independent discretion with respect to proxy voting decisions.
As part of its fiduciary obligation to clients, Invesco performs extensive initial and ongoing due diligence on the proxy advisory firms it engages. This includes reviews of information regarding the capabilities of their research staffs and internal controls, policies and procedures, including those relating to possible conflicts of interest. In addition, lnvesco regularly monitors and communicates with these firms and monitors their compliance with Invescos performance and policy standards.
VI. |
Global Proxy Voting Platform and Administration |
Guided by its philosophy that investment teams should manage proxy voting, Invesco has created the Global lnvesco Proxy Advisory Committee (Global IPAC). The Global IPAC is a global investments-driven committee comprised of representatives from various investment management teams and Invescos Global Head of Proxy Governance and Responsible Investment (Head of Proxy Governance). The Global IPAC provides a forum for investment teams to monitor, understand and discuss key proxy issues and voting trends within the lnvesco complex. Absent a conflict of interest, the Global IPAC representatives, in consultation with the respective investment team, are responsible for voting proxies for the securities the team manages (unless such responsibility is explicitly delegated to the portfolio managers of the securities in question) In addition to the Global IPAC, for some clients, third parties (e.g., U.S. mutual fund boards) provide oversight of the proxy process. The Global IPAC and Invescos
1 | Generally speaking, Invesco does not invest for its clients in the shares of Invesco Ltd., however, limited exceptions apply in the case of funds or accounts designed to track an index that includes Invesco Ltd. as a component. |
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proxy administration and governance team, compliance and legal teams regularly communicate and review this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment center to ensure that they remain consistent with clients best interests, regulatory requirements, governance trends and industry best practices.
Invesco maintains a proprietary global proxy administration platform, known as the fund manager portal and supported by the Head of Proxy Governance and a dedicated team of internal proxy specialists. The platform streamlines the proxy voting and ballot reconciliation processes, as well as related functions, such as share blocking and managing conflicts of interest issuers. Managing these processes internally, as opposed to relying on third parties, gives Invesco greater quality control, oversight and independence in the proxy administration process.
The platform also includes advanced global reporting and record-keeping capabilities regarding proxy matters that enable Invesco to satisfy client, regulatory and management requirements. Historical proxy voting information, including commentary by investment professionals regarding the votes they cast, where applicable, is stored to build institutional knowledge across the Invesco complex with respect to individual companies and proxy issues. Certain investment teams also use the platform to access third-party proxy research.
VII. |
Non-Votes |
In the great majority of instances, Invesco is able to vote proxies successfully. However, in certain circumstances Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic or other opportunity costs of voting exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal. In addition, there may be instances in which Invesco is unable to vote all of its clients proxies despite using commercially reasonable efforts to do so. For example:
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Invesco may not receive proxy materials from the relevant fund or client custodian with sufficient time and information to make an informed independent voting decision. In such cases, Invesco may choose not to vote, to abstain from voting, to vote in line with management or to vote in accordance with proxy advisor recommendations. These matters are left to the discretion of the fund manager. |
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If the security in question is on loan as part of a securities lending program, lnvesco may determine that the benefit to the client of voting a particular proxy is outweighed by the revenue that would be lost by terminating the loan and recalling the securities. |
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In some countries the exercise of voting rights imposes temporary transfer restrictions on the related securities (share blocking). Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking countries unless Invesco 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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Some companies require a representative to attend meetings in person in order to vote a proxy. In such cases, Invesco may determine that the costs of sending a representative or signing a power-of-attorney outweigh the benefit of voting a particular proxy. |
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VIII. |
Proxy Voting Guidelines |
The following guidelines describe Invescos general positions on various common proxy voting issues. This list is not intended to be exhaustive or prescriptive. As noted above, Invescos proxy process is investor-driven, and each fund manager retains ultimate discretion to vote proxies in the manner they deem most appropriate, consistent with Invescos proxy voting principles and philosophy discussed in Sections I through IV. Individual proxy votes therefore will differ from these guidelines from time to time.
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Shareholder Access and Treatment of Shareholder Proposals |
Invesco reviews on a case by case basis but 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, provided that such proposals would not require a disproportionate amount of management attention or corporate resources or otherwise that may inappropriately disrupt the companys business and main purpose. usually set out in their reporting disclosures and business model. Likewise, Invesco reviews on a case by case basis but 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 (for example, where minority shareholders rights are not adequately protected).
B. |
Environmental, Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues |
Invesco believes that a companys long-term response to environmental, social and corporate responsibility issues can significantly affect its long-term shareholder value. We recognize that to manage a corporation effectively, directors and management may consider not only the interests of shareholders, but also the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, creditors and the local community, among others. While Invesco generally affords management discretion with respect to the operation of a companys business, Invesco will evaluate such proposals on a case by case basis and will vote proposals relating to these issues in a manner intended to maximize long-term shareholder value.
C. | Capitalization Structure Issues |
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Stock Issuances |
Invesco generally supports a boards decisions about the need for additional capital stock to meet ongoing corporate needs, except where the request could adversely affect Invesco clients ownership stakes or voting rights. Some capitalization proposals, such as those to authorize common or preferred stock with special voting rights or to issue additional stock in connection with an acquisition, may require additional analysis. lnvesco generally opposes proposals to authorize classes of preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend or other rights (blank check stock) when they appear to be intended as an anti-takeover mechanism; such issuances may be supported when used for general financing purposes.
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ii. |
Stock Splits |
Invesco generally supports a boards proposal to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares would not result in excessive dilution given the companys industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.
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Share Repurchases |
lnvesco generally supports a boards proposal to institute open-market share repurchase plans only if all shareholders participate on an equal basis.
D. | Corporate Governance Issues |
i. Board of Directors
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Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections |
Subject to the other considerations described below, in an uncontested director election for a company without a controlling shareholder, lnvesco generally votes in favor of the director slate if it is comprised of at least a majority of independent directors and if the boards key committees are fully independent, effective and balanced. Key committees include the audit, compensation/remuneration and governance/nominating committees. lnvescos 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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Director Nominees in Contested Elections |
Invesco recognizes that short-term investment sentiments influence the corporate governance landscape and may influence companies in Invesco clients portfolios and more broadly across the market. Invesco recognizes that short-term investment sentiment may conflict with long-term value creation and as such looks at each proxy contest matter on a case by case basis, considering factors such as:
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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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Background to the proxy contest, |
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Qualifications of director nominees (both slates), |
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Director Accountability |
Invesco generally withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of accountability to shareholders. Examples include, without limitation, poor attendance (less than 75%, absent extenuating circumstances) at meetings, failing to implement shareholder proposals that have received a majority of votes and/or by adopting or approving egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan (poison pills) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco may withhold votes from some or all of a companys directors. In situations where directors performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take corrective actions such as so-called clawback provisions.
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Director Independence |
lnvesco generally supports proposals to require a majority of directors to be independent unless particular circumstances make this not Feasible or in the best interests of shareholders, We generally vote for proposals that would require the boards audit, compensation/remuneration, and/or governance/nominating committees to be composed exclusively of independent directors since this minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest.
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Director Indemnification |
Invesco recognizes that individuals may be reluctant to serve as corporate directors if they are personally liable for all related lawsuits and legal costs. As a result, reasonable limitations on directors liability can benefit a company and its shareholders by helping to attract and retain qualified directors while preserving recourse for shareholders in the event of misconduct by directors, Invesco, therefore, generally supports proposals to limit directors liability and provide indemnification and/or exculpation, provided that 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.
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Separate Chairperson and CEO |
Invesco evaluates these proposals on a case by case basis, recognizing that good governance requires either an independent chair or a qualified, proactive, and lead independent director.
Voting decisions may take into account, among other factors, the presence or absence of:
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a designated lead director, appointed from the ranks of the independent board members, with an established term of office and clearly delineated powers and duties; |
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a majority of independent directors; |
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completely independent key committees; |
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CEO performance reviewed annually by a committee of independent directors; and |
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established governance guidelines. |
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Majority/Supermajority/Cumulative Voting for Directors |
The right to elect directors is the single most important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote. Except in cases where required by law in the jurisdiction of incorporation or when a company has adopted formal governance principles that present a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard, Invesco generally votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting requirement. and generally supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements.
The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to have representation on a companys board. Invesco generally opposes such proposals as unnecessary where the company has adopted a majority voting standard. However, 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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Staggered Boards/Annual Election of Directors |
Invesco generally supports proposals to elect each director annually rather than electing directors to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards level of accountability to its shareholders.
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Board Size |
lnvesco believes that the number of directors is an important factor to consider when evaluating the boards ability to maximize long-term shareholder value. Invesco approaches proxies relating to board size on a case by case basis but generally will defer to the board with respect to determining the optimal number of board members, provided that the proposed board size is sufficiently large to represent shareholder interests and sufficiently limited to remain effective.
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Term Limits for Directors |
lnvesco believes it is important for a board of directors to examine its membership regularly with a view to ensuring that the company continues to benefit from a diversity of director viewpoints and experience. We generally believe that an individual boards nominating committee is best positioned to determine whether director term limits would be an appropriate measure to help achieve these goals and, if so, the nature of such limits.
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ii. Audit Committees and Auditors
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Qualifications of Audit Committee and Auditors |
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 Audit Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the companys financial statements and reports.
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Auditor Indemnifications |
A companys independent auditors play a critical role in ensuring and attesting to the integrity of the companys financial statements. It is therefore essential that they perform their work in accordance with the highest standards. Invesco generally opposes proposals that would limit the liability of or indemnify auditors because doing so could serve to undermine this obligation.
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Adequate Disclosure of Auditor Fees |
Understanding the fees earned by the auditors is important for assessing auditor independence. Invescos support for the re-appointment of the auditors will take into consideration the availability of adequate disclosure concerning the amount and nature of audit versus non-audit fees. Invesco generally will support proposals that call for this disclosure if it is not already being made.
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Remuneration and 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.
i. Independent Compensation/Remuneration Committee
Invesco believes that an independent, experienced and well-informed compensation/remuneration committee is critical to ensuring that a companys remuneration practices align with shareholders interests and, therefore, generally supports proposals calling for a compensation/remuneration committee to be comprised solely of independent directors.
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ii. Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
Invesco believes that an independent compensation/remuneration committee of the board, with input from management, is generally best positioned to determine the appropriate components and levels of executive compensation, as well as the appropriate frequency of related shareholder advisory votes. This is particularly the case where shareholders have the ability to express their views on remuneration matters through annual votes for or against the election of the individual directors who comprise the compensation/remuneration committee. Invesco, therefore, generally will support managements recommendations with regard to the components and levels of executive compensation and the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. However, Invesco will vote against such recommendations where Invesco determines that a companys executive remuneration policies are not properly aligned with shareholder interests or may create inappropriate incentives for management.
iii. 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, without limitation, the ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue options below the stocks current market price, or the ability to replenish shares automatically without shareholder approval.
iv. Severance Arrangements
lnvesco considers proposed severance arrangements (sometimes known as golden parachute arrangements) on a case-by-case basis due to the wide variety among their terms. Invesco acknowledges that in some cases such arrangements, if reasonable, may be in shareholders best interests as a method of attracting and retaining high quality executive talent. lnvesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of senior executives severance agreements while generally opposing proposals that require such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption.
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v. Claw Back Provisions
lnvesco generally supports so called claw back policies intended to recoup remuneration paid to senior executives based upon materially inaccurate financial reporting (as evidenced by later restatements) or fraudulent accounting or business practices.
vi. 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 represents a reasonable discount from the market price.
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Anti-Takeover Defenses; Reincorporation |
Measures designed to protect a company from unsolicited bids can adversely affect shareholder value and voting rights, and they have the potential to create conflicts of interests among directors, management and shareholders. Such measures include adopting or renewing shareholder rights plans (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. In determining whether to support a proposal to add, eliminate or restrict anti-takeover measures, Invesco will examine the particular elements of the proposal to assess the degree to which it would adversely affect shareholder rights of adopted. Invesco generally supports shareholder proposals directing companies to subject their anti-takeover provisions to a shareholder vote. Invesco generally opposes payments by companies to minority shareholders intended to dissuade such shareholders from pursuing a takeover or other changes (sometimes known as greenmail) because these payments result in preferential treatment of some shareholders over others.
Reincorporation involves re-establishing the company in a different legal jurisdiction. Invesco generally will vote for proposals to reincorporate a company provided that the board and management have demonstrated sound financial or business reasons for the move. Invesco generally will oppose proposals to reincorporate if they are solely part of an anti-takeover defense or intended to limit directors liability.
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Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Applicable to | All Advisory Clients, including the Invesco Funds | |
Risk Addressed by the Guidelines | Breach of fiduciary duty to client under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invescos interests ahead of clients best interests in voting proxies | |
Relevant Law and Other Sources | U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended | |
Last ☒ Reviewed ☒ Revised by Compliance for Accuracy |
April 19, 2016 | |
Guideline Owner | U.S. Compliance and Legal | |
Policy Approver | Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Funds Board | |
Approved/Adopted Date | May 3-4, 2016 |
The following guidelines apply to all institutional and retail funds and accounts that have explicitly authorized Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco) to vote proxies associated with securities held on their behalf (collectively, Clients).
A. INTRODUCTION
Invesco Ltd. (IVZ), the ultimate parent company of Invesco, has adopted a global policy statement on corporate governance and proxy voting (the Invesco Global Proxy Policy). The policy describes IVZs views on governance matters and the proxy administration and governance approach. Invesco votes proxies by using the framework and procedures set forth in the Invesco Global Proxy Policy, while maintaining the Invesco-specific guidelines described below.
B. PROXY VOTING OVERSIGHT: THE MUTUAL FUNDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
In addition to the Global Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee, the Invesco mutual funds board of trustees provides oversight of the proxy process through quarterly reporting and an annual in-person presentation by Invescos Global Head of Proxy Governance and Responsible Investment.
C. USE OF THIRD PARTY PROXY ADVISORY SERVICES
Invesco has direct access to third-party proxy advisory analyses and recommendations (currently provided by Glass Lewis (GL) and Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS)), among other research tools, and uses the information gleaned from those sources to make independent voting decisions.
Invescos proxy administration team performs extensive initial and ongoing due diligence on the proxy advisory firms that it engages. When deemed appropriate, representatives from the proxy advisory firms are asked to deliver updates directly to the mutual funds board of trustees. Invesco conducts semi-annual, in-person policy roundtables with key heads of research from ISS and GL to ensure transparency, dialogue and engagement with the firms. These meetings provide Invesco with an opportunity to assess the firms capabilities, conflicts of interest and service levels, as well as provide investment professionals with direct insight into the advisory firms stances on key governance and proxy topics and their policy framework/methodologies. Invescos proxy administration team also reviews the annual SSAE 16 reports for, and the periodic proxy guideline updates published by, each proxy advisory firm to ensure that their guidelines remain consistent with Invescos policies and procedures. Furthermore, each proxy advisory firm completes an annual due diligence questionnaire submitted by Invesco, and Invesco conducts on-site due diligence at each firm, in part to discuss their responses to the questionnaire.
If Invesco becomes aware of any material inaccuracies in the information provided by ISS or GL, Invescos proxy administration team will investigate the matter to determine the cause, evaluate the adequacy of the proxy advisory firms control structure and assess the efficacy of the measures instituted to prevent further errors.
ISS and GL provide updates to previously issued proxy reports when necessary to incorporate newly available information or to correct factual errors. ISS also has a Feedback Review Board, which provides a mechanism for stakeholders to communicate with ISS about issues related to proxy voting and policy formulation, research, and the accuracy of data contained in ISS reports.
D. PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
The following guidelines describe Invescos general positions on various common proxy issues. The guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive or prescriptive. Invescos proxy process is investor-driven, and each portfolio manager retains ultimate discretion to vote proxies in the manner that he or she deems to be the most appropriate, consistent with the proxy voting principles and philosophy discussed in the Invesco Global Proxy Policy. Individual proxy votes therefore will differ from these guidelines from time to time.
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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 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.
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The following are specific voting issues that illustrate how Invesco applies this principle of accountability.
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. Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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 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.
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.
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.
Staggered Boards/Annual Election of Directors
Invesco generally supports proposals to elect each director annually rather than electing directors to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards level of accountability to its shareholders.
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.
Responsiveness of Directors
Invesco generally withholds votes for 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.
Proxy access
Invesco generally supports shareholders nominations of directors in the proxy statement and ballot because it increases the accountability of the board to shareholders. Invesco will generally consider the proposed minimum period of ownership (e.g., three years), minimum ownership percentage (e.g., three percent), limitations on a proponents ability to aggregate holdings with other shareholders and the maximum percentage of directors who can be nominated when determining how to vote on proxy access proposals.
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.
Exclusive Forum
Invesco generally supports proposals that would designate a specific jurisdiction in company bylaws as the exclusive venue for certain types of shareholder lawsuits in order to reduce costs arising out of multijurisdidional litigation.
II. | Compensation and Incentives |
Invesco believes properly constructed compensation plans that include equity ownership are effective in creating incentives that induce management and employees of 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.
Executive compensation
Invesco evaluates executive compensation plans 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.
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.
Severance agreements
Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of executives severance agreements. However, Invesco generally opposes proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption. Given the vast differences that may occur in these agreements, some severance agreements are evaluated on an individual basis.
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.
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 potentially 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.
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VI. | Environmental, Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues |
Invesco believes that a companys response to environmental, social and corporate responsibility issues and the risks attendant to them can have a significant effect on its long-term shareholder value. Invesco recognizes that to manage a corporation effectively, directors and management must consider not only the interest of shareholders, but also the interests of employees, customers, suppliers and creditors, among others. While Invesco generally affords management discretion with respect to the operation of a companys business, Invesco will evaluate such proposals on a case-by-case basis and will vote proposals relating to these issues in a manner intended to 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 a 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.
D. | EXCEPTIONS |
Client Maintains Right to Vote Proxies
In the case of institutional or sub-advised Clients, Invesco will vote the proxies in accordance with these guidelines and the Invesco Global Proxy Policy, unless the Client retains in writing the right to vote or the named fiduciary of a Client (e.g., the plan sponsor of an ERISA Client) retains in writing the right to direct the plan trustee or a third party to vote proxies.
Voting for Certain Investment Strategies
For cash sweep investment vehicles selected by a Client but for which Invesco has proxy voting authority over the account and where no other Client holds the same securities, Invesco will vote proxies based on ISS recommendations.
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.
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F. | POLICIES AND VOTE DISCLOSURE |
A copy of these guidelines, the Invesco Global Proxy Policy 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 contact their client service representative to request information about how Invesco voted proxies on their behalf. Absent specific contractual guidelines, such requests may be made on a semi-annual basis.
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This paper describes Invesco Perpetuals (IP) approach to stewardship and in particular how our policy and procedures meet the requirements of the Financial Reporting Councils (FRC) UK Stewardship Code (the Code). Its purpose is to increase understanding of the philosophy, beliefs and practices that drive IPs behaviours as a significant institutional investor in markets around the world.
IP has supported the development of good governance in the UK and beyond for many years. We are signatories and supporters of the FRCs Stewardship Code. The Code sets out a number of areas of good practice to which the FRC believes institutional investors should aspire. It also describes steps asset owners can take to protect and enhance the value that accrues to the ultimate beneficiary.
This document is designed to describe how IP approaches our stewardship responsibilities and how this is consistent with and complies with the Code. It also provides useful links to relevant documents, codes and regulation for those who would like to look further at the broader context of our policy and the Code, as well as our commitment to other initiatives in this area, such as the UN supported Principles for Responsible Investment, of which Invesco is a signatory.
Key contact details are available at the end of this document should you have any questions on any aspect of our stewardship activities.
What is the UK Stewardship Code?
The UK Stewardship Code is a set of principles and guidance for institutional investors which represents current best practice on how they should perform their stewardship duties. The purpose of the Code is to improve 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 was published by the FRC in July 2010, was updated in September 2012, and will continue to be overseen by the FRC. Commitment to the Code is on a comply or explain basis.
Our compliance with the Stewardship Code
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.
IP takes its responsibilities for investing its clients money very seriously. 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.
Being a major shareholder in a company is more than simply expecting to benefit from 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.
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 invests those sums in securities, real property and other investment assets. This is considered more appropriate than undertaking the direct management 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. 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 investors in our portfolios.
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 trying to sell or liquidating their funds share ownership, is the removal of directors. Given that the majority of its investments are part of a very active asset management culture, engagement with those companies in which it chooses to invest its clients money is very important. Encouraging high standards of corporate governance within those companies that it invests is key to achieving successful outcomes for its clients.
IP sets out below how it complies with each principle of the FRCs Stewardship code, or details why we have chosen to take a different approach, where relevant.
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Scope
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, all falling under the broader global policy. As an example, within IPs ICVC range the following funds are excluded: Invesco US Enhanced Index, IP Balanced Risk 6, 8 and 10 funds, IP European ex UK Enhanced Index, IP Global Balanced Index, IP Global ex-UK Core Equity Index, IP Global ex-UK Enhanced Index, IP Hong Kong & China, IP Japanese Smaller Companies, IP UK Enhanced Index.
Introduction to the principles of the Stewardship Code
There are 7 principles under the Stewardship Code. Each principle is accompanied by guidance to help investors focus on how to meet it.
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Institutional investors should publicly disclose their policy on how they will discharge their stewardship responsibilities. | |
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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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Institutional investors should monitor their investee companies. | |
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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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Institutional investors should be willing to act collectively with other investors where appropriate. | |
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Institutional investors should have a clear policy on voting and disclosure of voting activity. | |
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Institutional investors should report periodically on their stewardship and voting activities. |
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Institutional investors should publicly disclose their policy on how they will discharge their stewardship responsibilities.
Guidance
Stewardship activities include monitoring and engaging with companies on matters such as strategy, performance, risk, capital structure and corporate governance, including culture and remuneration.
Engagement is purposeful dialogue with companies on those matters as well as on issues that are the immediate subject of votes at general meetings.
The policy should disclose how the institutional investor applies stewardship with the aim of enhancing and protecting the value for the ultimate beneficiary or client.
The statement should reflect the institutional investors activities within the investment chain, as well as the responsibilities that arise from those activities. In particular, the stewardship responsibilities of those whose primary activities are related to asset ownership may be different from those whose primary activities are related to asset management or other investment-related services.
Where activities are outsourced, the statement should explain how this is compatible with the proper exercise of the institutional investors stewardship responsibilities and what steps the investor has taken to ensure that they are carried out in a manner consistent with the approach to stewardship set out in the statement.
The disclosure should describe arrangements for integrating stewardship within the wider investment process.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
IP complies with Principle 1 by publishing Invescos Global Policy Statement on Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting and this document around the specific application to Invesco on its website.
In this document we explain our philosophy on stewardship (including how we monitor and engage with companies), our proxy voting policy and how we deal with conflicts of interest. These documents are reviewed and updated on an annual basis.
Our intention is to report all of our investment teams proxy voting records through an easily accessible portal on our internet page. This will allow our clients to see votes that have been cast by our investment professionals on each of our UCITS funds managed by IAML, by company that we are shareholders of, and by resolution, and to easily search for the records that they are interested in. This is planned to be in place by the end of 2016. This data will be updated on an annual basis.
Dialogue with companies
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.
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 clients.
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 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 corporate engagement.
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. It adds depth to the sophistication of our understanding of the firm, its clients and markets. Inevitably there are times when IPs views diverge from those of the companies executives but, where possible, we attempt 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, (i.e. we believe that we are more influential as an owner of equity) 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 following:
- | Nomination and audit committees |
- | Remuneration committee and directors remuneration |
- | Board balance and structure |
- | Financial reporting principles |
- | Internal control system and annual review of its effectiveness |
- | Dividend and Capital Management policies |
- | Socially Responsible Investing policies |
Non-routine resolutions and other topics
These will be considered on a case-by-case basis and where proposals are put to a 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).
Other considerations that IP might apply to non-routine proposals will include:
- | The degree to which the companys stated position on the issue could affect its reputation and/or sales, or leave it vulnerable to boycott or selective purchasing |
- | Peer group response to the issue in question |
- | Whether implementation would achieve the objectives sought in the proposal |
- | Whether the matter is best left to the Boards discretion |
Institutional investors should have a robust policy on managing conflicts of interest in relation to stewardship and this policy should be publicly disclosed.
Guidance
An institutional investors duty is to act in the interests of its clients and/or beneficiaries.
Conflicts of interest will inevitably arise from time to time, which may include when voting on matters affecting a parent company or client.
Institutional investors should put in place, maintain and publicly disclose a policy for identifying and managing conflicts of interest with the aim of taking all reasonable steps to put the interests of their client or beneficiary first. The policy should also address how matters are handled when the interests of clients or beneficiaries diverge from each other.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
Invesco Perpetual maintains policies and procedures that deal with conflicts of interest in all of its business dealings. In particular in relation to conflicts of interest that exist in its stewardship and proxy voting activities, these policies can be found in the Global Policy Statement on Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting found on our website.
An extract from this policy is included below.
There may be occasions where voting proxies may present a real or perceived conflict of interest between Invesco, as investment manager, and one or more of Invescos clients or vendors. Under Invescos Code of Conduct, Invesco entities and individuals are strictly prohibited from putting personal benefit, whether tangible or intangible, before the interests of clients. Personal benefit includes any intended benefit for Invesco, oneself or any other individual, company, group or organization of any kind whatsoever, except a benefit for the relevant Invesco client.
Firm-level Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest may exist if Invesco has a material business relationship with, or is actively soliciting business from, either the company soliciting a proxy vote or a third party that has a material interest in the outcome of a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a particular outcome of a proxy vote (e.g., issuers that are distributors of Invescos products, or issuers that employ Invesco to manage portions of their retirement plans or treasury accounts). Invescos proxy administration team maintains a list of all such issuers for which a conflict of interest actually exists.
If the proposal that gives rise to the potential conflict is specifically addressed by this Policy or the operating guidelines and procedures of the relevant regional investment centre, Invesco generally will vote the proxy in accordance therewith. Otherwise, based on a majority vote of its members, the Global IPAC (as described below) will vote the proxy.
Because this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment centre are pre-determined and crafted to be in the best economic interest of clients, applying them to vote client proxies should, in most instances, adequately resolve any potential conflict of interest. As an additional safeguard, persons from Invescos marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions may not serve on the Global IPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, Invesco may not consider Invesco Ltd.s pecuniary interest when voting proxies on behalf of clients.
Personal Conflicts of Interest
A conflict also may exist where an Invesco employee has a known personal relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate directors or candidates for directorships.
All Invesco personnel with proxy voting responsibilities are required to report any known personal conflicts of interest regarding proxy issues with which they are involved. In such instances, the individual(s) with the conflict will be excluded from the decision-making process relating to such issues.
Other Conflicts of Interest
In order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, Invesco will not vote proxies issued by, or related to matters involving, Invesco Ltd. that may be held in client accounts from time to time. Shares of an Invesco-sponsored fund held by other Invesco funds will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying fund.
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Institutional investors should monitor their investee companies.
Guidance
Effective monitoring is an essential component of stewardship. It should take place regularly and be checked periodically for effectiveness.
When monitoring companies, institutional investors should seek to:
- | Keep abreast of the companys performance; |
- | Keep abreast of developments, both internal and external to the company, that drive the companys value and risks; |
- | Satisfy themselves that the companys leadership is effective; |
- | Satisfy themselves that the companys board and committees adhere to the spirit of the UK Corporate Governance Code, including through meetings with the chairman and other board members; |
- | Consider the quality of the companys reporting; and |
- | Attend the General Meetings of companies in which they have a major holding, where appropriate and practicable |
Institutional investors should consider carefully explanations given for departure from the UK Corporate Governance Code and make reasoned judgements in each case. They should give a timely explanation to the company, in writing where appropriate, and be prepared to enter a dialogue if they do not accept the companys position.
Institutional investors should endeavour to identify at an early stage issues that may result in a significant loss in investment value. If they have concerns, they should seek to ensure that the appropriate members of the investee companys board or management are made aware.
Institutional investors may or may not wish to be made insiders. An institutional investor who may be willing to become an insider should indicate in its stewardship statement the willingness to do so, and the mechanism by which this could be done.
Institutional investors will expect investee companies and their advisers to ensure that information that could affect their ability to deal in the shares of the company concerned is not conveyed to them without their prior agreement.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
Through IPs active 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.
Meeting company boards of investee companies is a core part of IPs investment process and IP is committed to keeping records of all key engagement activities.
However, meeting company management is not the only method of corporate engagement.
- | Our investment teams regularly review company filings and publicly available information to gain a fuller understanding of the relevant company. |
- | We also attend public meetings that companies call in order to hear from company boards and to discuss topics with other company shareholders on an informal basis. |
- | Our investment teams also utilise research provided by market participants on the companies that we invest in. This allows us to understand what other participants in the capital markets think about those companies, and helps us develop a more rounded view. |
This approach, and these methods of gaining information allows us to review the performance of our investee companies on a regular basis, and ask questions and raise concerns promptly.
Invesco Perpetuals approach to the receipt of inside information
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.
IP does not preclude fund managers from knowingly receiving inside information, being taken over the wall or receiving market soundings.
For our investment process, we believe that it is important that our individual fund managers establish and maintain these relationships rather than have them intermediated by an independent panel or forum. IP further understands and accepts that through these relationships with corporate issuers and brokers, fund managers may at times directly receive inside information both advertently or inadvertently, or receive market soundings. The fund managers individually have a key fiduciary responsibility in assessing information received and managing it effectively. In accepting that fund managers may be exposed to receiving inside information and/or market soundings, it is therefore important that policies, procedures and controls are in place to ensure that when such information is received, it is managed effectively to prevent any behaviours or actions that could be considered in contradiction to laws and regulations in relation to Market Abuse.
In any scenario where inside information is received, the information needs to be controlled in a way that prevents its unnecessary dissemination and any related trading until that information becomes public and is effectively cleansed.
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Anyone in receipt of inside information should only disclose to colleagues where necessary or required through the normal course of business and on a need to know basis. Preventing wider dissemination of inside information reduces the risk of unlawful disclosure or others acting upon that information.
As soon as an individual has received inside information and been made an insider, Compliance will be notified together with the names of those known to also be in receipt of the information. Compliance will update the Invesco insider list and ensure trading systems are updated to prevent any further trading until the information becomes public. In making the decision that information provided should be deemed inside information and notified to Compliance, the individual will need to assess and confirm which issuers and companies are affected. Inside information provided specifically for one company could also be relevant for other linked companies, suppliers, subsidiaries, partners etc. An assessment should also be made of what securities/issues are affected by the insider information.
Individuals in receipt of inside information who subsequently use their judgement and determine that the information should be disseminated to other individuals on a need to know basis, must also notify Compliance of each additional individual notified of the inside information to add their name to the record of recipients.
When a security is added to the restricted list, trading restrictions will be updated within the order management system (OMS) and will consider regional variations in regulatory requirements. In most cases all open orders in a security added to the insider list, will subsequently be cancelled until the information is cleansed and made public. However, open orders in European securities that have already been placed in the market (in full or in part), cannot be amended after receiving inside information, until the point that inside information is made public. Such orders will continue in accordance with the parameters and instructions given when passing the order for execution.
Invesco operates group wide restrictions whenever a single person is in receipt of inside information. It is therefore equally important that whenever inside information is made public and cleansed, Compliance are notified promptly to remove the security from the insider list and related trading restrictions.
Institutional investors should establish clear guidelines on when and how they will escalate their activities as a method of protecting and enhancing shareholder value.
Guidance
Institutional investors should set out the circumstances in which they will actively intervene and regularly assess the outcomes of doing so. Intervention should be considered regardless of whether an active or passive investment policy is followed. In addition, being underweight is not, of itself, a reason for not intervening. Instances when institutional investors may want to intervene include, but are not limited to, when they have concerns about the companys strategy, performance, governance, remuneration or approach to risks, including those that may arise from social and environmental matters.
Initial discussions should take place on a confidential basis. However, if companies do not respond constructively when institutional investors intervene, then institutional investors should consider whether to escalate their action, for example, by:
- | Holding additional meetings with management specifically to discuss concerns; |
- | Expressing concerns through the companys advisers; |
- | Meeting with the chairman or other board members; |
- | Intervening jointly with other institutions on particular issues; |
- | Making a public statement in advance of General Meetings; |
- | Submitting resolutions and speaking at General Meetings; and |
- | Requisitioning a General Meeting, in some cases proposing to change board membership |
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
IPs fund managers manage corporate governance matters independently with the companies that they engage with. We believe that it is a key part of the investment process to protect and add value on behalf of investors.
Initially any issues/concerns would be raised by its fund managers through IPs process of on-going dialogue and company meetings. We may then take a number of actions to escalate our concerns along the lines of a broad escalation hierarchy, via a number of different approaches including (but not limited too) as follows:
- | Meeting with non-executive members of company boards to discuss our concerns |
- | Attendance and active participation at company annual general meetings (AGMs) |
- | Writing of letters to company boards expressing our concerns and requiring action to be taken |
- | Votes against management through the use of proxy voting on company resolutions |
On occasions where a fund manager believes an issue is significant enough to be escalated, we will ensure the relevant internal resources are made available to support the fund manager in securing the most appropriate outcome for IPs clients.
Examples of issues that would prompt us to escalate our concerns may include:
- | Poor examples of corporate governance practice within companies for example where management structures are created that increase conflicts of interest, or leave management control in the hands of dominant shareholders. |
- | Concerns over remuneration policies at companies where those policies do not align with the ongoing positive growth of the company. This may include us exercising our proxy votes against the reappointment of chairs of the remuneration committees in order to express our concerns. |
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- | Where the strategic direction of companies that we invest in changes significantly, and does not match with the original investment rationale that attracted us to the company in the first place, and where we believe that the new strategy will no longer return the best value to shareholders, and ultimately to our clients. |
- | Where Board structure or individual composition at an investee companies does not meet our standards in terms of the qualifications and expertise required. |
We believe that our approach to escalation is consistent with the intent of the Code. However, because we approach each engagement individually we do not see this as a mechanistic process, and therefore our approach will vary based on the individual situations. Through regular and frank meetings with management, we try as much as possible to raise queries and issues before they become areas of concern that require more direct intervention such as votes against management or divestment of positions.
Due to the nature of our engagement activities we are unlikely to make public statements or propose shareholder resolutions.
Our preference is to engage privately as we believe it better serves the long-term interests of our clients to establish relationships, and a reputation with companies that enhances rather than hinders dialogue.
Institutional investors should be willing to act collectively with other investors where appropriate
Guidance
At times collaboration with other investors may be the most effective manner in which to engage.
Collective engagement may be most appropriate at times of significant corporate or wider economic stress, or when the risks posed threaten to destroy significant value.
Institutional investors should disclose their policy on collective engagement, which should indicate their readiness to work with other investors through formal and informal groups when this is necessary to achieve their objectives and ensure companies are aware of concerns. The disclosure should also indicate the kinds of circumstances in which the institutional investor would consider participating in collective engagement.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
IP is supportive of collective engagement in cases where objectives between parties are mutually agreeable and there are no conflicts of interest.
In taking collaborative action we are cognisant of legal and regulatory requirements, including on market abuse, insider dealing and concert party regulations.
The Investment Association (IA), the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), the Investor Forum, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the UN backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) coordinate and support collective shareholder meetings which can be very effective as they are carried out in a neutral environment. Where we have an interest, we are regular participants in such meetings.
IP are also members of the Investor Forum UK, an organisation set up to create an effective model for collective engagement with UK companies.
All of our engagement activities are undertaken in the best interests of our clients.
Institutional investors should have a clear policy on voting and disclosure of voting activity
Guidance
Institutional investors should seek to on vote all shares held. They should not automatically support the board.
If they have been unable to reach a satisfactory outcome through active dialogue then they should register an abstention or vote against the resolution. In both instances, it is good practice to inform the company in advance of their intention and the reasons why.
Institutional investors should disclose publicly voting records.
Institutional investors should disclose the use made, if any, of proxy voting or other voting advisory services. They should describe the scope of such services, identify the providers and disclose the extent to which they follow, rely upon or use recommendations made by such services.
Institutional investors should disclose their approach to stock lending and recalling lent stock.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
Invesco views proxy voting as an integral part of its investment management responsibilities and believes that the right to vote proxies should be managed with the same high standards of care and fiduciary duty to its clients as all other elements of the investment process. Invescos proxy voting philosophy, governance structure and process are designed to ensure that proxy votes are cast in accordance with clients best interests, which Invesco interprets to mean clients best economic interests.
Invesco investment teams vote proxies on behalf of Invesco-sponsored funds and non-fund advisory clients that have explicitly granted Invesco authority in writing to vote proxies on their behalf.
The proxy voting process at Invesco, which is driven by investment professionals, focuses on maximizing long-term value for our clients, protecting clients rights and promoting governance structures and practices that reinforce the accountability of corporate management and boards of directors to shareholders. Invesco takes a nuanced approach to voting and, therefore, many matters to be voted upon are reviewed on a case by case basis.
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In terms of reporting our proxy voting records publicly, we already publish our UK Equity team proxy vote records on our website on an annual basis. Our intention is to report all of our investment teams proxy voting records through an easily accessible portal on our internet page. This will allow our clients to see votes that have been cast by our investment professionals on each of our UCITS funds managed by IAML, by company that we are shareholders of, and by resolution, and to easily search for the records that they are interested in. This is planned to be in place by the end of 2016. This data will be updated on an annual basis.
Global Proxy Voting Platform and Administration
Guided by its philosophy that investment teams should manage proxy voting, Invesco has created the Global Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee (Global IPAC). The Global IPAC is a global investments-driven committee which compromises representatives from various investment management teams and Invescos Head of Global Governance, Policy and Responsible Investment (Head of Global Governance). The Global IPAC provides a forum for investment teams to monitor, understand and discuss key proxy issues and voting trends within the Invesco complex. In the absence of a conflict of interest, the Global IPAC representatives, in consultation with the respective investment team, are responsible for voting proxies for the securities the team manages. In addition to the Global IPAC, for some clients, third parties (e.g., U.S. mutual fund boards) provide oversight of the proxy process.
The Global IPAC and Invescos proxy administration and governance team, compliance and legal teams regularly communicate and review this Policy and the operating guidelines and procedures of each regional investment centre to ensure that they remain consistent with clients best interests, regulatory requirements, governance trends and industry best practices.
Invesco maintains a proprietary global proxy administration platform, supported by the Head of Global Governance and a dedicated team of internal proxy specialists. The platform streamlines the proxy voting and ballot reconciliation processes, as well as related functions, such as share blocking and managing conflicts of interest issuers. Managing these processes internally, as opposed to relying on third parties, gives Invesco greater quality control, oversight and independence in the proxy administration process.
The platform also includes advanced global reporting and record-keeping capabilities regarding proxy matters that enable Invesco to satisfy client, regulatory and management requirements. Historical proxy voting information, including commentary by investment professionals regarding the votes they cast, where applicable, is stored to build institutional knowledge across the Invesco complex with respect to individual companies and proxy issues. Certain investment teams also use the platform to access third-party proxy research.
Non-Votes
In the vast majority of instances, Invesco is able to vote proxies successfully. However, in certain circumstances Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic or other opportunity costs of voting exceeds any anticipated benefits of that proxy proposal. In addition, there may be instances in which Invesco is unable to vote all of its clients proxies despite using commercially reasonable efforts to do so. For example:
- | Invesco may not receive proxy materials from the relevant fund or client custodian with sufficient time and information to make an informed independent voting decision. In such cases, Invesco may choose not to vote, to abstain from voting or to vote in accordance with proxy advisor recommendations |
- | If the security in question is on loan as part of a securities lending program, Invesco may determine that the benefit to the client of voting a particular proxy is outweighed by the revenue that would be lost by terminating the loan and recalling the securities |
- | In some countries the exercise of voting rights imposes temporary transfer restrictions on the related securities (share blocking). Invesco generally refrains from voting proxies in share-blocking countries unless Invesco determines that the benefit to the clients of voting a specific proxy outweighs the clients temporary inability to sell the security |
- | Some companies require a representative to attend meetings in person in order to vote a proxy. In such cases, Invesco may determine that the costs of sending a representative or signing a power-of-attorney outweigh the benefit of voting a particular proxy |
IP uses Institutional Shareholder Services to process its voting decisions and the Association of British Insurers IVIS service for research for UK securities.
Approach to Stock Lending
IP does not enter into stock lending arrangements which might impact the voting process. We do not believe that our clients best interests are served by lending stocks out to third parties that may not have the same reasons for investing in those companies that we do. We do not believe giving up our voting ability by lending out stock is compatible with our beliefs in terms of corporate engagement.
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Institutional investors should report periodically on their stewardship and voting activities
Guidance
Institutional investors should maintain a clear record of their stewardship activities.
Asset managers should regularly account to their clients or beneficiaries as to how they have discharged their responsibilities. Such reports will be likely to comprise qualitative as well as quantitative information. The particular information reported and the format used, should be a matter for agreement between agents and their principals.
Asset owners should report at least annually to those to whom they are accountable on their stewardship policy and its execution.
Transparency is an important feature of effective stewardship. Institutional investors should not, however, be expected to make disclosures that might be counterproductive. Confidentiality in specific situations may well be crucial to achieving a positive outcome.
Asset managers that sign up to this Code should obtain an independent opinion on their engagement and voting processes having regard to an international standard or a UK framework such as AAF 01/062. The existence of such assurance reporting should be publicly disclosed. If requested, clients should be provided access to such assurance reports.
Invesco Perpetuals Investors approach:
In terms of reporting our proxy voting records publicly, we already publish our UK Equity team proxy vote records on our website on an annual basis. Our intention is to report all of our investment teams proxy voting records through an easily accessible portal on our internet page. This will allow our clients to see votes that have been cast by our investment professionals on each of our UCITS funds managed by IAML, by company that we are shareholders of, and by resolution, and to easily search for the records that they are interested in. This is planned to be in place by the end of 2016. This data will be updated on an annual basis.
The processes relating to our corporate governance activities are subject to audit by our internal audit function. This function is independent from the front office, and the rest of the business, and provides an independent assessment of business practises directly to Board level.
We believe that this level of scrutiny and oversight provides our clients with the assurance that our policies and practises meet and exceed current industry standards.
We will continually assess this approach.
Further information/useful links (also available via our website):
https://www.invesco.com/corporate/about-us/ proxy-voting
Key contact details for matters concerning stewardship:
Bonnie Saynay
Global Head of Proxy Governance and Responsible Investment
Tel: +1 (713) 214-4774
Email: Bonnie.Saynay@invesco.com
Stuart Howard
Head of Investment Management Operations
Tel: +44 1491 417175
Email: Stuart_Howard@invescoperpetual.co.uk
Dan Baker
Operations Manager
Tel: +44 1491 416514
Email: Dan_Baker@invescoperpetual.co.uk
Charles Henderson
UK Equities Business Manager
Tel: +44 1491 417672
Email: Charles_Henderson@invescoperpetual.co.uk
Telephone calls may be recorded.
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Important information
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 Conduct Authority.
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Registered in England 949417
Registered office Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames,
Oxfordshire, RG9 1HH, UK.
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Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco Canada, Ltd.
INVESCO CANADA
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe Invesco Canada Ltd.s (Invesco Canada) 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:
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Investment fund manager, including investment funds offered in Canada (the Canadian Funds), |
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Adviser, including separately managed portfolios (SMPs), |
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Sub-adviser, including investment funds registered under and governed by the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the US Funds). |
The Accounts referred to above, exclude Accounts that are sub-advised (Sub-Advised Accounts) by affiliated or third party advisers (Sub-Advisers). Proxies for Sub-Advised Accounts will be voted in accordance with the Sub-Advisers proxy voting policy (which may contain different voting recommendations), provided the policy as a whole is designed with the intention of voting securities in the best interest of the Account; 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.
Compliance will review the proxy voting policies and procedures of any new sub-advisors as part of its due diligence.
Introduction
lnvesco 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 companys management.
As a general rule, portfolio managers shall vote against any actions that would:
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Reduce the rights or options of shareholders, |
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Reduce shareholder influence over the board of directors and management, |
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Reduce the alignment of interests between company management and the shareholders; or |
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Reduce the value of shareholders investments. |
Since Invesco Canadas 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 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.
Voting rights may not be exercised in situations where:
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The securities have been sold subsequent to record date; |
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Administrative issues prevent voting, or; |
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Invesco Canada is sub-advising for an unaffiliated third-party and either: (a) the sub-advisory agreement with the unaffiliated third-party does not permit Invesco Canada to vote the securities; or (b) the securities to be voted have been lent out by the unaffiliated third-party. |
Conflicts of Interest
When voting proxies, Invesco Canadas portfolio managers assess whether there are material conflicts of interest between lnvesco 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 or ClO any such conflicts of interest and/or attempts by outside parties to improperly influence the voting process. If the portfolio manager in question is the ClO, such conflicts of interest
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and/or attempts by outside parties to improperly influence the voting process shall be presented in writing to the Chief Compliance Officer. The Global Investments Director (or designate) will report any conflicts of interest to the Independent Review Committee on an annual basis.
I. | BOARDS OF DIRECTORS |
We believe that a board that has at least a majority of independent directors is integral to good corporate governance. Unless there are restrictions specific to a companys home jurisdiction, key board committees, including audit and compensation committees, should be completely independent.
Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections
Votes in an uncontested election of directors are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, considering factors that may include:
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Long-term financial company performance relative to a market index, |
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Composition of the board and key board committees, |
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Nominees attendance at board meetings, |
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Nominees time commitments as a result of serving on other company boards, |
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Nominees stock ownership position in the company, |
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Whether the chairman is also serving as CEO, and |
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Whether a retired CEO sits on the board. |
Voting on Director Nominees in Contested Elections
Votes in a contested election of directors are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, considering factors that may include:
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Long-term financial performance of the company relative to its industry, |
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Managements track record, |
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Background to the proxy contest, |
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Qualifications of director nominees (both slates), |
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Evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders as well as the likelihood that the proposed objectives and goals can he met, and |
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Stock ownership positions in the company. |
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.
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. |
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 the boards audit, compensation, and/or nominating committees be composed exclusively of independent directors.
Stock Ownership Requirements
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We believe that individual directors should be appropriately compensated and motivated to act in the best interests of shareholders. Share ownership by directors better aligns their interests with those of other shareholders. Therefore, we believe that meaningful share ownership by directors is in the best interest of the company.
We generally vote for proposals that require a certain percentage of a directors compensation to be in the form of common stock.
Size of Boards of Directors
We believe that the number of directors is important to ensuring the boards effectiveness in maximizing long-term shareholder value. The board must be large enough to allow it to adequately discharge its responsibilities, without being so large that it becomes cumbersome.
While we will prefer a board of no fewer than 5 and no more than 16 members, each situation will be considered on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the specific company circumstances.
Classified or Staggered Boards
In a classified or staggered board, directors are typically elected in two or more classes, serving terms greater than one year.
We prefer the annual election of all directors and will generally not support proposals that provide for staggered terms for board members. We recognize that there may be jurisdictions where staggered terms for board members is common practice and, in such situations, we will review the proposals on a case-by-case basis.
Director Indemnification and Liability Protection
We recognize that many individuals may be reluctant to serve as corporate directors if they 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.
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II. | AUDITORS |
A strong audit process is a requirement for good corporate governance. A significant aspect of the audit process is a strong relationship with a knowledgeable and independent set of auditors.
Ratification of Auditors
We believe a company should limit its relationship with its auditors to the audit engagement, and certain closely related activities that do not, in the aggregate, raise an appearance of impaired independence.
We generally vote for the reappointment of the companys auditors unless:
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It is not clear that the auditors will be able to fulfill their function; |
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There is reason to believe the auditors have rendered an opinion that is neither accurate nor indicative of the companys financial position; or |
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The auditors have a significant professional or personal relationship with the issuer that compromises their independence. |
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.
III. | COMPENSATION PROGRAMS |
Appropriately designed equity-based compensation plans, approved by shareholders, can be an effective way to align the interests of long-term shareholders and the interests of management, employees and directors. Plans should not substantially dilute shareholders ownership interests in the company, provide participants with excessive awards or have objectionable structural features. We will consider each compensation plan in its entirety (including all incentives, awards and other compensation) to determine 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
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of the more common features of these programs (features not specifically itemized below will be considered on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the general principles described above):
Cash Compensation and Severance Packages
We will generally support the boards discretion to determine and grant appropriate cash compensation and severance packages.
Executive Compensation (say on pay)
Proposals requesting that companies subject each years compensation record to a non binding advisory shareholder vote, or so-called say on pay proposals will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Equity Based Plans Dilution
Equity compensation plans can increase the number of shares of a company and therefore dilute the value of existing shares. While such plans can be an effective compensation tool in moderation, they can be a concern to shareholders and their cost needs to be closely watched. We assess proposed equity compensation plans on a case-by-case basis.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
We will generally vote for the use of employee stock purchase plans to increase company stock ownership by employees, provided that shares purchased under the plan are acquired for no less than 85% of their market value. It is recognized that country specific circumstances may exist (e.g. tax issues) that require proposals to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Loans to Employees
We will vote against the corporation making loans to employees to allow employees to pay for stock or stock options. It is recognized that country specific circumstances may exist that require proposals to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Stock Option Plans Board Discretion
We will vote against stock option plans that give the board broad discretion in setting the terms and conditions of the programs. Such programs should be submitted with detail and be reasonable in the circumstances regarding their cost, scope, frequency and schedule for exercising the options.
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Stock Option Plans Inappropriate Features
We will generally vote against plans that have any of the following structural features:
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ability to 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. |
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
Stock Option Plans Repricing
We will vote for proposals to re-price options if there is a value-for-value (rather than a share-for-share) exchange.
Stock Option Plans Vesting
We will vote against stock option plans that are 100% vested when granted.
Stock Option Plans Authorized Allocations
We will generally vote against stock option plans that authorize allocation of 25% or more of the available options to any one individual.
Stock Option Plans Change in Control Provisions
We will vote against stock option plans with change in control provisions that allow option holders to receive more for their options than shareholders would receive for their shares.
IV. | CORPORATE MATTERS |
We will review 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.
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Common Stock Authorization
We will review proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issue on a case-by-case basis.
Dual Class Share Structures
Dual class share structures involve a second class of common stock with either superior or inferior voting rights to those of another class of stock.
We will generally vote against proposals to create or extend dual class share structures where classes have different voting rights.
Stock Splits
We will vote for proposals to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares would not result in excessive dilution given a companys industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.
Reverse Stock Splits
We will vote for proposals to implement a reverse stock 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. |
V. | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
We recognize that to effectively manage a corporation, directors and management must consider not only the interests of shareholders, but the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, and creditors, among others.
We believe that companies and their boards must give careful consideration to social responsibility issues in order to enhance long-term shareholder value.
We support efforts by companies to develop policies and practices that consider social responsibility issues related to their businesses.
VI. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS |
Shareholder proposals can be extremely complex, and the impact on the interests of all stakeholders can rarely be anticipated with a high degree of confidence. As a result, shareholder proposals will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with consideration of factors such as:
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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. |
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. |
We will generally not support shareholder proposals that place arbitrary or artificial constraints on the board, management or the company.
Ordinary Business Practices
We will generally support the boards discretion regarding shareholder proposals that involve ordinary business practices.
Protection of Shareholder Rights
We will generally vote for shareholder proposals that are designed to protect shareholder rights if the companys corporate governance standards indicate that such additional protections are warranted.
Barriers to Shareholder Action
We will generally vote for proposals to lower barriers to shareholder action.
Shareholder Rights Plans
We will generally vote for proposals to subject shareholder rights plans to a shareholder vote.
VII. | OTHER |
We will vote against or abstain on proposals that may authorize the company to conduct any other business that is not described in the proxy statement or where the proxy materials lack sufficient information upon which to base an informed decision.
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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Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Outlines of Proxy Voting Guidelines
March 31, 2016
1. | Purpose and Policy of Proxy Voting |
We vote proxies for the purpose of seeking to maximize the long-term interests of our clients (investors) and beneficiaries, with an awareness of the importance of corporate governance, based on fiduciary duties to our clients (investors) and beneficiaries. We do not vote proxies for the interests of ourselves and any third party other than clients (investors) and beneficiaries. The interests of clients (investors) and beneficiaries mean growth in corporate value or economic interests of shareholders or protection against their impairment. Proxy voting is an integral part of our stewardship activities and we make voting decisions from the perspective of contributing to enhanced corporate value and sustainable growth.
2. | Proxy Voting System |
In order to vote proxies adequately we have established the Corporate Governance Committee, which provides guidelines and criteria for proxy voting decisions, and supervises the decision making process concerning our independent proxy voting. While we may seek advice from an external expert based on our guidelines, our investment professionals make voting decisions in principle, based on our proxy voting guidelines, taking into account whether or not they contribute to greater shareholder value of the company in question.
3. | Summary of Criteria for Proxy Voting Decisions |
Key areas of criteria for proxy voting decisions are as follows:
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Profit distribution and Dividends |
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We make decisions, taking into account the companys financial conditions, management performance and shareholder returns, etc. |
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Upon taking into account of balance sheet status, including capital adequacy level, and business strategies, etc., if the total payout ratio including dividends and share buybacks is significantly low, we consider voting against proposals on profit distribution. |
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Election of Directors |
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We make decisions, taking into account independence and competence of director nominees and the companys management performance, etc. |
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We vote against the election of an outside director who is deemed to have a conflict of interest in the company. |
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We generally vote against the election of a top executive, unless there are at least two outside directors. |
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We consider voting against the election of a top executive, if business strategies that enable corporate value enhancement and sustainable growth are not demonstrated and constructive dialogues are not engaged in terms of capital efficiency including ROE. |
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Election of Statutory Auditors |
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We make decisions, taking into account independence and competence of statutory auditor nominees, etc. |
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In terms of independence, we generally vote against the election of statutory auditors, unless figures that can provide the basis for making judgment on existence of an interest in the company are disclosed. |
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Executive Compensation and Bonuses |
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In terms of executive compensation, it is desirable that measures to secure transparency are taken, a formula that can justify the calculation of compensation is disclosed and performance-based compensation structure is put in place. |
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We consider to vote against proposals seeking approval for compensation, in the cases where there exists a problematic compensation system or the total amount of compensation is not disclosed. |
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We consider voting against the election of a top executive, if there is no proposal seeking approval for compensation and there exists an inappropriate compensation system. |
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We vote for proposals that require disclosure of compensation of individual directors. |
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We generally vote against bonuses for outside directors and outside statutory auditors. We also generally vote against proposals to grant stock options to outside directors and outside auditors and any third parties other than employees. |
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Cross-shareholdings |
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If the company holds shares for relationship purpose, the company is required to explain about medium- to long-term business and financial strategies including capital cost allocation and to disclose criteria for proxy voting decisions and voting results, etc. If reasonable views are not indicated and constructive dialogues are not engaged, we consider to vote against the election of a top executive. |
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Capital Policy |
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We make decisions on an increase in authorized shares, taking into account the impact on shareholder value and shareholder rights, rationale of the proposal and the impact on share listing and corporate sustainability. |
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Takeover Defense |
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We generally vote against establishment, amendment and update of takeover defense measures that are judged to decrease shareholder value or hinder shareholder rights. We generally vote against the election of a top executive, if there exist takeover defense measures that are not part of proposals at the shareholders meeting but are judged to decrease shareholder value or hinder shareholder rights. |
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ESG |
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We support the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and acknowledge the importance of companies ESG issues among investment decision making process. Thus, we consider to vote against the election of a top executive and responsible directors, if any event occurs that is likely to significantly impair corporate value. |
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Conflict of Interest |
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We abstain from voting proxies of companies that pose conflicts of interest. |
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Shareholder Proposals |
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We make decisions on shareholder proposals along with company proposals in accordance with the guidelines in principle, taking into account the impact on shareholder value, etc. |
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As there exist several areas relating to criteria for voting decisions other than the above, we also make decisions from the perspective of whether or not they contribute to enhanced shareholder returns and corporate value. |
Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
April 2013
INVESCO CONTINENTAL EUROPE
VOTING RIGHTS POLICY
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT SA (& BRANCHES IN AMSTERDAM, BRUSSELS, MADRID, MILAN, STOCKHOLM)
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT ÖSTERREICH GMBH
Approach
This document sets out the high level Proxy Voting Policy of the companies outlined above and referred to as Invesco Continental Europe (Invesco CE). The principles within this policy are followed by these companies or to any of its delegates as applicable.
Invesco CE is committed to the fair and equitable treatment of all its clients. As such Invesco CE has put in place procedures to ensure that voting rights attached to securities within a UCITS or portfolio for which it is the Management Company are exercised where appropriate and in the best interests of the individual UCITS/ portfolio itself. Where Invesco CE 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.
Voting Opportunities
Voting opportunities which exist in relation to securities within each individual UCITS/ portfolio 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/ portfolio.
When is has been identified that a voting opportunity exists, 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/portfolio. |
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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/ portfolio. |
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/ portfolio, based on criteria such as fund size, investment objective, policy and investment strategy applicable.
Conflicts of Interest:
Invesco CE has a Conflicts of Interest Policy which outlines the principles for avoiding, and where not possible, managing conflicts of interest. At no time will Invesco CE use shareholding powers in respect of individual UCITS/portfolio to advance its own commercial interests, to pursue a social or political cause that is unrelated to a UCITS/portfolios economic interests, or to favour another UCITS/ portfolio or client or other relationship to the detriment of others. This policy is available, free of cost, from any of the Invesco CE companies.
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.
Proxy Guidelines
for
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
Proxy Voting Guidelines
Applicable to the Funds |
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 11, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (collectively the Trusts) |
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Risk Addressed by Policy | Breach of fiduciary duty to client under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invesco personal interests ahead of clients best interest in voting proxies | |
Relevant Law | Investment Advisers Act of 1940 | |
Approved/Adopted Date | March 1, 2016 | |
Last reviewed by Compliance for Accuracy | September 10, 2015. |
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares or the Adviser) has adopted proxy voting policies with respect to securities owned by series of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, the PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, the PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and the PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (collectively, the Funds) for which it serves as investment adviser and has been delegated the authority to vote proxies. Invesco PowerShares proxy voting policies are designed to provide that proxies are voted in the best interests of shareholders.
Invesco Ltd, the parent to the Adviser, has adopted a global policy statement on corporate governance and proxy voting (the Global Invesco Policy) (see exhibit A), which details Invescos views on governance matters and describes the proxy administration and governance approach. The Adviser votes proxies by utilizing the procedures and mechanisms outlined in the Global Invesco Policy, while maintaining the Fund-specific guidelines described below::
1. Overlapping Securities
In instances where both a Fund and a fund advised by an Invesco Ltd entity both hold an equity security (Overlapping Securities), the Adviser will vote proxies in accordance with the recommendation of an Invesco Ltd adviser based on the comprehensive proxy review and under the Global Invesco Policy. The Global Invesco Policy is overseen by the Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee (IPAC), which also orchestrates the review and analysis of the top
Approved June 24, 2014
Amended February 18, 2016
Effective: March 1, 2016
twenty-five proxy voting matters, measured by overall size of holdings by funds within the Invesco family. The Adviser consults with the IPAC on specific proxy votes and general proxy voting matters as it deems necessary. In addition, as part of the Global Invesco Proxy Voting Process, the IPAC oversees instances when possible conflicts of interest arise among funds. (Please see the global policy for the detailed conflict of interest approach)
In instances where the Global proxy administration team does not receive a recommendation in a timely manner, the proxy administration team will automatically vote such ballots in accordance with the recommendations of a third-party proxy firm, institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS).
2. Non-Overlapping Securities
In instances where securities are held only by a Fund, and not also by an Invesco Ltd active equity entity fund, the Adviser will instruct the proxy administration team to vote proxies in accordance ISS.
Under this Policy, the Adviser retains the power to vote contrary to the recommendation of the Invesco Voting Process (for Overlapping Securities) or ISS (for Non-Overlapping Securities) at its discretion, so long as the reasons for doing so are well documented.
Proxy Constraints
The adviser will approach proxy constraints according to the Invesco Global statement on corporate governance and proxy voting.
Special Policy
Certain Funds pursue their investment objectives by investing in other registered investment companies pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The relief granted by that order is conditioned upon complying with a number of undertakings, some of which require a Fund to vote its shares in an acquired investment company in the same proportion as other holders of the acquired funds shares. In instances in which a Fund is required to vote in this manner to rely on the exemptive order, the Adviser will vote shares of these acquired investment companies in compliance with the voting mechanism required by the order.
Resolving Potential Conflicts of Interest
Voting of Proxies Related to Invesco Ltd.
The adviser will approach conflicts of interest in accordance with Invescos Global policy statement on corporate governance and proxy voting.)
Approved June 24, 2014
Amended February 18, 2016
Effective: March 1, 2016
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
To the best knowledge of the Trust, the names and addresses of the record and beneficial holders of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Trusts equity securities and the percentage of the outstanding shares held by such holders are set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated below, the Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record are also owned beneficially.
A shareholder who owns beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding securities of a Fund is presumed to control that Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Such control may affect the voting rights of other shareholders.
All information listed below is as of February 15, 2017.
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class R
Shares |
Class Y
Shares |
Class R5
Shares |
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Name and Address of Principal Holder |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
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American Enterprise Investment Service 707 2 nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55402-2405 |
| 9.96 | % | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
(Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct. FBO Customers Attn: Mutual Funds 101 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 |
| | 9.15 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Edward D. Jones & Co For the Benefit of Customers 12555 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63131-3729 |
| | | | 10.28 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Integrated Weather Barriers LLC Randall L. Milbourn Parksville, MO |
| | | 6.38 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Invesco Advisers Inc. Attn: Corporate Controller 1555 Peachtree St. NE, Ste. 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309-2499 |
| | | 7.73 | % | | 100.00 | %* | ||||||||||||||||
Jodi A. Lewis Duluth, GA |
| | | 8.62 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Koch-Alger & Associates David Wayne Habeck Arnold, MD |
| | | 8.85 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Master Chief Consulting Martin Mattes Sr. Imperial Beach, CA |
| | | 6.96 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. for the Sole Benefit of its Customers 4800 Deer Lake Dr. E Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 |
| 11.45 | % | | | 5.06 | % | |
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Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class R
Shares |
Class Y
Shares |
Class R5
Shares |
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Name and Address of Principal Holder |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
Percentage
Owned of Record |
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 1 New York Plz., Fl. 12 New York, NY 10004-1901 |
65.12 | % | 38.34 | % | 49.17 | % | | 42.94 | % | | ||||||||||||||
Namita M. Kumar Cumming, GA |
| | | 5.87 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
National Financial Services LLC FEBO Customers Mutual Funds 499 Washington Blvd. FL 5 Jersey City, NJ 07310-2010 |
| 14.64 | % | | | 13.46 | % | | ||||||||||||||||
PAI Trustco Inc. FBO Strategic Horizon Inc. 401K 1300 Enterprise Dr. De Pere, WI 54115-4934 |
| | | 22.70 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Party Yards & More Inc. Bryce Berquist 4009 W. Empedrado St. Tampa, FL 33629-6705 |
| | | 6.52 | % | | | |||||||||||||||||
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399-0002 |
| 8.08 | % | | | 8.85 | % | | ||||||||||||||||
Raymond James Omnibus for Mutual Funds Attn: Courtney Waller 880 Carillon Pkwy St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1102 |
| 8.39 | % | 5.69 | % | | | | ||||||||||||||||
UBS WM USA OMNI Account M/F Attn: Department Manager Spec Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust 1000 Harbor Blvd. Weehawken, NJ 07086-6761 |
| | | | 6.63 | % | | |||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Special Custody Acct. for the Exclusive Benefit of Customer 2801 Market St Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
| | 5.44 | % | | | |
* | Owned of record and beneficially |
Management Ownership
As of February 15, 2017, the trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the shares outstanding of the Fund, except the trustees and officers as a group owned 1.12% of the outstanding Class Y shares of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund.
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MANAGEMENT FEES
For the last three fiscal years ended October 31, the management fees payable by the Fund, the amount waived by the Adviser and the net fees paid by the Fund were as follows:
2016 | ||||||||||||
Fund Name |
Management Fee
Payable |
Management Fee
Waivers |
Net Management
Fee Paid |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 683,709 | $ | (1,836 | ) | $ | 681,873 |
2015 | ||||||||||||
Fund Name |
Management Fee
Payable |
Management Fee
Waivers |
Net Management
Fee Paid |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 692,295 | $ | (1,644 | ) | $ | 690,651 |
2014 | ||||||||||||
Fund Name |
Management Fee
Payable |
Management Fee
Waivers |
Net Management
Fee Paid |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 732,674 | $ | (1,087 | ) | $ | 731,587 |
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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 in the 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); (ii) investments made either directly or through a deferred compensation or similar plan in Invesco pooled investment vehicles with the same or similar objectives and strategies as the Fund; and (iii) total 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 noted. 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, 2016 (unless otherwise noted):
Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range
of Investments in the Fund |
Dollar Range of Investments in Invesco
Pooled Investment Vehicles with the Same or Similar Objectives and Strategies as the Fund |
Dollar Range of Investments
in All Invesco Funds and Invesco Pooled Investment Vehicles |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund | ||||||
Paul Chan 1 |
None | $100,001 - $500,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |||
Daiji Ozawa 2 |
None | N/A | None |
Assets Managed
The following information is as of October 31, 2016 (unless otherwise noted):
Portfolio Manager |
Other Registered
Investment Companies Managed |
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles Managed |
Other Accounts
Managed |
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Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
Number
of Accounts |
Assets
(in millions) |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Paul Chan |
None | None | 19 | $ | 5,463.0 | 48 3 | $ | 2,072.0 | 3 | |||||||
Daiji Ozawa |
None | None | 4 | $ | 124.9 | 2 | $ | 120.9 |
1 | Shares of the Fund are not sold in Hong Kong, where the portfolio manager is domiciled. Accordingly, the portfolio manager may not invest in the Fund. |
2 | Shares of the Fund are not sold in Japan, where the portfolio manager is domiciled. Accordingly, the portfolio manager may not invest in the Fund. |
3 | This amount includes one fund that pays performance-based fees with $416M in total assets under management. |
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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:
| The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Funds. |
| If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts. |
| The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved. |
| Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. |
The Adviser, each Sub-Adviser, and the Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Description of Compensation Structure
For the Adviser and each affiliated Sub-Adviser
The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity and an equity compensation opportunity. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund performance. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser evaluate competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio managers compensation consists of the following three elements:
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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 considering investment performance and financial results in its review. In addition, while having no direct impact on individual bonuses, assets under management are considered when determining the starting bonus funding levels. Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus which is based on quantitative (i.e. investment performance) and non-quantitative factors (which may include, but are not limited to, individual performance, risk management and teamwork).
Each portfolio managers compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Funds/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Sub-Adviser |
Performance time period 4 |
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Invesco 5 Invesco Deutschland Invesco Hong Kong 5 Invesco Asset Management |
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group | |
Invesco- U.S. Real Estate Division 5 , 6 Invesco Senior Secured 5 , 7 Invesco PowerShares 5 , 8 |
Not applicable | |
Invesco Canada 5 |
One-year performance against Fund peer group
Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds |
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Invesco Japan 9 | One-, Three- and Five-year performance |
High investment performance (against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined by reference to the third-party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus applicable peer group) would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus at all. These decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
4 | Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end. |
5 | 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. |
6 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on net operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco. |
7 | Invesco Senior Secureds bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard tests of collateralization performance. |
8 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco PowerShares base their bonus on Invesco results as well as overall performance of Invesco PowerShares. |
9 | 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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With respect to Invesco PowerShares, there is no policy regarding, or agreement with, the Portfolio Managers or any other senior executive of the Adviser to receive bonuses or any other compensation in connection with the performance of any of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers.
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 four year pro-rata 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. The vesting period aligns the interests of the Portfolio Managers with the long-term interests of clients and shareholders, and creates an incentive to retain key talent.
Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES
The Fund paid Invesco the following amounts for administrative services for the last three fiscal years ended October 31:
Fund |
October 31, 2016 | October 31, 2015 | October 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | $50,000 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 |
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BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
RRD DFS (DFSdetroitfunds@dfsco.com)
Set forth below are brokerage commissions 1 paid by the Fund listed below during the last three fiscal years ended October 31. Unless otherwise indicated, the amount of brokerage commissions paid by the Fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.
Fund |
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 72,783 | $ | 179,011 | $ | 125,632 |
1 | Disclosure regarding brokerage commissions is limited to commissions paid on agency trades and designated as such on the trade confirm. |
COMMISSIONS ON AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
During the last three fiscal years ended October 31, the Fund did not pay brokerage commissions on affiliated transactions.
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DIRECTED BROKERAGE (RESEARCH SERVICES) AND PURCHASES OF
SECURITIES OF REGULAR BROKERS OR DEALERS
Directed Brokerage
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund allocated the following amount of transactions to broker-dealers that provided Invesco with certain research, statistics and other information.
Fund |
Transactions | Related Brokerage Commissions 1 | ||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 20,422,082 | $ | 48,505 |
1 | Amount is inclusive of commissions paid to, and brokerage transactions placed with, certain brokers that provide execution, research and other services. |
Regular Broker-Dealers
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not purchase securities of its regular brokers or dealers.
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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 Government 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 Government Money Market Fund shall include Class AX shares of Invesco Government 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:
| 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. |
| Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) include Traditional and Roth IRAs. |
| 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. |
| Retirement and Benefit Plans include Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans, IRAs and Employer Sponsored IRAs. |
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
Purchases of Class A shares, Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund, Class AX shares of Invesco Government Money Market Fund and Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Funds and Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government 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 Government Money Market Fund are sold without an initial sales charge.
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Category I Funds
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Alternative Strategies 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 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 Infrastructure Fund
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco International Companies 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 Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco MLP Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth 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
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a
Percentage of the Net Amount Invested |
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount
|
||||||||||
Less than $ 50,000 |
5.50 | % | 5.82 | % | 5.00 | % | ||||||
$50,000 but less than $ 100,000 |
4.50 | % | 4.71 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
3.50 | % | 3.63 | % | 3.00 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 500,000 |
2.75 | % | 2.83 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||
$500,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 |
2.00 | % | 2.04 | % | 1.75 | % |
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Category II Funds
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
Invesco Strategic Income Fund
Invesco U.S. Mortgage Fund
Invesco Unconstrained Bond Fund
Invesco World Bond Fund
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount Invested |
As a Percentage of
the Net Amount Invested |
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Less than $ 100,000 |
4.25 | % | 4.44 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
3.50 | % | 3.63 | % | 3.25 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 500,000 |
2.50 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||
$500,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 |
2.00 | % | 2.04 | % | 1.75 | % |
Category III Funds
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund (Class A2 shares)
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund (Class A2 shares)
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount Invested |
As a Percentage of
the Net Amount Invested |
||||||||||
Less than $ 100,000 |
1.00 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
0.75 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 |
0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.40 | % |
As of the close of business on October 30, 2002, Class A2 shares of Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund and Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income 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 Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund (Class A shares)
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund (Class A shares)
Amount of Investment |
Investors Sales Charge | Dealer Concession | ||||||||||
As a Percentage
of the Public Offering Price |
As a Percentage
of the Net Amount Invested |
As a Percentage of
the Net Amount Invested |
||||||||||
Less than $ 100,000 |
2.50 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||
$100,000 but less than $ 250,000 |
1.75 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||
$250,000 but less than $ 500,000 |
1.25 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.00 | % |
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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 Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund or Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income 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 SIMPLE IRA Plans 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 SIMPLE IRA Plan 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 SIMPLE IRA Plans 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.
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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).
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.
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 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 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 Government 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 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 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
| 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). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions acquired during the 13-month LOI period will not be applied to the LOI. |
Calculating the Number of Shares to be Purchased
| 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. |
| 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. |
| The Transfer Agent will process necessary adjustments upon the expiration or completion date of the LOI. |
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Fulfilling the Intended Investment
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Accounts linked under the LOI revert back to ROA once a LOI is met, regardless of expiration date. |
Canceling the LOI
| 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. |
| 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. |
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 purchaser may also qualify for reduced initial sales charges under Invescos ROA policy. 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.
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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.
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 a reduced sales charge based upon the qualifications set forth in the prospectus under Qualifying for Reduced Sales Charges and Sales Charge Exceptions.
Purchases of Class A shares of Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund and Class AX shares or Invesco Cash Reserve Shares of Invesco Government 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.
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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. |
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
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Affiliates may make payments to financial intermediaries that sell Invesco Fund shares for certain transfer agency 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
1st Global Capital Corporation
1st Partners, Inc.
401k Exchange, Inc.
401k Producer Services
ADP Broker Dealer, Inc.
Advantage Capital Corporation
Advest Inc.
AIG Capital Services, Inc.
Alliance Benefit Group
Allianz Life
Allstate
American Enterprise Investment
American General
American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.
American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation
American United Life Insurance Company
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp
Ameritrade
APEX Clearing Corporation
Ascensus
Associated Securities Corporation
AXA
Baden Retirement Plan Services
Bank of America
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of Oklahoma
Barclays Capital Inc.
BB&T Capital Markets
BCG Securities
BC Ziegler
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.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Capital One Investment Services LLC
Centennial Bank
Center for Due Diligence
Cetera
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.
Chase
Citi Smith Barney
Citibank NA
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
City National Bank
Comerica Bank
Commerce Bank
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Commonwealth Financial Network LPL
Community National Bank
Compass
Compusys / ERISA Group Inc
Contemporary Financial Solutions, Inc.
CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.
Credit Suisse Securities
Crowell Weedon & Co.
CUSO Financial Services, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Life
D.A. Davidson & Company
Daily Access Corporation
Delaware Life Insurance Company
Deutsche Bank
Digital Retirement Solutions, Inc.
Diversified Investment Advisors
Dorsey & Company Inc.
Dyatech Corporation
Edward Jones & Co.
Envestnet
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Equity Services, Inc.
Erisa Administrative Services
Expertplan
Fidelity
Fifth Third
Financial Data Services Inc.
Financial Planning Association
Financial Services Corporation
First Clearing Corp.
First Command Financial Planning, Inc.
First Financial Equity Corp.
First Southwest Company
Forethought Life Insurance Company
Frost
FSC Securities Corporation
FTB Advisors
Fund Services Advisors, Inc.
Gardner Michael Capital, Inc.
GE
Genworth
Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Great West Life
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Guardian
GunnAllen Financial
GWFS Equities, Inc.
H.D. Vest
Hantz Financial Services Inc
Hare and Company
Hartford
Hewitt
Hightower Securities, LLC
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
Huntington
ICMA Retirement Corporation
Institutional Cash Distributors
Intersecurities, Inc.
INVEST Financial Corporation, Inc.
Investacorp, Inc.
Investment Centers of America, Inc.
J.M. Lummis Securities
Jackson National Life
Jefferson National Life Insurance Company
Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation
John Hancock
JP Morgan
Kanaly Trust Company
Kaufmann and Global Associates
Kemper
LaSalle Bank, N.A.
Lincoln
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
LPL Financial
M & T Securities, Inc.
M M L Investors Services, Inc.
M&T Bank
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co., N.A.
Mass Mutual
Matrix
Mellon
Mercer
Merrill Lynch
Metlife
Meyer Financial Group, Inc.
Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation
Minnesota Life Insurance Co.
Money Concepts
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Morningstar Inc
MSCS Financial Services, LLC
Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
Mutual Service Corporation
Mutual Services, Inc.
N F P Securities, Inc.
NatCity Investments, Inc.
National Financial Services
National Planning
National Retirement Partners Inc.
Nationwide
New York Life
Newport Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
Next Financial Group, Inc.
NFP Securities Inc.
Northeast Securities, Inc.
Northern Trust
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
NRP Financial
Ohio National
OnBrands24 Inc
OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc.
Oppenheimer
Pen-Cal Administrators
Penn Mutual Life
Penson Financial Services
Pershing LLC
PFS Investments, Inc.
Phoenix
Piper Jaffray
PJ Robb
Plains Capital Bank
Plan Administrators
Plan Member Services Corporation
Planco
PNC
Primerica Shareholder Services, Inc.
Princeton Retirement Group, Inc.
Principal
Princor Financial Services Corporation
Proequities, Inc.
Pruco Securities LLC
Prudential
Qualified Benefits Consultants, Inc.
R B C Dain Rauscher, Inc.
Randall & Hurley, Inc.
Raymond James
RBC Wealth Management
Reliance Trust Company
Ridge Clearing
Riversource (Ameriprise)
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Ross Sinclair & Associates LLC
Royal Alliance Associates
RSBCO
S I I Investments, Inc.
SagePoint Financial, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney
Sanders Morris Harris
SCF Securities, Inc.
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
Security Benefit
Security Distributors, Inc.
Security Financial Resources, 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
Spelman & Company
Standard Insurance Company
State Farm
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc.
Stifel Nicolaus & Company
Summit
Sun Life
SunAmerica Securities, Inc.
SunGard
Sun Trust
SWS Financial Services, Inc.
Symetra Investment Services Inc.
T Rowe Price
TD Ameritrade
Teacher Insurance and Annuity Association of America
TFS Securities, Inc.
The (Wilson) William Financial Group
The Bank of New York
The Huntington Investment Company
The Retirement Plan Company LLC
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The Vanguard Group
Transamerica
Trautmann Maher & Associates, Inc.
Treasury Curve
Treasury Strategies
Triad Advisors Inc
Trust Management Network, LLC
U.S. Bancorp
UBS Financial Services Inc.
UMB Financial Services, Inc.
Unified Fund Services, Inc.
Union Bank
Union Central Life Insurance Company
United Planners Financial
United States Life Insurance Company
UPromise Investment Advisors LLC
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
USI Securities, Inc.
UVEST
V S R Financial Services, Inc.
VALIC
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
Vining Sparks IBG, LP
VLP Corporate Services LLC
VOYA
VRSCO American General Distributors
Wachovia
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Wadsworth Investment Co., Inc.
Wall Street Financial Group, Inc.
Waterstone Financial Group, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Company
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Xerox HR Solutions LLC
Zions Bank
Zurich American Life Insurance Company
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.
Before the initial purchase of shares, an investor must submit a completed account application either directly or through its financial intermediary, to the Funds transfer agent at P.O. Box 219286, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9286.
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An investor may change information in his account application by submitting written changes or a new account application to his intermediary or to the Funds transfer agent.
Purchase and redemption orders must be received in good order. To be in good order, the investor, either directly or through his financial intermediary must give the Funds transfer agent all required information and documentation. Additionally, purchase payment must be made in federal funds. If the intermediary fails to deliver the investors payment on the required settlement date, the intermediary must reimburse the Funds for any overdraft charges incurred.
The Funds transfer agent and Invesco Distributors may authorize agents to accept purchase and redemption orders that are in good order on behalf of the Funds. In certain cases, these authorized agents are authorized to designate other intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on a Funds behalf. A 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.
An investor or a financial intermediary may submit a written request to the Funds transfer agent for correction of transactions involving Fund shares. If the Funds transfer agent agrees to correct a transaction, and the correction requires a dividend adjustment, the investor or the intermediary must agree in writing to reimburse the Funds for any resulting loss.
Payment for redeemed institutional shares is normally made by Federal Reserve wire to the bank account designated in the investors account application, while payment for redeemed retail shares is normally made by check, but may be sent by Federal Reserve wire at the investors request. Any changes to wire instructions must be submitted to the Funds transfer agent in writing. The Funds transfer agent may request additional documentation. For funds that allow checkwriting, if you do not have a sufficient number of shares in your account to cover the amount of the check and any applicable deferred sales charge, the check will be returned and no shares will be redeemed. Because it is not possible to determine your accounts value in advance, you should not write a check for the entire value of your account or try to close your account by writing a check.
The Funds transfer agent may request that an intermediary maintain separate master accounts in the Funds 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. An intermediary may aggregate its master accounts and sub-accounts to satisfy the minimum investment requirement.]
With regard to Money Market Funds that do not qualify as Government Money Market Funds, if a Funds weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets, the Board, in its discretion, may impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the shares redeemed and/or gates on redemptions. In addition, if a Funds weekly liquid assets fall below 10% of its total assets at the end of any business day, the Fund must impose a 1% liquidity fee on shareholder redemptions unless the Board determines that not doing so is in the best interests of the Fund. These liquidity fee and gate powers described above will be available to the Board on October 14, 2016.
The Board may, in its discretion, terminate a liquidity fee or redemption gate at any time if it believes such action to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Also, liquidity fees and redemption gates will automatically terminate at the beginning of the next business day once a Funds weekly liquid assets reach at least 30% of its total assets. Redemption gates may only last up to 10 business days in any 90-day period. When a fee or a gate is in place, the Fund may elect not to permit the purchase of shares or to subject the purchase of shares to certain conditions, which may include affirmation of the purchasers knowledge that a fee or a gate is in effect.
The Board may, in its discretion, permanently suspend redemptions and liquidate if, among other things, a Money Market Fund, at the end of a business day, has less than 10% of its total assets invested in weekly liquid assets. The Board of the Retail and Government Money Market Funds may suspend redemptions and liquidate if the Board determines that the deviation between its amortized cost price per share and its market-based NAV per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders.
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:
| Redemptions of shares held by an Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plan or SIMPLE IRA Plan 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; |
| 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; |
| Minimum required distributions made in connection with a Retirement and Benefit Plan following attainment of age 70 1 ⁄ 2 , 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; |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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:
| 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; |
| Distributions from Retirement and Benefit Plans where redemptions result from (i) required minimum distributions to plan participants or beneficiaries who are age 70 1 ⁄ 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; |
| 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; |
| Liquidation initiated by the Fund when the account value falls below the minimum required account size of $500; and |
| 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:
| 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 |
| 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. |
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 registration of the shares being redeemed. An investor acknowledges by signing the form that he understands and agrees
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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:
| an annual custodial fee on accounts where Invesco Distributors acts as the prototype sponsor; |
| expedited mailing fees in response to overnight redemption requests; and |
| copying and mailing charges in response to requests for duplicate statements. |
Please consult with your intermediary for further details concerning any applicable fees.
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, 2016, Invesco Pacific Growth Fund Class A shares had a net asset value per share of $26.31. The offering price, assuming an initial sales charge of 5.50%, therefore was $27.84.
Class R5 and R6 shares of the Invesco Funds are offered at net asset value.
The offering price per share of Invesco Government Money Market Fund and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund is $1.00. There can be no assurance that such Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
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
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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, as described below. 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, as described below.]
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.
Calculation of Net Asset Value (Invesco Government Money Market Fund and Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund)
The Board has established procedures, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, designed to stabilize each Funds net asset value per share at $1.00, to the extent reasonably possible. Such procedures include review of portfolio holdings by the Trustees at such interval as they may deem appropriate. The reviews are used to determine whether net asset value, calculated by using available market quotations, deviates from $1.00 per share and, if so, whether such deviation may result in material dilution or is otherwise unfair to investors or existing shareholders. In the event the trustees determine that a material deviation exists, they intend to take such corrective action as they deem necessary and appropriate. Such actions may include selling portfolio securities prior to maturity in order to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity, withholding dividends, redeeming shares in kind, or establishing a net asset value per share by using available market quotations. When available market quotations are used to establish the market-based net asset value, the net asset value could possibly be more or less than $1.00 per share. The Funds intend to comply with any amendments made to Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act which may require corresponding changes in the Funds procedures which are designed to stabilize each Funds price per share at $1.00.
Under the amortized cost method, each investment is valued at its cost and thereafter any discount or premium is amortized on a constant basis to maturity. Although this method provides certainty of valuation, it may result in periods in which the amortized cost value of the Funds investments is high or lower than the price that would be received if the investments were sold.
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 in the case of debt obligations the mean between the last bid and ask prices. Senior secured floating rate loans, corporate 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, 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
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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.
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:
1. | the investor fails to furnish a correct TIN to the Invesco Fund; |
2. | the IRS notifies the Invesco Fund that the investor furnished an incorrect TIN; |
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3. | 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); |
4. | 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 |
5. | the investor does not certify his TIN. This applies only to non-exempt mutual fund accounts opened after 1983. |
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.
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AMOUNTS PAID PURSUANT TO DISTRIBUTION PLANS
A list of amounts paid by each class of shares to Invesco Distributors pursuant to the Plans for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:
Fund |
Class A
Shares |
Class B
Shares |
Class C
Shares |
Class R
Shares |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 163,870 | $ | 2,126 | $ | 45,005 | $ | 1,137 |
For the fiscal year ended in October 31, 2016 there were unreimbursed distribution-related expenses with respect to the Fund as follows:
Unreimbursed
Distribution-Related Expenses |
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Fund Name | October 31, 2016 | |||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
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Class B |
$ | 48,281,648 | ||
Class C |
$ | 185 |
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ALLOCATION OF ACTUAL FEES PAID PURSUANT TO DISTRIBUTION PLANS
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class A shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 163,870 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class B shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 503 | $ | 1,623 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 39 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,634 | $ | 43,108 | $ | 224 | $ | 0 |
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An estimate by category of the allocation of actual fees paid by Class R shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 follows:
Advertising |
Printing &
Mailing |
Seminars |
Underwriters
Compensation |
Dealers
Compensation |
Personnel |
Travel
Relating to Marketing |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 1 | $ | 126 | $ | 0 | $ | 124 | $ | 886 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
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TOTAL SALES CHARGES
The following chart reflects the total sales charges paid in connection with the sale of Class A shares of the Fund and the amount retained by Invesco Distributors for the last three fiscal years:
October 31, 2016 | October 31, 2015 | October 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
Charges |
Amount
Retained |
Sales
Charges |
Amount
Retained |
Sales
Charges |
Amount
Retained |
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 120,291 | $ | 59,798 | $ | 36,025 | $ | 4,917 | $ | 20,410 | $ | 2,655 |
The following chart reflects the contingent deferred sales charges paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders and retained by Invesco Distributors for the last three fiscal years:
October 31, 2016 | October 31, 2015 | October 31, 2014 | ||||||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
$ | 1,688 | $ | 289 | $ | 331 |
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. |
Exhibits | |||
a |
- | (a) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005. (19) | ||
- | (b) Amendment No. 1, dated January 9, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005. (20) | |||
- | (c) Amendment No. 2, dated May 24, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005. (23) | |||
- | (d) Amendment No. 3, dated July 5, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, dated September 14, 2005. (23) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (f) Amendment No. 5, dated May 1, 2008, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (27) | |||
- | (g) Amendment No. 6, dated June 19, 2008, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (27) | |||
- | (h) Amendment No. 7, dated January 22, 2009, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (30) | |||
- | (i) Amendment No. 8, dated April 14, 2009, to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (30) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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) | |||
- | (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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(cc) Amendment No. 28, dated December 4, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (65) | |||
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(dd) Amendment No. 29, dated June 17, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (68) | |||
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(ee) Amendment No. 30, dated March 25, 2015, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (71) | |||
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(ff) Amendment No. 31, dated December 1, 2015, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (74) | |||
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(gg) Amendment No. 32, dated January 29, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (74) | |||
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(hh) Amendment No. 33, dated June 7, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (75) | |||
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(ii) Amendment No. 34, dated September 21, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (76) | |||
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(jj) Amendment No. 35, dated October 28, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. (7 7 ) |
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(kk) Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. (77) | |||
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(ll) Amendment No. 1, dated October 28, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. (77) | |||
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(mm) Amendment No. 2, dated November 30, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. (77) | |||
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(nn) Form of Amendment No. 3 dated [February 27, 2017], to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. (77) | |||
b |
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Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. (77 ) | ||
d(1) |
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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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(cc) Amendment No. 28, dated April 22, 2014, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (69) | |||
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(dd) Amendment No. 29, dated October 14, 2014, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (70) | |||
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(ee) Amendment No. 30, dated June 15, 2015, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (71) | |||
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(ff) Amendment No. 31, dated February 26, 2016, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (75) |
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(gg) Amendment No. 32, dated July 27, 2016, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (75) | |||
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(hh) Amendment No. 33, dated October 28, 2016, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (76) | |||
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(ii) Amendment No. 34, dated December 1, 2016, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (7 7 ) | |||
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(jj) Amendment No. 35, dated January 1, 2017, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (77) | |||
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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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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated April 22, 2014, 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. (69) | |||
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(p) Amendment No. 15, dated October 14, 2014, 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. (70) | |||
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(q) Termination Agreement, dated January 16, 2015, between Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Australia Limited. (70) | |||
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(r) Amendment No. 16, dated June 15, 2015, 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (71) | |||
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(s) Amendment No. 17, dated February 26, 2016, 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (75) | |||
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(t) Amendment No. 18, dated July 27, 2016, 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (75) | |||
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(u) Amendment No. 19, dated October 28, 2016, 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (76) | |||
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(v) Amendment No. 20, dated December 1, 2016, 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (7 7 ) | |||
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(a) Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (57) | ||
(b) Amendment No. 1, dated July 30, 2012, to the Sub-Advisory 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 Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (61) |
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated February 25, 2013, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (66) | |||
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 16, 2013, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (66) | |||
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated April 22, 2014, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (69) | |||
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated June 26, 2014, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (69) | |||
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated October 14, 2014, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (70) | |||
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated September 30, 2015, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (71) | |||
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated December 21, 2015, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (74) | |||
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated June 30, 2016, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (75) | |||
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated July 1, 2016, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (75) | |||
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated July 27, 2016, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (75) | |||
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated October 28, 2016, to the Sub-Advisory Contract Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC dated December 14, 2011. (76) | |||
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(a) Master Distribution Agreement dated July 1, 2014 between Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (69) | ||
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated October 14, 2014, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (70) | |||
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated January 30, 2015, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (70) | |||
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated April 30, 2015, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (71) | |||
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated June 15, 2015, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (71) | |||
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated September 30, 2015, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (71) |
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(g) Amendment No. 6, dated December 21, 2015, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (74) | |||
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(h) Amendment No. 7, dated February 26, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (75) | |||
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(i) Amendment No. 8, dated April 29, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (75) | |||
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(j) Amendment No. 9, dated June 20, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (75) | |||
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(k) Amendment No. 10, dated June 28, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (75) | |||
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(l) Amendment No. 11, dated July 1, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (75) | |||
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(m) Amendment No. 12, dated July 27, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (75) | |||
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(n) Amendment No. 13, dated October 28, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (76) | |||
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(o) Amendment No. 14, dated December 1, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (7 7 ) | |||
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Form of Selected Dealer Agreement between Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and selected dealers. (28) | ||
(3) |
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Form of Bank Selling Group Agreement between Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and banks. (28) | ||
f(1) |
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Form of Invesco Funds Retirement Plan for Eligible Directors/Trustees, as approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2013. (66) | ||
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(a) Form of Invesco Funds Trustee Deferred Compensation Agreement, as approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2011. (70) | ||
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(b) Form of Amendment to Form of Invesco Funds Trustee Deferred Compensation Agreement. (73) | |||
g(1) |
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Amended and Restated Master Custodian Contract, dated June 1, 2010, between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company. (40) | ||
(2) |
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Subcustodian Agreement, dated January 20, 1993, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and The Bank of New York. (7) | ||
h(1) |
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(a) Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, between Registrant and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (42) | ||
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(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) | |||
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(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) |
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(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) | |||
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated January 1, 2014, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, between Registrant and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (66) | |||
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(a) Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2006, between Registrant and A I M Advisors, Inc. (23) | ||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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) | |||
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(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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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated July 27, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R, S, Series II shares, Cash Reserve shares and Classes of shares of Short-Term Investment Trust (Compensation) effective July 1, 2016. (75) | |||
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated September 1, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R, S, Series II shares, Cash Reserve shares and Classes of shares of Short-Term Investment Trust (Compensation) effective July 1, 2016. (75) | |||
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated October 28, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R, S, Series II shares, Cash Reserve shares and Classes of shares of Short-Term Investment Trust (Compensation) effective July 1, 2016. (76) | |||
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(f) Amendment No. 5, dated December 1, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R, S, Series II shares, Cash Reserve shares and Classes of shares of Short-Term Investment Trust (Compensation) effective July 1, 2016. (7 7 ) | |||
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(a) Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, AX, C, CX, Investor Class, R, and RX Shares (Reimbursement), effective July 1, 2015. (71) | ||
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated June 20, 2016 to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, AX, C, CX, Investor Class, R, and RX Shares (Reimbursement), effective July 1, 2015. (75) | |||
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated June 28, 2016, to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, AX, C, CX, Investor Class, R, and RX Shares (Reimbursement), effective July 1, 2015. (75) | |||
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(a) Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class B and Class BX shares, effective as of July 1, 2015. (71) | ||
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(b) Amendment No. 1, dated February 26, 2016, to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class B and Class BX shares, effective as of July 1, 2015. (75) | |||
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(c) Amendment No. 2, dated June 20, 2016, to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class B and Class BX shares, effective as of July 1, 2015. (75) | |||
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(d) Amendment No. 3, dated June 28, 2016, to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class B and Class BX shares, effective as of July 1, 2015. (75) | |||
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(e) Amendment No. 4, dated December 1, 2016 to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class B and Class BX shares, effective as of July 1, 2015. (7 7 ) | |||
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Twenty First Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan of The Invesco Funds effective December 12, 2001, as amended and restated effective June 8, 2016. (75) | ||
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Reserved. | ||
p(1) |
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics amended January 1, 2017, relating to Invesco Advisers, Inc. and any of its subsidiaries. (7 7 ) | ||
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Invesco UK Code of Ethics dated 2017, relating to Invesco Asset Management Limited. (7 7 ) | ||
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Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, dated October 2016, relating to Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited. (7 7 ) |
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(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) |
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 55, filed on August 26, 1998. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 56, filed on December 30, 1998. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 57, filed on February 22, 1999. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 58, filed on February 24, 2000. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 59, filed on February 28, 2001. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 60, filed on October 15, 2001. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 61, filed on January 30, 2002. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 62, filed on August 14, 2002. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 63, filed on February 20, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 64, filed on August 20, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 65, filed on October 10, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 66, filed on February 25, 2004. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 67, filed August 31, 2004. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 70, filed on December 23, 2004. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 71, filed on February 23, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 72, filed on March 1, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 73, filed on March 30, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 74, filed on August 24, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 75, filed on December 15, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 76, filed on January 13, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 77, filed on February 23, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 78, filed on March 24, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 79, filed on December 20, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 80, filed on February 23, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 81, filed on February 8, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 82, filed on February 19, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 83, filed on September 22, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 84, filed on February 25, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 85, filed on March 10, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 86, filed on May 29, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 87, filed on November 25, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 88, filed on December 22, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 89, filed on February 5, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 90, filed on February 12, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 92, filed on February 26, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 93, filed on March 10, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 94, filed on March 24, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 95, filed on May 27, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 96, filed on June 11, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 97, filed on July 16, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 98, filed on July 26, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 99, filed on September 24, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 101, filed on October 21, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 102, filed on October 28, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 104, filed on November 8, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 105, filed on November 24, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 106, filed on December 21, 2010 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 108, filed on December 23, 2010. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 109, filed on February 7, 2011. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 110, filed on February 24, 2011. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 112, filed on April 21, 2011. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 114, filed on May 20, 2011. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 116, filed on September 23, 2011. Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 117, filed on September 28, 2011 |
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(56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70) (71) (72) (73) (74) (75) (76) (77) |
Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 119, filed on November 17, 2011 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 121, filed on December 9, 2011 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 123, filed on February 24, 2012 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 125, filed on July 12, 2012 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 126 filed on September 21, 2012 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 127 filed on September 24, 2012 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 130 filed on February 26, 2013 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 132 filed on August 8, 2013 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 134 filed on September 30, 2013 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 135 filed on December 13, 2013 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 137 filed on January 29, 2014 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 138 filed on February 26, 2014 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 141 filed on April 22, 2014 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 143 filed on July 16, 2014 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 144 filed on September 26, 2014 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 146 filed on February 25, 2015 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 148 filed on October 23, 2015 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 149 filed on December 9, 2015 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 151 filed on December 28, 2015 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 153 filed on February 24, 2016 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 155 filed on September 26, 2016 Incorporated herein by reference to PEA No. 156 filed on November 30, 2016 Filed herewith electronically |
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).
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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.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc., and Invesco Canada Ltd., and a separate Sub-Advisory Agreement with 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 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.
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Item 32. | Principal Underwriters | |
(a) |
Invesco Distributors, Inc., the Registrants principal underwriter, also acts as a principal underwriter to the following investment companies:
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 Management Trust Invesco Senior Loan Fund PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust 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 |
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(b) | The following table sets forth information with respect to each director, officer or partner of Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
Name and Principal Business Address* |
Position and Offices with Underwriter |
Positions and Offices with Registrant |
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Peter S. Gallagher | Director & President | Assistant Vice President | ||
Eric P. Johnson | Executive Vice President | None | ||
Karen Dunn Kelley | Executive Vice President | Senior Vice President | ||
Ben Utt | Executive Vice President | None | ||
Dan Draper | Senior Vice President | None | ||
Eliot Honaker | Senior Vice President | None | ||
Lyman Missimer, III | Senior Vice President | Assistant Vice President | ||
Greg J. Murphy | Senior Vice President | None | ||
David J. Nardecchia | Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing Communications | None | ||
Miranda OKeefe | Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer | None | ||
Gary K. Wendler | Senior Vice President, Director, Marketing Research & Analysis | Assistant Vice President | ||
John M. Zerr | Senior Vice President & Secretary | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
Mark W. Gregson | Chief Financial Officer | None | ||
Annette J. Lege | Treasurer | None | ||
Crissie Wisdom | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer |
* | 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173 |
(c) | Not applicable. |
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Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records
Invesco Advisers, Inc., 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 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 or at its Louisville, Kentucky offices, 400 West Market Street, Suite 3300, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, and except for those relating to certain transactions in portfolio securities that are maintained by the Registrants Custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and the Registrants Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent, Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, Missouri 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 Ltd.
Perpetual Park
Perpetual Park Drive
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire, RG9 1HH
United Kingdom
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 14F
6-10-1 Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6114
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
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Item 34. Management Services
None.
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Item | 35. Undertakings |
With respect to the following Cayman Subsidiaries:
Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V LTD (Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund)
Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII LTD. (Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund)
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Cayman LTD. (Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund)
Invesco Premium Income Cayman LTD. (Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund)
Each Subsidiary 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.
Each Subsidiary 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.
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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 24th day of February, 2017.
Registrant: | AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS | |||||
(INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS) | ||||||
By: |
/s/ Sheri Morris |
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Sheri Morris, President |
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:
SIGNATURES |
TITLE |
DATE |
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/s/ Sheri Morris |
President & Treasurer | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Sheri Morris) | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ David C. Arch* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(David C. Arch) | ||||
/s/ James T. Bunch* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(James T. Bunch) | ||||
/s/ Bruce L. Crockett* |
Chair & Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Bruce L. Crockett) | ||||
/s/ Martin L. Flanagan* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
Martin L. Flanagan | ||||
/s/ Jack M. Fields* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Jack M. Fields) | ||||
/s/ Eli Jones* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Eli Jones) | ||||
/s/ Prema Mathai-Davis* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Prema Mathai-Davis) | ||||
/s/ Larry Soll* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Larry Soll) | ||||
/s/ Raymond Stickel, Jr.* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Raymond Stickel, Jr.) | ||||
/s/ Phillip A. Taylor* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Phillip A. Taylor) |
/s/ Robert C. Troccoli* |
Trustee | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Robert C. Troccoli) | ||||
/s/ Kelli Gallegos |
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer | February 24, 2017 | ||
(Kelli Gallegos) | (Principal Financial Officer) |
*By |
/s/ Sheri Morris |
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Sheri Morris | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
* | Sheri Morris, pursuant to powers of attorney dated May 4, 2016, and filed in Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 155 on September 26, 2016. |
INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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a(1)(jj) | Amendment No. 35, dated October 28, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective September 14, 2005. . | |
a(1)(kk) | Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. | |
a(1)(ll) | Amendment No. 1, dated October 28, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. | |
a(1)(mm) | Amendment No. 2, dated November 30, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. | |
a(1)(nn) | Form of Amendment No. 3 dated [February 27, 2017], to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. | |
b | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, adopted effective October 26, 2016. | |
d(1)(ii) | Amendment No. 34, dated December 1, 2016, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
d(1)(jj) | Amendment No. 35, dated January 1, 2017, to the Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated September 11, 2000, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
d(2)(v) | Amendment No. 20, dated December 1, 2016, 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. | |
e(1)(o) | Amendment No. 14, dated December 1, 2016, to the Master Distribution Agreement, between the Registrant and Invesco Distributors, Inc. | |
h(2)(w) | Amendment No. 22, dated December 1, 2016, to the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
h(4)(a) | Memorandum of Agreement, regarding expense limitations, dated December 1, 2016, between Registrant (on behalf of certain Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
h(4)(b) | Memorandum of Agreement, regarding expense limitations, dated February 7, 2017, between Registrant (on behalf of certain Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
h(5) | Memorandum of Agreement, regarding advisory fee waivers, dated December 1, 2016, between Registrant (on behalf of certain Funds) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. | |
h(6) | Interfund Lending Agreement dated December 12, 2016, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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j(1) | Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. | |
j(2) | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. | |
m(1)(f) | Amendment No. 5, dated December 1, 2016, to the Third Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class A, A2, C, Investor Class, P, R, S, Series II shares, Cash Reserve shares and Classes of shares of Short-Term Investment Trust (Compensation) effective July 1, 2016. | |
m(3)(e) | Amendment No. 4, dated December 1, 2016 to the Second Amended and Restated Distribution Plan Class B and Class BX shares, effective as of July 1, 2015. | |
p(1) | Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics amended January 1, 2017, relating to Invesco Advisers, Inc. and any of its subsidiaries. | |
p(2) | Invesco UK Code of Ethics dated 2017, relating to Invesco Asset Management Limited. | |
p(3) | Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, dated October 2016, relating to Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited. | |
p(4) | Invesco Hong Kong Limited Code of Ethics dated January 1, 2017, relating to Invesco Hong Kong Limited. | |
p(5) | Invesco Canada Ltd. Code of Conduct, dated October 2016. | |
p(6) | Invesco EMEA-EX UK Employees Code of Ethics dated October 1, 2016, relating to Invesco Asset Management Deutschland (GmbH). | |
p(7) | Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. Code of Ethics Policy, revised June 1, 2016 and Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, amended January 1, 2017. | |
p(8) | Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics amended effective January 1, 2017. |
AMENDMENT NO. 35
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
This Amendment No. 35 (the Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust) amends, effective October 28, 2016, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of September 14, 2005, as amended (the Agreement).
Under Section 9.7 of the Agreement, this Amendment may be executed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust.
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to remove Invesco Unconstrained Bond Fund and Invesco Strategic Income Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit 1 to this Amendment.
2. All capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references in the Agreement to this Agreement shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
3. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Trust, has executed this Amendment as of October 28, 2016.
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
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Name: | John M. Zerr | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
EXHIBIT 1
SCHEDULE A
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES THEREOF
PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class Y Shares Investor Class Shares |
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco World Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is made the 26 th day of October, 2016 by the parties signatory hereto, as Trustees.
WHEREAS the Trust was formed on May 7, 1998 by the filing of a Certificate of Trust with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to a Declaration of Trust, dated as of May 7, 1998 (the Original Declaration);
WHEREAS the Trust has been formed to carry on the business of an open-end management investment company as defined in the 1940 Act;
WHEREAS the Trustees have agreed to manage all property coming into their hands as trustees of a Delaware statutory trust in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, as amended from time to time, and the provisions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS the Board of Trustees desires to amend and restate the Original Declaration in the manner hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby declare that:
(i) the Original Declaration is amended and restated in its entirety in the manner hereinafter set forth;
(ii) all cash, securities and other assets that the Trust may from time to time acquire in any manner shall be managed and disposed of upon the terms and conditions as hereinafter set forth; and
(iii) this Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the Bylaws shall be binding in accordance with their terms on every Trustee, by virtue of having become a Trustee of the Trust, and on every Shareholder, by virtue of having become a Shareholder of the Trust, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Bylaws.
ARTICLE I
NAME, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE AND CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
Section 1.1 Name . The name of the statutory trust is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), and the Trustees may transact the Trusts affairs in that name or any other name as the Board of Trustees may from time to time designate. The Trustees may, without Shareholder approval, change the name of the Trust or any Portfolio or Class. Any name change of any Portfolio or Class shall become effective upon approval by the Trustees of such change or any document (including any Registration Statement) reflecting such change. Any name change of the Trust shall become effective upon the filing of a certificate of amendment under the Delaware Act reflecting such change. Any such action shall have the status of an amendment to this Agreement. In the event of any name change, the Trustees shall cause notice to be given to the affected Shareholders within a reasonable time after the implementation of such change, which notice will be deemed given if the changed name is reflected in any Registration Statement. The Trust shall constitute a Delaware statutory trust in accordance with the Delaware Act.
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Section 1.2 Definitions . Whenever used herein, unless otherwise required by the context or specifically provided in the Governing Instrument:
(a) | Affiliated Person, Commission, Company, Interested Person, Person, and Principal Underwriter shall have the meanings given them in the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Commission or any rules or regulations adopted or interpretive releases of the Commission thereunder; |
(b) | Agreement means this Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as it may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time; |
(c) | allocable has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(d); |
(d) | allocated has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(d); |
(e) | Board of Trustees or Board shall mean the governing body of the Trust, that is comprised of the number of Trustees of the Trust fixed from time to time pursuant to Article III hereof, having the powers and duties set forth herein; |
(f) | Bylaws means the Bylaws of the Trust as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time by the Trustees; |
(g) | Certificate of Trust shall mean the certificate of trust of the Trust filed on May 7, 1998 with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required under the Delaware Act, as such certificate may be amended or restated from time to time; |
(h) | Class means a portion of Shares of a Portfolio of the Trust established in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(b); |
(i) | Class Expenses means expenses incurred by a particular Class in connection with a shareholder services arrangement or a distribution plan that is specific to such Class or any other differing share of expenses or differing fees, in each case pursuant to a plan adopted by the Trust pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, as such plan or Rule may be amended from time to time; |
(j) | Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder; |
(k) | Covered Person means a person who is or was a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, or is or was serving at the request of the Trustees as a director, trustee, partner, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, trust, partnership, joint venture or other enterprise; |
(l) | Delaware Act refers to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. § 3801 et seq., as such Act may be amended from time to time; |
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(m) | Governing Instrument means collectively this Agreement, the Bylaws and all written committee and sub-committee charters adopted by the Trustees and any amendments or modifications thereto; |
(n) | Majority Shareholder Vote means the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, Portfolio, or Class, as applicable; |
(o) | Majority Trustee Vote means the voting standard set forth in Article II, Section 4 of the Bylaws; |
(p) | 1940 Act means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, and the rules promulgated thereunder; |
(q) | Outstanding Shares means Shares shown on the books of the Trust or any Portfolio or the Trusts transfer agent as then issued and outstanding, and includes Shares of one Portfolio that the Trust has purchased on behalf of another Portfolio, but excludes Shares of a Portfolio that the Trust has redeemed or repurchased; |
(r) | Portfolio means a series of Shares of the Trust within the meaning of Section 3804(a) of the Delaware Act, established in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(a); |
(s) | Proportionate Interest has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(d); |
(t) | Purchasing Portfolio has the meaning specified in Section 2.9; |
(u) | Record Owner means, as of any particular time, a record owner of Outstanding Shares of the Trust shown on the books of the Trust or any Portfolio or the Trusts transfer agent as then issued and outstanding at such time; |
(v) | Registration Statement shall mean the Trusts registration statement or statements as filed with the Commission, as from time to time in effect and shall include any prospectus or statement of additional information forming a part thereof; |
(w) | Schedule A has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a); |
(x) | Selling Portfolio has the meaning specified in Section 2.9; |
(y) | Shareholder means, as of any particular time, an owner of Outstanding Shares, whether beneficially or of record, of the Trust; |
(z) | Shares means, as to a Portfolio or any Class thereof, the equal proportionate transferable units of beneficial interest into which the beneficial interest of such Portfolio or such Class thereof shall be divided and may include fractions of Shares in 1/1000 th of a Share or integral multiples thereof as well as whole Shares; |
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(aa) | Trust means AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), the Delaware statutory trust formed under the Original Declaration, as amended and restated by this Agreement, and by filing of the Certificate of Trust with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and governed by this Agreement, as such instruments may be further amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, and reference to the Trust, when applicable to one or more Portfolios, shall refer to each such Portfolio; |
(bb) | Trust Property means any and all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, which is owned or held by or for the account of the Trust or any Portfolio, or by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust or any Portfolio; and |
(cc) | Trustees means the natural persons who have signed this Agreement as trustees and all other natural persons who may from time to time be duly appointed as Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4, or elected as Trustee by the Shareholders, in each case so long as they shall continue to serve as trustees of the Trust in accordance with the terms hereof, and reference herein to a Trustee or to the Trustees shall refer to such natural persons in their capacity as Trustees hereunder. |
In this Agreement or in any amended, restated or supplemented Agreement, references to this Agreement, and all expressions like herein, hereof, and hereunder, shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as amended, restated or supplemented. All expressions like his, he, and him, shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter, as well as masculine, genders.
Section 1.3 Purpose . The purpose of the Trust is to conduct, operate and carry on the business of an open-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act through one or more Portfolios investing primarily in securities and to carry on such other business as the Trustees may from time to time determine pursuant to their authority under this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
BENEFICIAL INTEREST
Section 2.1 Shares of Beneficial Interest. The beneficial interests of the Trust shall be divided into an unlimited number of Shares. The Trust is authorized (A) to establish and designate one or more series of beneficial interests within the meaning of Section 3804(a) of the Delaware Act, which shall constitute the Trusts Portfolio(s), and (B) to divide the Shares of any Portfolio into one or more separate and distinct Classes. All Shares issued hereunder, including without limitation, Shares issued in connection with a dividend or other distribution in Shares or a split or reverse split of Shares, shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
Section 2.2 Issuance of Shares . The Trustees in their discretion may, from time to time, without vote of the Shareholders, issue Shares, in addition to the then issued and Outstanding Shares, to such party or parties and for such amount and type of consideration, subject to applicable law, including cash or securities, at such time or times and on such terms as the Trustees may deem appropriate, and may in such manner acquire other assets (including the acquisition of assets subject to, and in connection with, the assumption of liabilities) and businesses. In connection with any issuance of Shares, the Trustees may issue fractional Shares. The Trustees may from time to time divide or combine the Shares into a greater or lesser number without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interests in the Trust. Contributions to the Trust may be accepted for, and Shares shall be redeemed as, whole Shares and/or 1/1,000 th of a Share or integral multiples thereof.
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Section 2.3 Establishment of Portfolios and Classes .
(a) | The Trust shall consist of one or more separate and distinct Portfolios, each with an unlimited number of Shares unless otherwise specified. The Trustees hereby establish and designate the Portfolios listed on Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof (Schedule A). Each additional Portfolio shall be established by the adoption of one or more resolutions by the Trustees that sets forth the designation of, or otherwise identifies, such Portfolio, whether directly in such resolution or by reference to, or approval of, another document that sets forth the designation of, or otherwise identifies, such Portfolio including any Registration Statement, any amendment of this Agreement and/or Schedule A or as otherwise provided in such resolution. Upon the establishment of any Portfolio or the termination of any existing Portfolio, Schedule A shall be amended to reflect the addition or termination of such Portfolio and any officer of the Trust is hereby authorized to make such amendment; provided that the amendment of Schedule A shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment or termination of any Portfolio in accordance with this Agreement. The Shares of each Portfolio shall have the relative rights and preferences provided for herein and such rights and preferences as may be designated by the Trustees in any amendment or modification to the Trusts Governing Instrument, unless the establishing resolution or any other resolution adopted pursuant to this Section 2.3 or the Registration Statement otherwise provides. The Trust shall maintain separate and distinct records of each Portfolio and shall hold the assets belonging to such Portfolio in such separate and distinct records and shall account for such assets in such separate and distinct records separately from the other Trust Property and the assets belonging to any other Portfolio. Each Share of a Portfolio shall represent an equal beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that Portfolio, except to the extent of Class Expenses and other expenses separately allocated to Classes thereof (if any Classes have been established) as permitted herein. Any action that may be taken by the Trustees with respect to any Portfolio, including any addition, modification, division, combination, classification, reclassification, change of name or termination may be made in the same manner as the establishment of such Portfolio. |
(b) |
The Trustees may establish one or more Classes of Shares of any Portfolio, each with an unlimited number of Shares unless otherwise specified. The Trustees hereby establish and designate the Classes listed on Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof. Each additional Class shall be established by the adoption of one or more resolutions by the Trustees that set(s) forth the designation of, or otherwise identifies, such Class, whether directly in such resolution or by reference to, or approval of, another document that sets forth the designation of, or otherwise identifies, such Class including any Registration Statement, any amendment of this Agreement and/or Schedule A or as otherwise provided in such resolution. Upon the establishment of any Class of Shares of any Portfolio or the termination of any existing Class of Shares, Schedule A shall be amended to reflect the addition or termination of such Class and any officer of the Trust is hereby authorized to make such amendment; provided that the amendment of Schedule A shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment or termination of any Class in accordance with this Agreement. The Shares of each Class shall have the relative rights and preferences provided for herein and such rights and preferences as may be designated by the Trustees in any amendment or modification to the Trusts Governing Instrument, unless the establishing resolution or any other resolution adopted pursuant to Section 2.3 or the Registration Statement otherwise provides. Each Class so established and |
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designated shall represent a Proportionate Interest (as defined in Section 2.5(d)) in the net assets belonging to that Portfolio and shall have identical voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights and be subject to the same terms and conditions, except that (1) Class Expenses allocated to a Class for which such expenses were incurred shall be borne solely by that Class, (2) other expenses, costs, charges, and reserves allocated to a Class in accordance with Section 2.5(e) may be borne solely by that Class, provided that the allocation of such other expenses, costs, charges, and reserves is not specifically required to be set forth in a plan adopted by the Trust pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Act, (3) dividends declared and payable to a Class pursuant to Section 7.1 shall reflect the items separately allocated thereto pursuant to the preceding clauses, (4) each Class may have separate rights to convert to another Class, exchange rights, and similar rights, each as determined by the Trustees, and (5) each Class may have exclusive voting rights with respect to matters affecting only that Class. |
Section 2.4 Actions Affecting Portfolios and Classes . Subject to the right of Shareholders, if any, to vote pursuant to Section 6.1, the Trustees shall have full power and authority, in their sole discretion without obtaining any prior authorization or vote of the Shareholders of any Portfolio, or Class thereof, to establish and designate and to change in any manner any Portfolio of Shares, or any Class or Classes thereof; to fix or change such preferences, voting powers, rights, and privileges of any Portfolio, or Classes thereof, as the Trustees may from time to time determine, including any change that may adversely affect a Shareholder; to divide or combine the Shares of any Portfolio, or Classes thereof, into a greater or lesser number of Shares; to classify or reclassify or convert any issued or unissued Shares of any Portfolio, or Classes thereof, into one or more Portfolios or Classes of Shares of a Portfolio and, in connection therewith, to cause some or all of the Shareholders of such Portfolio or Class to be admitted as Shareholders of such other Portfolio or Class; and to take such other action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable. A Portfolio and any Class thereof may issue any number of Shares but need not issue any Shares. At any time that there are no Outstanding Shares of any particular Portfolio or Class previously established and designated, the Trustees may abolish that Portfolio or Class and the establishment and designation thereof.
Section 2.5 Relative Rights and Preferences . Unless the establishing resolution or any other resolution adopted pursuant to Section 2.3 or the Registration Statement otherwise provides, Shares of each Portfolio or Class thereof established hereunder shall have the following relative rights and preferences:
(a) | Except as set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.5, each Share of a Portfolio, regardless of Class, shall represent an equal pro rata interest in the assets belonging to such Portfolio and shall have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications and designations and terms and conditions with each other Share of such Portfolio. |
(b) | Shareholders shall have no preemptive or other right to subscribe to any additional Shares or other securities issued by the Trust or the Trustees, whether of the same or other Portfolio (or Class). |
(c) | All consideration received by the Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of a particular Portfolio, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange, or liquidation of such |
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assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall be held in separate and distinct records and accounted for in such separate and distinct records separately from the other assets of the Trust and of every other Portfolio and may be referred to herein as assets belonging to that Portfolio. The assets belonging to a particular Portfolio shall belong to that Portfolio for all purposes, and to no other Portfolio, subject only to the rights of creditors of that Portfolio. In addition, any assets, income, earnings, profits or funds, or payments and proceeds with respect thereto, which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Portfolio shall be allocated by the Trustees between and among one or more of the Portfolios in such manner as the Trustees, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders of all Portfolios thereof for all purposes, and such assets, income, earnings, profits, or funds, or payments and proceeds with respect thereto shall be assets belonging to that Portfolio. |
(d) | Each Class of a Portfolio shall have a proportionate undivided interest (as determined by or at the direction of, or pursuant to authority granted by, the Trustees, consistent with industry practice) (Proportionate Interest) in the net assets belonging to that Portfolio. References herein to assets, expenses, charges, costs, and reserves allocable or allocated to a particular Class of a Portfolio shall mean the aggregate amount of such item(s) of the Portfolio multiplied by the Classs Proportionate Interest. |
(e) | A particular Portfolio shall be charged with the liabilities of that Portfolio, and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to any particular Portfolio shall be borne by such Portfolio; provided that the Trustees may, in their sole discretion, allocate or authorize the allocation of particular expenses, costs, charges, and/or reserves of a Portfolio to fewer than all the Classes thereof. Class Expenses shall, in all cases, be allocated to the Class for which such Class Expenses were incurred. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust (or any Portfolio) that are not readily identifiable as chargeable to or bearable by any particular Portfolio (or any particular Class) shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees between or among any one or more of the Portfolios (or Classes) in such manner as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders of all Portfolios (or Classes) for all purposes. Without limitation of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5(e), (i) the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Portfolio shall be enforceable against the assets of such Portfolio only, and not against the assets of the Trust generally or assets belonging to any other Portfolio, and (ii) none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the Trust generally that have not been allocated to a specified Portfolio, or with respect to any other Portfolio, shall be enforceable against the assets of such specified Portfolio. Notice of this contractual limitation on inter-Portfolio liabilities is set forth in the Trusts Certificate of Trust described in Section 1.4, and, accordingly, the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act relating to limitations on inter-Portfolio liabilities (and the statutory effect under Section 3804 of setting forth such notice in the Certificate of Trust) are applicable to the Trust and each Portfolio. |
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(f) | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no dividend or distribution on the Shares of any Portfolio, including any distribution paid in connection with termination of the Trust or such Portfolio or any Class of such Portfolio, nor any redemption or repurchase of, the Shares of such Portfolio or Class shall be effected by the Trust other than from the assets held with respect to such Portfolio, nor shall any Shareholder of any particular Portfolio otherwise have any right or claim against the assets held with respect to any other Portfolio except to the extent that such Shareholder has such a right or claim hereunder as a Shareholder of such other Portfolio. |
(g) | Except as provided for in Section 2.9, Shares redeemed or repurchased by a Portfolio or the Trust shall be deemed to be canceled. |
(h) | Any Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust, and any organization in which any such Person has an economic or other interest, may acquire, own, hold and dispose of Shares in the Trust, whether such Shares are authorized but unissued, or already outstanding, to the same extent as if such Person were not a Trustee, officer or other agent of the Trust; and the Trust may issue and sell and may purchase such Shares from any such Person or any such organization, subject to the limitations, restrictions or other provisions applicable to the sale or purchase of such shares herein, the 1940 Act and other applicable law. |
(i) | The Trust may issue Shares in fractional denominations of 1/1000 th of a Share or integral multiples thereof to the same extent as its whole Shares, and Shares in fractional denominations shall be Shares having proportionately to the respective fractions represented thereby all the rights of whole Shares of the same Portfolio (or Class), including without limitation, the right to vote, the right to receive dividends and distributions and the right to participate upon termination of the Trust or any Portfolio. |
(j) | The Trustees shall have the authority to provide that the Shareholders of any Portfolio or Class shall have the right to exchange such Shares for Shares of one or more other Portfolio or Class of Shares or for interests in one or more trusts, corporations or other business entities (or a portfolio or series or class of any of the foregoing) in accordance with such requirements and procedures as may be established by the Trustees. |
All references to Shares in this Agreement shall be deemed to be shares of any or all Portfolios, or Classes thereof, as the context may require. All provisions herein relating to the Trust shall apply equally to each Portfolio of the Trust, and each Class thereof, except as the context otherwise requires.
Section 2.6 Investment in the Trust . Investments may be accepted by the Trust from such Persons, at such times, on such terms, and for such consideration, which may consist of cash or tangible or intangible property or a combination thereof, as the Trustees from time to time may authorize. At the Trustees sole discretion, such investments, subject to applicable law, may be in the form of cash or securities in which the affected Portfolio is authorized to invest, valued as provided in applicable law. Each such investment shall be recorded in the individual Shareholders account in the form of full and fractional Shares of the Trust, in such Portfolio (or Class) as the Shareholder shall select. The Trustees and their authorized agents shall have the right to refuse to issue Shares to any Person at any time and for any reason.
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Section 2.7 Personal Liability of Shareholders . No Shareholder of the Trust shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to, the Trust or any Portfolio (or Class) thereof. Neither the Trust nor the Trustees, nor any officer, employee, or agent of the Trust shall have any power to bind personally any Shareholder or to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum of money or assessment whatsoever other than such as the Shareholder may at any time personally agree to pay by way of subscription for any Shares or otherwise. The Shareholders shall be entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the same limitation of personal liability as is extended under the Delaware General Corporation Law to stockholders of private corporations for profit. Every note, bond, contract or other undertaking issued by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees relating to the Trust or to any Portfolio shall include a recitation limiting the obligation represented thereby to the Trust and its assets or to one or more Portfolios and the assets belonging thereto (but the omission of such a recitation shall not operate to bind any Shareholder or Trustee of the Trust or otherwise limit any benefits set forth in the Delaware Act that may be applicable to such Persons).
Section 2.8 Assent to Agreement . Every Shareholder, by virtue of having purchased a Share, shall be bound by, the terms of the Governing Instrument. The death, incapacity, dissolution, termination or bankruptcy of a Shareholder during the continuance of the Trust shall not operate to terminate the Trust nor entitle the representative of any deceased Shareholder to an accounting or to take any action in court or elsewhere against the Trust or the Trustees, but only to rights of said decedent under the Governing Instrument. Ownership of Shares shall not entitle the Shareholder to any title in or to the whole or any part of the Trust Property or right to call for a partition or division of the same or for an accounting, nor shall the ownership of Shares constitute the Shareholders as partners. Ownership of Shares shall not make the Shareholders third party beneficiaries of any contract entered into by the Trust.
Section 2.9 Purchases of Shares Among Portfolios . The Trust may purchase, on behalf of any Portfolio (the Purchasing Portfolio), Shares of another Portfolio (the Selling Portfolio) or any Class thereof. Shares of the Selling Portfolio so purchased on behalf of the Purchasing Portfolio shall be Outstanding Shares, and shall have all preferences, voting powers, rights and privileges established for such Shares.
Section 2.10 Disclosure of Holding . The Shareholders shall upon demand disclose to the Trustees in writing such information with respect to direct or indirect ownership of Shares as the Trustees deem to be (i) in the best interests of the Trust or (ii) necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code, the 1940 Act or other applicable laws or regulations, or to comply with the requirements of any other taxing or regulatory authority.
ARTICLE III
THE TRUSTEES
Section 3.1 Management of the Trust . The Trustees shall have exclusive and absolute control over the Trust Property and over the business of the Trust to the same extent as if the Trustees were the sole owners of the Trust Property and business in their own right, but with such powers of delegation as may be permitted by this Agreement. The Trustees shall have power to conduct the business of the Trust and carry on its operations in any and all of its branches and maintain offices both within and without the State of Delaware, in any and all states of the United States of America, in the District of Columbia, in any and all commonwealths, territories, dependencies, colonies, or possessions of the United States of America, and in any and all foreign jurisdictions and to do all such other things and execute all such instruments as they deem necessary, proper or desirable in
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order to promote the interests of the Trust although such things are not herein specifically mentioned. Any determination as to what is in the interests of the Trust made by the Trustees in good faith shall be conclusive. In construing the provisions of this Agreement, the presumption shall be in favor of a grant of power to the Trustees.
The enumeration of any specific power in this Agreement shall not be construed as limiting the aforesaid power. The powers of the Trustees may be exercised without order of or resort to any court or other authority.
Section 3.2 Trustees . The number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a majority of the Trustees; provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than two (2) nor more than (15). The natural persons who have executed this Agreement shall be the Trustees as of the date hereof.
Section 3.3 Terms of Office of Trustees . The Trustees shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust, and until its termination as herein provided; except that (A) any Trustee may resign his trusteeship or may retire by written instrument signed by him and delivered to the other Trustees, which shall take effect upon such delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; (B) any Trustee may be removed at any time by written instrument signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal, specifying the date when such removal shall become effective; (C) any Trustee who has died, become physically or mentally incapacitated by reason of disease or otherwise, or is otherwise unable to serve, may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees, specifying the date of his retirement; (D) a Trustee may be removed at any meeting of the Shareholders by a vote of the Shareholders owning at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the Outstanding Shares; and (E) a Trustee shall be retired in accordance with the terms of any retirement policy adopted by the Trustees and in effect from time to time.
Section 3.4 Vacancies and Appointment of Trustees . In case of the declination to serve, death, resignation, retirement or removal of a Trustee, or a Trustee is otherwise unable to serve, or an increase in the number of Trustees, a vacancy shall occur. Whenever a vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled, the other Trustees shall have all the powers hereunder and the determination of the other Trustees of such vacancy shall be conclusive. In the case of any vacancy, the remaining Trustees may fill such vacancy by appointing such other person as they in their discretion shall see fit, or may leave such vacancy unfilled or may reduce the number of Trustees to not less than two (2) Trustees. Such appointment shall be evidenced by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees in office or by resolution of the Board of Trustees, duly adopted, which shall be recorded in the minutes of a meeting of the Trustees, whereupon the appointment shall take effect.
Shareholders shall not be entitled to elect Trustees except as required by the 1940 Act, or as otherwise considered necessary or desirable by the Trustees in their sole discretion. To the extent required by the 1940 Act, the Shareholders shall elect the Trustees on such dates as the Trustees may fix from time to time. The Shareholders may elect Trustees at any meeting of Shareholders called by the Trustees for that purpose. In the event that after the proxy material has been printed for a meeting of Shareholders at which Trustees are to be elected any one or more nominees named in such proxy material dies or become incapacitated or is otherwise unable or unwilling to serve, the authorized number of Trustees shall be automatically reduced by the number of such nominees, unless the Board of Trustees prior to the meeting shall otherwise determine. A meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of electing or removing one or more Trustees shall be called as provided in the Bylaws. An appointment of a Trustee may be made by the Trustees then in office in anticipation of a vacancy to occur by reason of retirement, resignation, or removal of a Trustee, or an increase in number of Trustees effective at a later date, provided that said appointment shall become effective only at the time or after the expected vacancy occurs.
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Section 3.5 Temporary Absence of Trustee . Any Trustee may, by power of attorney, delegate his power for a period not exceeding six months at any one time to any other Trustee or Trustees, provided that in no case shall fewer than two Trustees personally exercise the other powers hereunder except as herein otherwise expressly provided.
Section 3.6 Effect of Death, Resignation, etc. of a Trustee . The declination to serve, death, resignation, retirement, removal, incapacity, or inability of the Trustees, or any one of them, shall not operate to terminate the Trust or to revoke any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Whenever there shall be fewer than the designated number of Trustees, until additional Trustees are elected or appointed as provided herein to bring the total number of Trustees equal to the designated number, the Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this Agreement.
Section 3.7 Ownership of Assets of the Trust . The assets of the Trust and of each Portfolio thereof shall be held separate and apart from any assets now or hereafter held in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder by the Trustees or any successor Trustees. Legal title in all of the assets of the Trust and the right to conduct any business shall at all times be considered to be held by or in the name of the Trust, except that the Trustees may cause legal title to any Trust Property to be held by the Trustees or in the name any other Person as nominee on behalf of the Trust. The right, title and interest of the Trustees in the Trust Property shall vest automatically in each Person who may hereafter become a Trustee. Upon the resignation, retirement, removal, declination to serve, incapacity, or death of a Trustee, he or she shall automatically cease to have any right, title or interest in any of the Trust Property, and the right, title and interest of such Trustee in the Trust Property shall vest automatically in the remaining Trustees. Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered. No creditor of any Trustee shall have any right to obtain possession, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, any Trust Property with respect to any claim against, or obligation of, such Trustee in its individual capacity and not related to the Trust or any Portfolio or Class of the Trust. No Shareholder shall be deemed to have a severable ownership in any individual asset of the Trust, or belonging to any Portfolio, or allocable to any Class thereof, or any right of partition or possession thereof, but each Shareholder shall have, except as otherwise provided for herein, a proportionate undivided beneficial interest in the Trust or in assets belonging to the Portfolio (or allocable to the Class) in which the Shareholder holds Shares. The Shares shall be personal property giving only the rights specifically set forth in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.
Section 3.8 Legal Standard . The Trustees shall be subject to the same fiduciary duties to which the directors of a Delaware corporation would be subject if the Trust were a Delaware corporation, the Shareholders were shareholders of such Delaware corporation and the Trustees were directors of such Delaware corporation, and such modified duties shall replace any fiduciary duties to which the Trustees would otherwise be subject. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all actions and omissions of the Trustees shall be evaluated under the doctrine commonly referred to as the business judgment rule, as defined and developed under Delaware law, to the same extent that the same actions or omissions of directors of a Delaware corporation in a substantially similar circumstance would be evaluated under such doctrine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of the Governing Instrument, to the extent that they modify, restrict or eliminate the duties (including fiduciary duties), and liabilities relating thereto, of a Trustee otherwise applicable under the foregoing standard or otherwise existing at law (statutory or common) or in equity, are agreed by each Shareholder and the Trust to replace such duties and liabilities of such Trustee under the foregoing standard or otherwise existing at law (statutory or common) or in equity.
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Section 3.9 Other Business Interests . The Trustees shall devote to the affairs of the Trust such time as may be necessary for the proper performance of their duties hereunder, but neither the Trustees nor the officers, directors, shareholders, partners or employees of the Trustees, if any, shall be expected to devote their full time to the performance of such duties. The Trustees, or any Affiliated Person, shareholder, officer, director, partner or employee thereof, or any Person owning a legal or beneficial interest therein, may engage in, or possess an interest in, any business or venture other than the Trust, of any nature and description, independently or with or for the account of others. None of the Trust or any Shareholder shall have the right to participate or share in such other business or venture or any profit or compensation derived therefrom.
ARTICLE IV
POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES
Section 4.1 Powers . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the business of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees, and the Trustees shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out that responsibility including the power to engage in securities transactions of all kinds on behalf of the Trust. The Trustees in all instances shall act as principals, and are and shall be free from the control of the Shareholders. The Trustees shall have full power and authority to do any and all acts and to make and execute any and all contracts and instruments that they may consider necessary or appropriate in connection with the management of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing and subject to any applicable limitation in the Governing Instrument or applicable law, the Trustees shall have power and authority:
(a) | To invest and reinvest cash and other property, and to hold cash or other property uninvested, without in any event being bound or limited by any present or future law or custom in regard to investments by Trustees, and to sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, write options on, distribute and otherwise deal with and lease any or all of the assets of the Trust; |
(b) | To operate as, and to carry on the business of, an investment company, and to exercise all the powers necessary and appropriate to the conduct of such operations; |
(c) | To borrow money and in this connection issue notes or other evidence of indebtedness; to secure borrowings by mortgaging, pledging or otherwise subjecting as security the Trust Property; to endorse, guarantee, or undertake the performance of an obligation or engagement of any other Person and to lend Trust Property; |
(d) | To provide for the distribution of Shares either through a principal underwriter in the manner hereafter provided for or by the Trust itself, or both, or otherwise pursuant to a plan of distribution of any kind; |
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(e) | To adopt Bylaws not inconsistent with this Agreement providing for the conduct of the business of the Trust and to amend and repeal them to the extent that they do not reserve such right to the Shareholders; such Bylaws shall be deemed incorporated and included in the Governing Instrument; |
(f) | To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents as they consider appropriate; |
(g) | To employ one or more banks, trust companies or companies that are members of a national securities exchange or such other domestic or foreign entities as custodians of any assets of the Trust subject to any conditions set forth the Governing Instrument; |
(h) | To retain one or more transfer agents and shareholder servicing agents; |
(i) | To set record dates in the manner provided herein or in the Bylaws; |
(j) | To delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officers of the Trust and to any investment adviser, manager, administrator, custodian, underwriter or other agent or independent contractor; |
(k) | To sell or exchange any or all of the assets of the Trust, subject to the right of Shareholders, if any, to vote on such transaction pursuant to Section 6.1; |
(l) | To vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership, with respect to stock or other securities or property; and to execute and deliver proxies and powers of attorney to such person or persons as the Trustees shall deem proper, granting to such person or persons such power and discretion with relation to securities or property as the Trustee shall deem proper; |
(m) | To exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise that in any manner arise out of ownership of securities; |
(n) | To hold any security or property in a form not indicating any trust, whether in bearer, book entry, unregistered or other negotiable form; or either in the name of the Trust or of a Portfolio or a custodian or a nominee or nominees, subject in either case to proper safeguards according to the usual practice of Delaware statutory trusts or investment companies; |
(o) | To establish separate and distinct Portfolios with separately defined investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes in accordance with the provisions of Article II hereof and to establish Classes of such Portfolios having relative rights, powers and duties as they may provide consistent with this Agreement and applicable law; |
(p) | Subject to the provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, to allocate assets, liabilities and expenses of the Trust to a particular Portfolio or to apportion the same between or among two or more Portfolios, provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular Portfolio shall be payable solely out of the assets belonging to that Portfolio as provided for in Article II hereof; |
(q) | To consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or concern, with respect to any security held in the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase, or sale of property by such corporation or concern, and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the Trust; |
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(r) | To compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or against the Trust or any matter in controversy including, but not limited to, claims for taxes; |
(s) | To declare and pay dividends and make distributions of income and of capital gains and capital to Shareholders in the manner hereinafter provided; |
(t) | To establish, from time to time, a minimum investment for Shareholders in the Trust or in one or more Portfolios or Classes, and to require the redemption of the Shares of any Shareholder whose investment is less than such minimum upon giving notice to such Shareholder; |
(u) | To redeem or repurchase Shares as provided for in this Agreement, upon such terms and conditions as the Trustees shall establish; |
(v) | To establish one or more committees or sub-committees, to delegate any of the powers of the Trustees to said committees or sub-committees and to adopt a written charter for one or more of such committees or sub-committees governing its membership, duties and operations and any other characteristics as the Trustees may deem proper, each of which committees and sub-committees may consist of less than the whole number of Trustees then in office, and may be empowered to act for and bind the Trustees, the Trust and the Portfolios, as if the acts of such committee or sub-committee were the acts of all the Trustees then in office; |
(w) | To interpret the investment policies, practices or limitations of any Portfolios; |
(x) | To establish a registered office and have a registered agent in the State of Delaware; |
(y) | To enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and any other combinations and associations; |
(z) | Subject to the 1940 Act, to engage in any other lawful act or activity in which a statutory trust organized under the Delaware Act may engage; and |
(aa) | In general, to carry on any other business in connection with or incidental to any of the foregoing powers, to do everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any purpose or the attainment of any object or the furtherance of any power hereinbefore set forth, either alone or in association with others, and to do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or growing out of or connected with the aforesaid business or purposes, objects or powers. |
The foregoing clauses shall be construed both as objects and powers, and the foregoing enumeration of specific powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the general powers of the Trustees. Any action by one or more of the Trustees in their capacity as such hereunder shall be deemed an action on behalf of the Trust or the applicable Portfolio, and not an action in an individual capacity.
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The Trustees shall not be limited to investing in obligations maturing before the possible termination of the Trust.
No one dealing with the Trustees shall be under any obligation to make any inquiry concerning the authority of the Trustees, or to see to the application of any payments made or property transferred to the Trustees or upon their order.
Section 4.2 Issuance, Redemption and Repurchase of Shares . The Trustees shall have the power to issue, sell, repurchase, redeem, retire, cancel, acquire, hold, resell, reissue, dispose of, and otherwise deal in Shares and, subject to the provisions set forth in Articles II and VII hereof, to apply to any such repurchase, redemption, retirement, cancellation or acquisition of Shares any funds or property of the Trust, or any assets belonging to the particular Portfolio or any assets allocable to the particular Class, with respect to which such Shares are issued.
Section 4.3 Principal Transactions . The Trustees may, on behalf of the Trust, buy any securities from or sell any securities to, or lend any assets of the Trust to, any Trustee or officer of the Trust or any firm of which any such Trustee or officer is a member acting as principal, or have any such dealings with any investment adviser, distributor, or transfer agent for the Trust or with any Affiliated Person of such Person; and the Trust may employ any such Person, or firm or Company in which such Person is an Affiliated Person, as broker, legal counsel, registrar, investment adviser, distributor, administrator, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, custodian, or in any capacity upon customary terms, subject in all cases to applicable laws, rules, and regulations and orders of regulatory authorities.
Section 4.4 Payment of Expenses by the Trust . The Trustees are authorized to pay or cause to be paid out of the principal or income of the Trust or any Portfolio, or partly out of the principal and partly out of income, and to charge or allocate to, between or among such one or more of the Portfolios (or Classes), as they deem fair, all expenses, fees, charges, taxes and liabilities incurred or arising in connection with the Trust or Portfolio (or Class), or in connection with the management thereof, including, but not limited to, the Trustees compensation and such expenses and charges for the services of the Trusts officers, employees, investment adviser and manager, administrator, principal underwriter, auditors, counsel, custodian, transfer agent, shareholder servicing agent, and such other agents or independent contractors and such other expenses and charges as the Trustees may deem necessary or proper to incur.
Section 4.5 Trustee Compensation . The Trustees as such shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from the Trust. They may fix the amount of their compensation. Nothing herein shall in any way prevent the employment of any Trustee for advisory, management, administrative, legal, accounting, investment banking, underwriting, brokerage, or investment dealer or other services and the payment for the same by the Trust.
Section 4.6 Independent Trustee . A Trustee who is an Independent Trustee, as that term is defined in the Delaware Act, shall be deemed to be independent and disinterested for all purposes when making any determinations or taking any action as a Trustee.
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ARTICLE V
INVESTMENT ADVISER, PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER AND
TRANSFER AGENT
Section 5.1 Investment Adviser . The Trustees may in their discretion, from time to time, enter into an investment advisory or management contract or contracts with respect to the Trust or any Portfolio whereby the other party or parties to such contract or contracts shall undertake to furnish the Trustees with such management, investment advisory, statistical and research facilities and services and such other facilities and services, if any, and all upon such terms and conditions, as the Trustees may in their discretion determine.
The Trustees may authorize the investment adviser to employ, from time to time, one or more sub-advisers to perform such of the acts and services of the investment adviser, and upon such terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon among the Trustees, the investment adviser and sub-adviser. Any references in this Agreement to the investment adviser shall be deemed to include such sub-advisers, unless the context otherwise requires.
Section 5.2 Other Service Contracts . The Trustees may authorize the engagement of a principal underwriter, transfer agent, administrator, custodian, and any other service providers they deem to be in the best interest of the Trust.
Section 5.3 Parties to Contract . Any contract of the character described in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 may be entered into with any corporation, firm, partnership, trust, association or other legal entity, although one or more of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may be an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member, employee or agent or hold any similar office with respect to such other party to the contract.
Section 5.4 Miscellaneous .
(a) | The fact that (i) any of the Shareholders, Trustees or officers of the Trust is a shareholder, director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, manager, adviser, principal underwriter or distributor or agent of or for any Company or of or for any parent or affiliate of any Company, with which an advisory or administration contract, or principal underwriters or distributors contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing, custodian or other agency contract may have been or may hereafter be made, or that any such Company, or any parent or affiliate thereof, is a Shareholder or has an interest in the Trust, or that (ii) any Company with which an advisory or administration contract or principal underwriters or distributors contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing, custodian, or other agency contract may have been or may hereafter be made also has an advisory or administration contract, or principal underwriters or distributors contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing, custodian or other agency contract with one or more other companies, or has other business or interests shall not affect the validity of any such contract or disqualify any Shareholder, Trustee or officer of the Trust from voting upon or executing the same or create any liability or accountability to the Trust or its Shareholders. |
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The authority of the Trustees hereunder to authorize the Trust to enter into contracts or other agreements or arrangements shall include the authority of the Trustees to modify, amend, waive any provision of, supplement, assign all or a portion of, novate, or terminate such contracts, agreements or arrangements. The enumeration of any specific contracts in this Article V shall |
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in no way be deemed to limit the power and authority of the Trustees as otherwise set forth in this Agreement to authorize the Trust to employ, contract with or make payments to such Persons as the Trustees may deem desirable for the transaction of the business of the Trust. |
ARTICLE VI
SHAREHOLDERS VOTING POWERS AND MEETING
Section 6.1 Voting Powers . The Shareholders shall have power to vote only to: (i) elect Trustees, provided that a meeting of Shareholders has been called for that purpose; (ii) remove Trustees, provided that a meeting of Shareholders has been called for that purpose; (iii) approve the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Trust or any Portfolio or Class, unless the primary purpose of such sale is to change the Trusts domicile or form of organization or form of statutory trust; (iv) approve the merger or consolidation of the Trust or any Portfolio or Class with and into another Company or with and into any Portfolio or Class of the Trust, unless (A) the primary purpose of such merger or consolidation is to change the Trusts domicile or form of organization or form of statutory trust, or (B) after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, based on the number of Outstanding Shares as of a date selected by the Trustees, the Shareholders of the Trust or such Portfolio or Class will have a majority of the outstanding shares of the surviving Company or Portfolio or Class thereof, as the case may be; (v) approve any amendment to this Article VI, Section 6.1; and (vi) approve such additional matters as may be required by law or as the Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall determine.
Until Shares are issued, the Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may take any action required or permitted by law or the Governing Instrument that may be taken by Shareholders.
On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be voted together, except when required by applicable law or when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects the interests of one or more Portfolios (or Classes), then only the Shareholders of all such affected Portfolios (or Classes) shall be entitled to vote thereon. Each whole Share shall be entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote, and each fractional Share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. Provisions relating to meetings, quorum, required vote, record date and other matters relating to Shareholder voting rights are as provided in the Bylaws.
Shareholders shall not be entitled to cumulative voting in the election of Trustees or on any other matter.
Only Record Owners shall have the power to cast a vote at a meeting of Shareholders subject to the voting provisions set forth in the Governing Instrument. Beneficial owners of Shares who are not Record Owners shall not be entitled to cast a vote at a meeting of Shareholders but shall be entitled to provide voting instructions to corresponding Record Owners, subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law.
Section 6.2 Additional Voting Powers and Voting Requirements for Certain Actions . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Shareholders shall have power to vote to approve any amendment to Section 8.4 of this Agreement that would have the effect of reducing the indemnification provided thereby to Shareholders or former Shareholders, and any repeal or amendment of this sentence, and any such action shall require the affirmative vote or consent of Shareholders owning at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the Outstanding Shares entitled to vote thereon. In addition, the removal of one or more Trustees by the Shareholders shall require the affirmative vote or consent of Shareholders owning at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the Outstanding Shares entitled to vote thereon.
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The voting requirements set forth in this Section 6.2 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any vote or consent of the Shareholders otherwise required by applicable law (including, without limitation, any separate vote by Portfolio (or Class) that may be required by the 1940 Act or by other applicable law) or by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
NET ASSET VALUE, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
Section 7.1 Net Asset Value . Subject to applicable federal law including the 1940 Act and Article II hereof, the Trustees, in their sole discretion, may prescribe (and delegate to any officer of the Trust or any other Person or Persons the right and obligation to prescribe) such bases and time (including any methodology or plan) for determining the per Share or net asset value of the Shares of any Portfolio or Class or net income attributable to the Shares of any Portfolio or Class, or the declaration and payment of dividends and distributions on the Shares of any Portfolio or Class and the method of determining the Shareholders to whom dividends and distributions are payable, as they may deem necessary or desirable.
Section 7.2 Distributions . The Trustees may from time to time declare and pay dividends and make other distributions with respect to any Portfolio, or Class thereof, which may be from income, capital gains or capital. The amount of such dividends or distributions and the payment of them and whether they are in cash or any other Trust Property shall be wholly in the discretion of the Trustees, although the Trustees pursuant to Section 4.1(j) may delegate the authority to set record, declaration, payment and ex-dividend dates, determine the amount of dividends and distributions and pay such dividends and distributions. Dividends and other distributions may be paid pursuant to a standing resolution adopted once or more often as the Trustees determine. The Trustees shall have the power and authority to amend, correct or change the amount of any declared dividend or distribution from time to time until such dividend or distribution has been paid to Shareholders. All dividends and other distributions on Shares of a particular Portfolio or Class shall be distributed pro rata to the Shareholders of that Portfolio or Class, as the case may be, in proportion to the number of Shares of that Portfolio or Class they held on the record date established for such payment, provided that such dividends and other distributions on Shares of a Class shall appropriately reflect Class Expenses and other expenses allocated to that Class. The Trustees may adopt and offer to Shareholders such dividend reinvestment plans, cash distribution payment plans, or similar plans as the Trustees deem appropriate.
Section 7.3 Redemptions . The Trust shall purchase such Shares as are offered by any Shareholder for redemption, upon the presentation of a proper instrument of transfer together with a request directed to the Trust or a Person designated by the Trust that the Trust purchase such Shares or in accordance with such other procedures for redemption as the Trustees may from time to time authorize; and the Trust will pay therefor the net asset value thereof as determined by the Trustees (or by such Person or Persons to whom such determination has been delegated), in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement and applicable law, less any fees imposed on such redemption. Unless extraordinary circumstances exist, payment for said Shares shall be made by the Trust to the Shareholder within seven (7) days after the date on which the request is made in proper form. The obligation set forth in this Section 7.3 is subject to the provision that in the event that any time the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is closed for other than weekends or holidays, or if permitted by the rules and regulations or an order of the
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Commission during periods when trading on the Exchange is restricted or during any emergency which makes it impracticable for the Trust to dispose of the investments of the Trust or any applicable Portfolio or to determine fairly the value of the net assets held with respect to the Trust or such Portfolio or during any other period permitted by order of the Commission for the protection of investors, such obligations may be suspended or postponed by the Trustees. In the case of a suspension of the right of redemption as provided herein, a Shareholder may either withdraw the request for redemption or receive payment based on the net asset value per Share next determined after the termination of such suspension, less any fees imposed on such redemption. Subject to applicable federal law including the 1940 Act, the redemption price may in any case or cases be paid wholly or partly in kind if the Trustees determine in their sole discretion that such payment is advisable in the interest of the remaining Shareholders of the Trust or any applicable Portfolio or Class thereof for which the Shares are being redeemed, and the fair value, selection and quantity of securities or other property so paid or delivered as all or part of the redemption price may be determined under procedures approved by the Trustees in their sole discretion. In no case shall the Trust be liable for any delay of any corporation or other Person in transferring securities selected for delivery as all or part of any payment in kind.
Section 7.4 Redemptions at the Option of the Trust . At the option of the Board of Trustees, the Trust may, from time to time, without the vote of the Shareholders, but subject to the 1940 Act, redeem shares of any Shareholder or authorize the closing of any Shareholder account, subject to such conditions as may be established from time to time by the Board of Trustees and disclosed to Shareholders.
ARTICLE VIII
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Limitation of Liability . A Trustee or officer of the Trust, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any person for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust or any Trustee or officer of the Trust; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall protect any Trustee or officer against any liability to the Trust or to Shareholders to which he 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 office with the Trust.
Section 8.2 Indemnification of Covered Persons . Every Covered Person shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Act, the Bylaws and other applicable law.
Section 8.3 Insurance . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Board of Trustees shall have the authority to purchase with Trust Property insurance for liability and for all expenses reasonably incurred or paid or expected to be paid by a Covered Person in connection with any proceeding in which such Covered Person becomes involved by virtue of such Covered Persons actions, or omissions to act, in its capacity or former capacity with the Trust, whether or not the Trust would have the power to indemnify such Covered Person against such liability.
Section 8.4 Indemnification of Shareholders . In case any Shareholder or former Shareholder of the Trust shall be held to be personally liable solely by reason of his being or having been a Shareholder of the Trust 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
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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 Trust, 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).
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Trust Not a Partnership; Taxation . It is hereby expressly declared that a trust and not a partnership is created hereby. No Trustee hereunder shall have any power to bind personally either the Trusts officers or any Shareholder. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or the Trustees in their capacity as such shall look only to the assets of the appropriate Portfolio or, until the Trustees shall have established any separate Portfolio, of the Trust for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders, the Trustees, nor the Trusts officers nor any of the agents of the Trustees whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.
The Board of Trustees shall have the power, in its discretion, to make an initial entity classification election, and to change any such entity classification election, of the Trust and any Portfolio for U.S. federal income tax purposes as may be permitted or required under the Code, without the vote or consent of any Shareholder. In furtherance thereof, the Board of Trustees, or an appropriate officer as determined by the Board of Trustees, is authorized (but not required) to make and sign any such entity classification election on Form 8832, Entity Classification Election (or successor form thereto), on behalf of the Trust or any Portfolio, sign the consent statement contained therein on behalf of all of the Shareholders thereof, and file the same with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Section 9.2 Trustees Good Faith Action, Expert Advice, No Bond or Surety . The exercise by the Trustees of their powers and discretion hereunder in good faith and with reasonable care under the circumstances then prevailing shall be binding upon everyone interested. Subject to the provisions of Article VIII and to Section 9.1, the Trustees shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The Trustees may take advice of counsel or other experts with respect to the meaning and operation of this Agreement, and subject to the provisions of Article VIII and Section 9.1, shall be under no liability for any act or omission in accordance with such advice or for failing to follow such advice. The Trustees shall not be required to give any bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is obtained. The appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee as chair of the Trustees, a member or chair of a committee of the Trustees, an expert on any topic or in any area (including an audit committee financial expert), or the lead Independent Trustee, or any other special appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee, shall not impose on that person any standard of care or liability that is greater than that imposed on that person as a Trustee in the absence of the appointment, designation or identification, and no Trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is appointed, designated or identified as aforesaid, shall be held to a higher standard of care by virtue thereof. In addition, no appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee as aforesaid shall affect in any way that Trustees rights or entitlement to indemnification or advancement of expenses.
Section 9.3 Termination of Trust or Portfolio or Class .
(a) | Unless terminated as provided herein, the Trust shall continue without limitation of time. The Trust may be dissolved at any time by the Trustees (without Shareholder approval). A Portfolio may be terminated at any time by the Trustees (without Shareholder approval). Any Class may be terminated at any time by the Trustees (without Shareholder approval). In addition, the dissolution of the Trust shall automatically terminate each Portfolio and each Class. |
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(b) | On dissolution of the Trust or termination of any Portfolio pursuant to paragraph (a) above, |
(1) | the Trust or that Portfolio thereafter shall carry on no business except for the purpose of winding up its affairs, |
(2) | the Trustees shall (i) proceed to wind up the affairs of the Trust or that Portfolio, and all powers of the Trustees under this Agreement with respect thereto shall continue until such affairs have been wound up, including the powers to fulfill or discharge the contracts of the Trust or that Portfolio, (ii) collect its assets or the assets belonging thereto, (iii) sell, convey, assign, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of those assets to one or more persons at public or private sale for consideration that may consist in whole or in part of cash, securities, or other property of any kind, ((iv) pay or make reasonable provision (including through the use of a liquidating trust) to pay all claims and obligations of the Trust or that Portfolio, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured claims and obligations known to the Trust or that Portfolio, and all claims and obligations which are known to the Trust or that Portfolio, but for which the identity of the claimant is unknown, and claims and obligations that have not been made known to the Trust or that Portfolio or that have not arisen but that, based on the facts known to the Trust or that Portfolio, are likely to arise or to become known to the Trust within 10 years after the date of dissolution, and (v) do all other acts appropriate to liquidate its business, and |
(3) | after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all liabilities, and upon receipt of such releases, indemnities, and refunding agreements as they deem necessary for their protection, the Trustees shall distribute the remaining assets ratably among the Shareholders of the Trust or that Portfolio. |
(c) | On termination of any Class pursuant to paragraph (a) above, |
(1) | the Trust thereafter shall no longer issue Shares of that Class, |
(2) | the Trustees shall do all other acts appropriate to terminate the Class, and |
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the Trustees shall distribute ratably among the Shareholders of that Class, in cash or in kind, an amount equal to the Proportionate Interest of that Class in the net assets of the Portfolio (after taking into account any Class Expenses or other fees, expenses, or charges allocable thereto), and in connection with any such distribution in cash the Trustees are authorized to sell, convey, assign, exchange or otherwise dispose of such assets of the Portfolio of which that Class is a part as they deem necessary. Alternatively, in connection with the termination of any Class, the Trustees may treat such termination as a |
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redemption of the Shareholders of such Class effected pursuant to Section 7.3 of this Agreement provided that the costs relating to the termination of such Class shall be included in the determination of the net asset value of the Shares of such Class for purposes of determining the redemption price to be paid to the Shareholders of such Class (to the extent not otherwise included in such determination). |
(d) | In connection with the dissolution and liquidation of the Trust or the termination of any Portfolio or any Class, the Trustees may provide for the establishment of a liquidating trust or similar vehicle. |
(e) | On dissolution of the Trust, following completion of winding up of its business, any one (1) Trustee shall execute, and cause to be filed, a certificate of cancellation, with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of the Delaware Act, whereupon the Trust shall terminate and the Trustees and the Trust shall be discharged from all further liabilities and duties hereunder with respect thereto. The Trustees shall not be personally liable to the claimants of the dissolved Trust by reason of the Trustees actions in winding up the Trusts affairs if the Trustees complied with Section 3808(e) of the Delaware Act. |
Section 9.4 Sale of Assets; Merger and Consolidation . Subject to right of Shareholders, if any, to vote pursuant to Section 6.1, the Trustees may cause (i) the Trust or one or more of its Portfolios to the extent consistent with applicable law to sell all or substantially all of its assets to, or be merged into or consolidated with, another Portfolio, statutory trust (or series thereof) or Company (or series thereof), (ii) the Shares of the Trust or any Portfolio (or Class) to be converted into beneficial interests in another statutory trust (or series thereof) created pursuant to this Section 9.4, (iii) the Shares of any Class to be converted into another Class of the same Portfolio, or (iv) the Shares to be exchanged under or pursuant to any state or federal statute to the extent permitted by law. In all respects not governed by statute or applicable law, the Trustees shall have power to prescribe the procedure necessary or appropriate to accomplish a sale of assets, merger or consolidation including the power to create one or more separate statutory trusts to which all or any part of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Trust may be transferred and to provide for the conversion of Shares of the Trust or any Portfolio (or Class) into beneficial interests in such separate statutory trust or trusts (or series or class thereof).
Section 9.5 Filing of Copies, References, Headings . The original or a copy of this Agreement or any amendment hereto or any supplemental agreement shall be kept at the office of the Trust where it may be inspected by any Shareholder. Headings are placed herein for convenience of reference only and in case of any conflict, the text of this Agreement, rather than the headings, shall control. This Agreement and any document, consent or instrument referenced in or contemplated by this Agreement or the Bylaws may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. To the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, (i) any document, consent, instrument or notice referenced in or contemplated by this Agreement or the Bylaws that is to be executed by one or more Trustees may be executed by means of original, facsimile or electronic signature and (ii) any document, consent, instrument or notice referenced in or contemplated by this Agreement or the Bylaws that is to be delivered by one or more Trustees may be delivered by facsimile or electronic means (including e-mail), unless, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), otherwise determined by the Trustees. The terms include, includes and including and any comparable terms shall be deemed to mean including, without limitation. Any reference to any statute, law, code, rule or regulation shall be deemed to refer to such statute, law, code, rule or regulation as amended or restated from time to time and any successor thereto.
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Section 9.6 Governing Law . The Trust and the Governing Instrument (including this Agreement) and the rights, obligations and remedies of the Trustees and Shareholders hereunder, are to be governed by and construed and administered according to the Delaware Act, including the provision that gives maximum freedom to contract, and the other laws of the State of Delaware and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following provisions shall not be applicable to the Trust, the Trustees, the Shareholders or the Governing Instrument: (A) the provisions of Sections 3533, 3540, 3561 and 3583(a) of Title 12 of the Delaware Code or (B) any provisions of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other than the Delaware Act) pertaining to trusts which relate to or regulate (i) the filing with any court or governmental body or agency of trustee accounts or schedules of trustee fees and charges, (ii) affirmative requirements to post bonds for trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (iii) the necessity for obtaining court or other governmental approval concerning the acquisition, holding or disposition of real or personal property, (iv) fees or other sums payable to trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (v) the allocation of receipts and expenditures to income or principal, (vi) restrictions or limitations on the permissible nature, amount or concentration of trust investments or requirements relating to the titling, storage or other manner of holding of trust assets, or (vii) the establishment of fiduciary or other standards or responsibilities or limitations on the indemnification, acts or powers of trustees or other Persons, which are inconsistent with the limitations of liabilities or authorities and powers of the Trustees or officers of the Trust set forth or referenced in the Governing Instrument.
The Trust shall be of the type commonly called a statutory trust, and without limiting the provisions hereof, the Trust may exercise all powers which are ordinarily exercised by such a trust under Delaware law. The Trust specifically reserves the right to exercise any of the powers or privileges afforded to trusts or actions that may be engaged in by trusts under the Delaware Act, and the absence of a specific reference herein to any such power, privilege or action shall not imply that the Trust may not exercise such power or privilege or take such actions; provided, however, that the exercise of any such power, privilege or action shall not otherwise violate applicable law.
Section 9.7 Amendments . The Trustees may amend this Agreement by making an amendment to this Agreement or to Schedule A, an agreement supplemental hereto, or an amended and restated trust instrument; and no vote or consent of any Shareholder shall be required for any amendment to this Agreement except as specifically provided in Article VI hereof, as determined by the Trustees in their sole discretion, or as required by federal law including the 1940 Act, but only to the extent so required. Any such amendment, having been approved by a Majority Trustee Vote, shall become effective, unless otherwise provided by such Trustees, upon being executed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust. A certification signed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust setting forth an amendment to this Agreement and reciting that it was duly adopted by the Shareholders or by the Trustees as aforesaid, or a copy of this Agreement, as amended, executed by a majority of the Trustees, or a duly authorized officer of the Trust, shall be conclusive evidence of such amendment when lodged among the records of the Trust. Any officer of the Trust is authorized from time to time to restate this Agreement into a single instrument to reflect all amendments hereto made in accordance with the terms hereof. The Certificate of Trust of the Trust may be restated and/or amended by any Trustee as necessary or desirable to reflect any change in the information set forth therein, and any such restatement and/or amendment shall be effective immediately upon filing with the office of the Secretary of the State of Delaware or upon such future date as may be stated therein.
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Section 9.8 Provisions in Conflict with Law . The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if the Trustees shall determine, with the advice of counsel, that any of such provisions is in conflict with applicable law, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of this Agreement; provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provisions in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
Section 9.9 Inspection of Records . Every Trustee shall have the right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records, and documents of every kind and the physical properties of the Trust. This inspection by a Trustee may be made in person or by an agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts of documents. Except as may be permitted by Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, no Shareholder shall have the right to obtain from the Trust a list of the Trusts Shareholders. Except as required by the 1940 Act, Shareholders shall have no right to inspect the records, documents, accounts and books of the Trust. Any request to inspect the records of the Trust shall be submitted by the Shareholder to the Trust in writing. Upon receipt of any such request, the Trustees shall determine whether delivery of records pertaining to such request is required by the 1940 Act or is otherwise necessary or appropriate, as determined by the Trustees in their sole discretion, and whether such request complies with the requirements of the 1940 Act and, if so, establish procedures for such inspection. To preserve the integrity of the records, the Trust may provide certified copies of Trust records rather than originals. The Trust shall not be required to create records or obtain records from third parties to satisfy a Shareholder request. The Trust may require a requesting Shareholder to pay in advance or otherwise indemnify the Trust for the costs and expenses of such Shareholders inspection of records. The rights provided for in this Section 9.9 shall not extend to any Person who is a Shareholder but not also a Record Owner.
Section 9.10 Use of the Name Invesco . The Board of Trustees expressly agrees and acknowledges that the name Invesco is the sole property of Invesco Ltd. (Invesco). Invesco has granted to the Trust a non-exclusive license to use such name as part of the name of the Trust now and in the future. The Board of Trustees further expressly agrees and acknowledges that the non-exclusive license granted herein may be terminated by Invesco if the Trust ceases to use Invesco or one of its Affiliated Persons as investment adviser or to use other Affiliated Persons or successors of Invesco for such purposes. In such event, the non-exclusive license may be revoked by Invesco and the Trust shall cease using the name Invesco or any name misleadingly implying a continuing relationship between the Trust and Invesco or any of its Affiliated Persons, as part of its name unless otherwise consented to by Invesco or any successor to its interests in such name.
The Board of Trustees further understands and agrees that so long as Invesco and/or any future advisory Affiliated Person of Invesco shall continue to serve as the Trusts investment adviser, other registered open- or closed-end investment companies (funds) and other types of investment vehicles as may be sponsored or advised by Invesco or its Affiliated Persons shall have the right permanently to adopt and to use the name Invesco in their names and in the names of any series or class of shares of such funds.
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Section 9.11 Derivative Actions . In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 3816 of the Delaware Act, a Shareholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of the Trust only if the following conditions are met:
(a) | The Shareholder or Shareholders must make a pre-suit demand upon the Trustees to bring the subject action unless an effort to cause the Trustees to bring such an action is not likely to succeed. For purposes of this Section 9.11(a), a demand on the Trustees shall only be deemed not likely to succeed and therefore excused if a majority of the Board of Trustees is composed of Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and the Board of Trustees has not established a committee to consider the merits of such action or, if the Board of Trustees has established such a committee, a majority of that committee is composed of Trustees who are not Independent Trustees; |
(b) | Unless a demand is not required under paragraph (a) of this Section 9.11, Shareholders eligible to bring such derivative action under the Delaware Act who collectively hold Shares representing ten percent (10%) or more of the total combined net asset value of all Shares issued and outstanding, or of the Portfolios or Classes to which such action relates if it does not relate to all Portfolios and Classes, must join in the pre-suit demand for the Trustees to commence such action; and |
(c) | Unless a demand is not required under paragraph (a) of this Section 9.11, the Trustees must be afforded a reasonable amount of time to consider such Shareholder request and to investigate the basis of such claim. The Trustees shall be entitled to retain counsel or other advisors in considering the merits of the request and may require an undertaking by the Shareholders making such request to reimburse the Trust for the expense of any such advisors in the event that the Trustees determine not to bring such action. |
(d) | For purposes of this Section 9.11, the Board of Trustees may designate a committee of one or more Trustees to consider a Shareholder demand if necessary to create a committee with a majority of Trustees who are Independent Trustees. The Trustees on that committee shall be entitled to retain counsel or other advisors in considering the merits of the request and may require an undertaking by the Shareholders making such request to reimburse the Trust for the expense of any such advisors in the event that the Trustees on the committee determine not to bring such action. |
(e) | In addition to all suits, claims or other actions (collectively, claims) that under applicable law must be brought as derivative claims, each Shareholder of the Trust or any Portfolio or Class thereof agrees that any claim that affects all Shareholders of a Portfolio or Class either equally or proportionately based on their number of Shares in such Portfolio or Class, must be brought as a derivative claim subject to this Section 9.11 irrespective of whether such claim involves a violation of the Shareholders rights under this Agreement or any other alleged violation of contractual or individual rights that might otherwise give rise to a direct claim. |
Section 9.12 Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial . In accordance with Section 3804(e) of the Delaware Act, any suit, action or proceeding brought by or in the right of any Shareholder or any person claiming any interest in any Shares seeking to enforce any provision of, based on any matter arising out of, or in connection with, the Governing Instrument or the Trust, any Portfolio or Class, or any Shares (including any claim of any
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nature against the Trust, any Portfolio or Class, the Trustees, or officers of the Trust) shall be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware to the extent there is subject matter jurisdiction in such court for the claims asserted or, if not, then in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware. All Shareholders and other such Persons hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts (and the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection they may make now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Further, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, ALL SHAREHOLDERS AND ALL OTHER SUCH PERSONS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. All Shareholders and other such Persons agree that service of summons, complaint or other process in connection with any proceedings may be made by registered or certified mail or by overnight courier addressed to such Person at the address shown on the books and records of the Trust for such Person or at the address of the Person shown on the books and records of the Trust with respect to the Shares that such Person claims an interest in. Service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding against the Trust or any Trustee or officer of the Trust may be made at the address of the Trusts registered agent in the State of Delaware. Any service so made shall be effective as if personally made in the State of Delaware.
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This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument this 26 th day of October, 2016.
/s/ David C. Arch |
David C. Arch |
/s/ James T. Bunch |
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James T. Bunch |
/s/ Bruce L. Crockett |
Bruce L. Crockett |
/s/ Albert R. Dowden |
Albert R. Dowden |
/s/ Jack M. Fields |
Jack M. Fields |
/s/ Martin L. Flanagan |
Martin L Flanagan |
/s/ Eli Jones |
Eli Jones |
/s/ Prema Mathai-Davis |
Prema Mathai-Davis |
/s/ Larry Soll |
Larry Soll |
/s/ Raymond Sticker, Jr. |
Raymond Stickel, Jr |
/s/ Philip A. Taylor |
Philip A. Taylor |
/s/ Robert C. Troccoli |
Robert C. Troccoli |
/s/ Suzanne H. Woolsey |
Suzanne H. Woolsey |
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SCHEDULE A
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES THEREOF
PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
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Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
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Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class Y Shares Investor Class Shares |
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Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
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Invesco International Total Return Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
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Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Strategic Income Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Unconstrained Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
This Amendment No. 1 (the Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust) amends, the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of October 26, 2016, as amended (the Agreement).
Under Section 9.7 of the Agreement, this Amendment may be executed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust.
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to remove Invesco Unconstrained Bond Fund and Invesco Strategic Income Fund, effective October 28, 2016 and to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund, effective December 1, 2016;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit 1 to this Amendment.
All capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references in the Agreement to this Agreement shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Trust, has executed this Amendment as of October 28, 2016.
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|
Name: | John M. Zerr | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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SCHEDULE A
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES THEREOF
PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class Y Shares Investor Class Shares |
|
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco World Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class Y Shares |
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
This Amendment No. 2 (the Amendment) to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust) amends, effective November 30, 2016, the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of October 26, 2016, as amended (the Agreement).
Under Section 9.7 of the Agreement, this Amendment may be executed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust.
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to add Class T Shares and Class F Shares;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit 1 to this Amendment.
2. All capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references in the Agreement to this Agreement shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
3. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Trust, has executed this Amendment as of November 30, 2016.
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|
Name: | John M. Zerr | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
EXHIBIT 1
SCHEDULE A
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES THEREOF
PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares Investor Class Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R5 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco World Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
This Amendment No. 3 (the Amendment) to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust) amends, effective February 27, 2017, the Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of October 26, 2016, as amended (the Agreement).
Under Section 9.7 of the Agreement, this Amendment may be executed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust.
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to remove Invesco Macro International Equity Fund and Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit 1 to this Amendment.
2. All capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references in the Agreement to this Agreement shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
3. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Trust, has executed this Amendment as of January 24, 2017.
By: |
|
|
Name: | John M. Zerr | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
EXHIBIT 1
SCHEDULE A
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES THEREOF
PORTFOLIO | CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO | |
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO | |
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares Investor Class Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R5 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Class A Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R Shares Class R5 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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PORTFOLIO |
CLASSES OF EACH PORTFOLIO |
|
Invesco World Bond Fund |
Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class F Shares Class R5 Shares Class R6 Shares Class T Shares Class Y Shares |
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
A Delaware Statutory Trust
Adopted effective October 26, 2016
Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trusts
Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the Agreement).
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office . The registered office of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust) shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Trust.
Section 2. Other Offices . The Trust may also have offices at such other places (including a principal office) both within and without the State of Delaware as the Trustees may from time to time determine or the business of the Trust may require.
ARTICLE II
TRUSTEES
Section 1. Meetings of the Trustees . The Trustees of the Trust may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act, (i) any meeting, regular or special, of the Board of Trustees (or any committee or sub-committee thereof) may be held by conference telephone or similar communications equipment, by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting and (ii) at all meetings of the Trustees, every Trustee shall be entitled to vote by proxy, provided that such proxy shall, before or after such meeting, be delivered to the Secretary or other person responsible for recording the proceedings of such meeting. To the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, a Trustee may provide any proxy through written, electronic, telephonic, computerized, facsimile, telecommunications, telex or by any other form of communication.
Section 2. Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held each year, at such time and place as the Board of Trustees may determine.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings . Notice of the time, date, and place of all meetings of the Board of Trustees and any committee or sub-committee thereof shall be given to each Trustee, committee member or sub-committee member, as applicable, (i) by telephone, telex, telegram, facsimile, electronic-mail, or other electronic mechanism to his or her home or business at least twenty-four hours in advance of the meeting, or, in the case of a meeting called for the purpose of considering the institution of a liquidity fee or the temporary suspension of redemptions in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, two hours, or (ii) in person at another meeting of the Board of Trustees or such committee or sub-committee, as applicable, or (iii) by written notice mailed or sent via overnight courier to his or her home or
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business address at least seventy-two hours in advance of the meeting. Notice need not be given to any Trustee, committee member or sub-committee member who attends a meeting of the Board of Trustees or any committee or sub-committee thereof without objecting to the lack of notice or who signs a waiver of notice either before or after such meeting.
Section 4. Quorum . At all meetings of the Board of Trustees and any committee or sub-committee thereof, one-third of the Trustees then in office or one-third of the committee members or sub-committee members (but in no event less than two Trustees), as applicable, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the Trustees, committee members or sub-committee members, including a majority of such Trustees, committee members or sub-committee members who are not Interested Persons, shall be the act of the Board of Trustees or such committee or sub-committee, as applicable, except for any higher voting requirement as may be specifically provided by applicable law or by the Agreement or these Bylaws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Trustees or any committee or sub-committee thereof, the Trustees, committee members or sub-committee members, as applicable, present thereat may adjourn such meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Any action that may be taken by the Board of Trustees or any committee or sub-committee thereof by majority vote at a meeting duly called and at which a quorum required by the Bylaws is present, may also be taken by written consent of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Trustees or members of the committee or sub-committee, as the case may be, without a meeting, provided that the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee or sub-committee. Written consents or waivers of the Trustees may be executed in one or more counterparts. Any written consent or waiver may be provided and delivered to the Trust by any means by which notice may be given to a Trustee. Subject to the requirements of the Governing Instrument and the 1940 Act, the Trustees by Majority Trustee Vote may delegate to any Trustee or Trustees or committee or sub-committee of Trustees, officer or officers of the Trust or any agent of the Trust authority to approve particular matters or take particular actions on behalf of the Trust or any Portfolio.
Section 5. Designation, Powers, and Names of Committees; Sub-Committees; Committee Charters .
(a) The Board of Trustees shall have at a minimum the following five committees: (1) an Audit Committee; (2) a Governance Committee; (3) an Investments Committee; (4) a Valuation, Distribution and Proxy Oversight Committee; and (5) a Compliance Committee. Each such Committee shall have a written Charter governing its membership, duties and operations, and the Board shall designate the powers of each such Committee in its Charter. The Board of Trustees may terminate any such Committee by an amendment to these Bylaws. The Board of Trustees may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, establish one or more sub-committees of each such Committee, and the membership, duties and operations of each such sub-committee shall be set forth in the written Charter of the applicable Committee.
(b) The Board of Trustees may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more additional committees, including ad hoc committees to address specified issues, each of which may, if deemed advisable by the Board of Trustees, have a written Charter. Each such additional committee shall consist of two or more of the Trustees of the Trust, provided that a majority of members of each committee shall not be Interested Persons. The Board may designate one or more Trustees as alternate members of
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any such additional committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. Each such additional committee, to the extent provided in the resolution and/or in such committees Charter, if applicable, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Trustees in the management of the business and affairs of the Trust; provided, however, that in the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Trustees to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Such additional committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees and/or as set forth in the written Charter of such committee or committees, if applicable.
Section 6. Chair; Vice Chair . The Board of Trustees shall have a Chair, who shall be a Trustee who is not an Interested Person. The Chair shall be elected by a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not Interested Persons. The Board of Trustees may also have a Vice Chair, who shall be a Trustee. The Vice Chair shall be elected by a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not Interested Persons. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees, if the Chair is present, and shall approve the agendas of all meetings of the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees. The Chair shall have such other powers and duties as shall be determined by the Board of Trustees, and shall undertake such other assignments as may be requested by the Board of Trustees. If the Chair shall not be present, the Vice Chair, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees, if the Vice Chair is present. The Vice Chair shall have such other powers and duties as shall be determined by the Chair or the Board of Trustees, and shall undertake such other assignments as may be requested by the Chair or the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
Section 1. Executive Officers . The executive officers shall include a Principal Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, which may include one or more Executive Vice Presidents and/or Senior Vice Presidents (the number thereof to be determined by the Board of Trustees), a Principal Financial Officer, a Chief Legal Officer, a Chief Compliance Officer, a Senior Officer, a Treasurer, a Secretary and an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer. The Board of Trustees may also in its discretion appoint Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and other officers, agents and employees, who shall have such authority and perform such duties as the Board may determine. The Board of Trustees may fill any vacancy that may occur in any office. Any two offices, except for those of President and Vice President, may be held by the same person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument on behalf of the Trust in more than one capacity, if such instrument is required by law or by these Bylaws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers.
Section 2. Term of Office . Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Trustees, the officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. If the Board of Trustees in its judgment finds that the best interests of the Trust will be served, the Board of Trustees may remove any officer of the Trust at any time with or without cause. The Trustees may delegate this power to the President (without supervision by the Trustees) with respect to any other officer, except the Senior Officer. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer may resign from office at any time by delivering a written resignation to the Trustees or the President. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.
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Section 3. Principal Executive Officer . The Principal Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Trust and shall generally manage the business and affairs of the Trust. The Principal Executive Officer shall be responsible for making the certifications required of the Trusts principal executive officer by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission).
Section 4. President; Vice Presidents . The President and one or more Vice Presidents, which may include one or more Executive Vice Presidents and/or Senior Vice Presidents, shall have and exercise such powers and duties of the Principal Executive Officer in the absence or inability to act of the Principal Executive Officer, as may be assigned to them, respectively, by the Board of Trustees or, to the extent not so assigned, by the Principal Executive Officer. In the absence or inability to act of the Principal Executive Officer, the powers and duties of the Principal Executive Officer not otherwise assigned by the Board of Trustees or the Principal Executive Officer shall devolve first upon the President, then upon the Executive Vice Presidents, then upon the Senior Vice Presidents, and finally upon the Vice Presidents, all in the order of their election. If both the Chair and the Vice Chair are absent, or if the Chair is absent and there is no Vice Chair, the President shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees.
Section 5. Principal Financial Officer . The Principal Financial Officer, who shall also have a title of at least Vice President, shall be the chief financial officer of the Trust and shall generally manage the financial affairs of the Trust. The Principal Financial Officer shall be responsible for making the certifications required of the Trusts principal financial officer by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Section 6. Chief Legal Officer . The Chief Legal Officer, who shall also have a title of at least Senior Vice President, shall generally manage the legal affairs of the Trust. The Chief Legal Officer shall be responsible for receiving up-the-ladder reports within the Trust of any evidence of material violations of securities laws or breaches of fiduciary duty or similar violations by the Trust, as required by Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Section 7. Chief Compliance Officer . The Chief Compliance Officer, who shall also have a title of at least Senior Vice President, shall be responsible for administering the Trusts policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Rule 38a-1(a)(1) under the 1940 Act.
Section 8. Senior Officer . The Senior Officer, who shall also have a title of at least Senior Vice President, shall be employed by or on behalf of the Trust and shall have such powers and duties as are set forth in such Senior Officers Executive Employment Agreement.
Section 9. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of the funds and securities of the Trust and shall deposit the same in the name of the Trust in such bank or banks or other depositories, subject to withdrawal in such manner as these Bylaws or the Board of Trustees may determine. The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Trustees, give such bond for the faithful discharge of duties in such form as the Board of Trustees may require.
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Section 10. Secretary . The Secretary shall (a) have custody of the seal of the Trust, if any; (b) if requested, attend meetings of the Shareholders, the Board of Trustees, and any committees or sub-committees of Trustees; (c) keep or cause to be kept the minutes of all meetings of Shareholders, the Board of Trustees and any committees or sub-committees thereof, and (d) issue all notices of the Trust. The Secretary shall have charge of the Shareholder records and such other books and papers as the Board may direct, and shall perform such other duties as may be incidental to the office or which are assigned by the Board of Trustees.
Section 11. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer . The Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer shall have such powers and duties as are set forth in the Anti-Money Laundering Program adopted by the Trust pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as such Program may be amended from time to time.
Section 12. Assistant Officers . Assistant officers, which may include one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, shall perform such functions and have such responsibilities as the Board of Trustees may assign to them or, to the extent not so assigned, by the President, Vice President(s), Secretary or Treasurer, as applicable.
Section 13. Surety Bond . The Trustees may require any officer or agent of the Trust to execute a bond (including, without limitation, any bond required by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission) to the Trust in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Trustees may determine, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties to the Trust, including responsibility for negligence and for the accounting of any of the Trusts property, funds, or securities that may come into his or her hands.
Section 14. Authorized Signatories . Unless a specific officer is otherwise designated in these Bylaws or in a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees, the proper officers of the Trust for executing agreements, documents and instruments other than Internal Revenue Service forms shall be the Principal Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Principal Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Compliance Officer, the Senior Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, any Assistant Vice President, any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary. Unless a specific officer is otherwise designated in these Bylaws or in a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees, the proper officers of the Trust for executing any and all Internal Revenue Service forms shall be the Principal Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Principal Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Purpose . All meetings of the Shareholders for the election of Trustees shall be held at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the Trustees, or at such other place either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Trustees and stated in the notice indicating that a meeting has been called for such purpose. Meetings of the Shareholders may be held for any purpose determined by the Trustees and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. At all
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meetings of the Shareholders, every Record Owner entitled to vote on a matter to be voted on by such Shares shall be entitled to vote on such matter at such meeting either in person or by written proxy signed by the Record Owner or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. A Record Owner may duly authorize such attorney in fact through written, electronic, telephonic, computerized, facsimile, telecommunication, telex or oral communication or by any other form of communication.
Section 2. Nomination of Trustees .
(a) Any Shareholder may submit names of individuals to be considered by the Governance Committee or the Board of Trustees for election as trustees of the Trust, as applicable, provided, however, (i) that such person submits such names in a timely manner as set out in Section 2 of Article V hereof, (ii) that such person was a shareholder of record at the time of submission of such names and is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) that the Governance Committee or the Board of Trustees, as applicable, shall make the final determination of persons to be nominated.
(b) The process and procedures for the nomination of persons for election or appointment as trustees of the Trust by the Trustees shall be set forth in the written Charter for the Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees.
Section 3. Election of Trustees . All meetings of the Shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Trustees and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which the Shareholders shall elect by a plurality vote any number of Trustees as the notice for such meeting shall state are to be elected, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 1 of this Article IV.
Section 4. Annual Meetings . There shall be no annual meetings of the Shareholders for the election of Trustees or the transaction of any other business except as required by the 1940 Act or other applicable federal law. In the event any annual meeting of the Shareholders is to be held, it shall be held at the principal executive office of the Trust or as otherwise determined by the Board of Trustees.
Section 5. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Shareholders shall be held as provided herein or in the Agreement or as otherwise required by the 1940 Act or other applicable federal law. Except as required by federal law including the 1940 Act, the Shareholders shall not be entitled to call, or to have the Secretary call, special meetings of the Shareholders. To the extent required by federal law including the 1940 Act, special meetings of the Shareholders shall be called by the Secretary upon the request of the Shareholders owning Shares representing at least the percentage of the total combined votes of all Shares of the Trust issued and outstanding required by federal law including the 1940 Act, provided that (a) such request shall state the purposes of such meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on, and (b) the Shareholders requesting such meeting shall have paid to the Trust the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing the notice thereof, which the Secretary shall determine and specify to such Shareholders.
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Section 6. Notice of Meetings . Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date, and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten days before the date of the meeting, to each Shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting in accordance with Article V hereof. No notice of any meeting need be given to any Shareholder who attends such meeting in person or to any Shareholder who waives notice of such meeting (which waiver shall be filed with the records of such meeting), whether before or after the time of the meeting. In the absence of fraud, any irregularities in the notice of any meeting or the nonreceipt of any such notice by any of the Shareholders shall not invalidate any action otherwise properly taken at any such meeting.
Section 7. Conduct of Special Meeting . Business transacted at any special meeting of the Shareholders shall be limited to (i) the purpose stated in the notice and (ii) the adjournment of such special meeting with regard to such stated purpose.
Section 8. Quorum . The holders of one-third of the Outstanding Shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Shareholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by applicable law or by the Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, with respect to any matter which by applicable law or by the Agreement requires the separate approval of one or more Classes or Portfolios, the holders of one-third of the Outstanding Shares of each such Class or Portfolio (or of such Classes or Portfolios voting together as a single class) entitled to vote on the matter shall constitute a quorum. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the Shareholders, the vote of the holders of a majority of Shares cast shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time in accordance with Article IV, Section 16 hereof, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting, at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
Section 9. Organization of Meetings .
(a) The meetings of the Shareholders shall be presided over by the Chair, or if the Chair shall not be present, by the Vice Chair, if any, or if the Vice Chair shall not be present or if there is no Vice Chair, by the President, or if the President shall not be present, by a Vice President, or if no Vice President is present, by a chair appointed for such purpose by the Board of Trustees or, if not so appointed, by a chair appointed for such purpose by the officers and Trustees present at the meeting. The Secretary of the Trust, if present, shall act as secretary of such meetings, or if the Secretary is not present, an Assistant Secretary of the Trust shall so act, and if no Assistant Secretary is present, then a person designated by the Secretary of the Trust shall so act, and if the Secretary has not designated a person, then the meeting shall elect a secretary for the meeting.
(b) The Board of Trustees of the Trust shall be entitled to make such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Shareholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees, if any, the chair of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chair, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing: an agenda or order of business for the meeting; rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; limitations on participation in such meeting to shareholders of record of the Trust and their duly authorized and constituted proxies, and such other persons as the chair shall permit; restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; limitations on the time allotted to questions
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or comments by participants; and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which are to be voted on by ballot, unless and to the extent the Board of Trustees or the chair of the meeting determines that meetings of the Shareholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 10. Voting Standard . When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares cast shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one on which, by express provision of applicable law, the Agreement, these Bylaws, or applicable contract, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
Section 11. Voting Procedure . Each whole Share shall be entitled to one vote, and each fractional Share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be voted together, except when required by applicable law or when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects the interests of one or more Portfolios (or Classes), then only the Shareholders of such Portfolios (or Classes) shall be entitled to vote thereon.
Section 12. Action Without Meeting . Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement or applicable law, any action required to be taken at any meeting of the Shareholders, or any action which may be taken at any meeting of the Shareholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of Outstanding Shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of any such action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those Shareholders who have not consented in writing.
Section 13. Broker Non-Votes . At any meeting of the Shareholders the Trust will consider broker non-votes as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting. Broker non-votes will not count as votes cast for or against any proposals.
Section 14. Abstentions . At any meeting of the Shareholders the Trust will consider abstentions as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting. Abstentions will not count as votes cast for or against any proposals.
Section 15. Record Date for Shareholder Meetings and Consents . In order that the Trustees may determine the Shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the Shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Trustees may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Trustees, and which record date shall not be more than ninety nor less than ten days before the original date upon which the meeting of the Shareholders is scheduled, nor more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Trustees for action by shareholder consent in writing without a meeting. A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Trustees may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting so long as notice of the adjournment and the new record and meeting dates are given to the Shareholders.
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Section 16. Postponements and Adjournments . Prior to the date upon which any meeting of Shareholders is to be held, the Board of Trustees may postpone such meeting one or more times for any reason by giving notice to each Shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting so postponed of the place, date and hour at which such meeting will be held. Such notice shall be given not fewer than two (2) days before the date of such meeting and otherwise in accordance with Article V. A meeting of the Shareholders convened on the date for which it was called may be adjourned from time to time without further notice to the Shareholders to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date. A meeting of the Shareholders may not be adjourned for more than 120 days after the original record date for such meeting without giving the Shareholders notice of the adjournment and the new meeting date. Except as otherwise set forth in Article IV, Section 8 hereof, the vote of the holders of one-third of the Shares cast shall be required in order to adjourn a meeting of the Shareholders with regard to a particular proposal scheduled to be voted on at such meeting or to adjourn such meeting entirely.
Section 17. Voting Proxies . At all meetings of the Shareholders, every Shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to vote either in person or by proxy, which term shall include proxies provided by such Shareholder, or his duly authorized attorney, through written, electronic, telephonic, computerized, facsimile, telecommunications, telex or oral communication or by any other form of communication, each pursuant to such voting procedures and through such systems as are authorized by the Board of Trustees or any officer of the Trust. Proxies may be solicited in the name of one or more Trustees or one or more officers of the Trust.
Unless the proxy provides otherwise, it shall not be valid for more than eleven (11) months before the date of the meeting. All proxies shall be delivered to the secretary or other person responsible for recording the proceedings before being voted. A valid proxy which does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by the person executing it before the vote pursuant to that proxy is taken (a) by a writing delivered to the Trust stating that the proxy is revoked, (b) by a subsequent proxy executed by such person, (c) attendance at the meeting and voting in person by the person executing that proxy, or (d) revocation by such person using any electronic, telephonic, computerized or other alternative means authorized by the Trustees for authorizing the proxy to act; or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is received by the Trust before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted. Unless revoked, any proxy given in connection with a postponed or adjourned meeting for which a new record date is fixed shall continue to be valid so long as the Shareholder giving such proxy is a Shareholder of record on such new such record date.
A proxy with respect to Shares held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by one of them unless at or prior to exercise of such proxy the Trust receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them in which case such proxy shall not be valid and no vote shall be received in respect of such Shares unless all persons holding such Shares shall agree on their manner of voting. Unless otherwise specifically limited by their terms, proxies shall entitle the Shareholder to vote at any adjournment of a Shareholders meeting.
Section 18. Concerning Validity of Proxies, Ballots, Etc . At every meeting of the Shareholders, all proxies shall be received and taken in charge of and all ballots shall be received and canvassed by the secretary of the meeting, who shall decide all questions touching the qualification of voters, the validity of proxies, and the acceptance or rejection of votes, unless inspectors of election shall have been appointed as provided below in this section, in which event such inspectors of election shall decide all such questions.
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A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Shareholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Subject to the provisions of the Delaware Act, the Agreement, or these By-laws, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, shall govern all matters concerning the giving, voting or validity of proxies, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation and the Shareholders were stockholders of a Delaware corporation.
At any election of Trustees, the Board of Trustees prior thereto may, or, if they have not so acted, the chairman of the meeting may, appoint one or more inspectors of election who shall first subscribe an oath or affirmation to execute faithfully the duties of inspector at such election with strict impartiality and according to the best of their ability, and shall after the election make a certificate of the result of the vote taken. No candidate for the office of Trustee shall be appointed as an inspector.
The chairman of the meeting may cause a vote by ballot to be taken upon any election or matter, and, to the extent required by federal law including the 1940 Act, but only to such extent, such vote shall be taken upon the request of the Shareholders owning Shares representing ten percent (10%) or more of the total combined votes of all Shares of the Trust issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such election or matter.
ARTICLE V
NOTICES
Section 1. Methods of Giving Notice . Whenever, under the provisions of applicable law or of the Agreement or of these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any Trustee or Shareholder, it shall not, unless otherwise provided herein, be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given orally in person, or by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing) or in writing, by mail addressed to such Trustee at his or her last given address or to such Shareholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Trust, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Trustees or members of a committee or sub-committee may also be given by telex, telegram, facsimile, electronic-mail or via overnight courier. If sent by telex or facsimile, notice to a Trustee or member of a committee or sub-committee shall be deemed to be given upon transmittal; if sent by telegram, notice to a Trustee or member of a committee or sub-committee shall be deemed to be given when the telegram, so addressed, is delivered to the telegraph company; if sent by electronic-mail, notice to a Trustee or member of a committee or sub-committee shall be deemed to be given and shall be presumed valid when the Trusts electronic-mail server reflects the electronic-mail message as having been sent; and if sent via overnight courier, notice to a Trustee or member of a committee or sub-committee shall be deemed to be given when delivered against a receipt therefor.
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Section 2. Annual Meeting Notice Requirements for Nominations and Proposals by Shareholders .
(a) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before any annual meeting by a Shareholder, the Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Trust and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by Shareholders. To be timely, a Shareholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than the close of business on the 90 th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120 th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date or if the Trust did not hold an annual meeting in the previous year, notice by the Shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120 th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Trust. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting to a later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of a Shareholders notice as described above. Such Shareholders notice shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the Shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a Trustee all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) (including such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Trustee if elected); (B) as to any other business that the Shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Shareholder and of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (C) as to the Shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (i) the name and address of such Shareholder, as they appear on the Trusts books, and of such beneficial owner and (ii) the number of shares of each Class of Shares of the Portfolio which are owned beneficially and of record by such Shareholder and such beneficial owner.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 2 to the contrary, in the event that the number of Trustees to be elected to the Board of Trustees is increased and there is no public announcement by the Trust naming all of the nominees for Trustee or specifying the size of the increased Board of Trustees at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a Shareholders notice required by this Section 2 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Trust.
Section 3. Special Meeting Notice Requirement for Nominations and Proposals by Shareholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of the Shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Trusts notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Trustees may be made at a special meeting of the Shareholders at which Trustees are to be elected (A) pursuant to the Trusts notice of meeting, (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees or (C) provided that the Board of Trustees has determined that Trustees shall be elected at such special meeting, by any Shareholder of the Trust who is a Shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in Section 2(a) of this Article V and at the time of the special meeting, who is
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entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in Section 2(a) of this Article V. In the event the Trust calls a special meeting of the Shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more Trustees to the Board of Trustees, any such Shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position as specified in the Trusts notice of meeting, if the Shareholders notice containing the information required by this Section 2(a) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not earlier than the close of business on the 120 th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Trustees to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting to a later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of a Shareholders notice as described above.
Section 4. Written Waiver . Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of applicable law or of the Agreement or of these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES OF SHARES AND SHARE OWNERSHIP
Section 1. Share Ownership and Transfer of Shares . All Shares issued by the Trust shall be uncertificated, and any certificates previously issued with respect to any Shares are deemed to be cancelled without any requirement for surrender to the Trust. The Trustees shall make such rules as they consider appropriate for the transfer of Shares and similar matters. With respect to any Shares for which a certificate was previously issued and remains outstanding, upon receipt of any request for transfer of Shares evidenced by a share certificate upon surrender to the Trust or the transfer agent of the Trust of such certificate for Shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Trust shall cancel the old certificate and record the transaction and the ownership of uncertificated Shares upon its books. No Shareholder shall have the right to demand or require that a certificate be issued to him, her or it.
Section 2. Shareholder Book . The Trust shall keep or cause to be kept a Shareholder book, which may be maintained by means of computer systems, containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are shareholders of the Trust, showing their places of residence, the number and Class of any Shares held by them, respectively, and the dates when they became the record owners thereof.
Section 3. Registered Shareholders . The ownership of Shares shall be recorded on the books of the Trust or a transfer or similar agent for the Trust, which books shall contain the names and addresses of the Shareholders and the Shares held by each Shareholder. The record books of the Trust as kept by the Trust or any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be, shall be conclusive as to the identity of the Shareholders of each Portfolio and Class and as to the number of Shares of the Trust and of each Portfolio and Class held from time to time by each Shareholder. The Trust shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of Shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim of interest in such Share or Shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice
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hereof. No Shareholder shall be entitled to receive payment of any distribution or to have notice given to such Shareholder of any meeting or other action in respect of the Trust or any Portfolio or Class until such Shareholder has given its address and such other information as shall be required to such officer or agent of the Trust or such Portfolio or Class as shall keep the record books of the Trust or such Portfolio or Class for entry thereof.
Section 4. Record Date for Receiving Dividends and Other Actions . In order that the Trustees may determine the Shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution of allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of Shares or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Trustees may fix a record date, which record date (i) shall be set forth in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the payment of such dividend or other lawful action and (ii) shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Seal . The Board of Trustees may provide that the Trust have a business seal. The business seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the statutory trust, the state of its organization, the year of its organization and the words Business Trust or Statutory Trust. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced, including placing the word [SEAL] adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to sign a document on behalf of the Trust. Any officer or Trustee of the Trust shall have authority to affix the seal of the Trust to any document requiring the same.
Section 2. Severability . The provisions of these Bylaws are severable. If any provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision only in such jurisdiction and shall not affect any other provision of these Bylaws.
Section 3. Headings . Headings are placed in these Bylaws for convenience of reference only and in case of any conflict, the text of these Bylaws rather than the headings shall control.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification .
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Trust (or applicable Portfolio) shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved as a witness in, any proceeding (other than a proceeding by or in the right of the Trust or a Portfolio) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Covered Person, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding.
(b) To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Trust (or applicable Portfolio) shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved as a witness in, any proceeding by or in the right of the Trust (or such Portfolio) to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Covered Person, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding.
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, no Covered Person shall be indemnified for any expenses, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, or other liability or loss arising by reason of disabling conduct. The termination of any proceeding by conviction, or a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the person engaged in disabling conduct.
Section 2. Advance Payment of Indemnification Expenses . To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Trust or applicable Portfolio shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved as a witness in, any proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Trustee or officer of the Trust the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense of such proceeding in advance of its final disposition. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Trust or applicable Portfolio may advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Covered Person (other than a Trustee or officer of the Trust) the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense of such proceeding in advance of its final disposition. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the Trust shall not advance expenses to any Covered Person (including a Trustee or officer of the Trust) unless:
(a) the Trust or applicable Portfolio has received an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that the amount of all expenses so advanced will be paid over by such person to the Trust or applicable Portfolio unless it is ultimately determined that such person is entitled to indemnification for such expenses; and
(b) (i) such Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking, or (ii) such Covered Person shall have insured the Trust or applicable Portfolio against losses arising out of any such advance payments, or (iii) either (1) the Trustees, by the vote of a majority of a quorum of qualifying Trustees, or (2) independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
Section 3. Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification . Any indemnification required or permitted under this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Trust or applicable Portfolio only as authorized in the specific case upon a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that the Covered Person is entitled to indemnification because (i) he or she is not liable by reason of disabling conduct, or (ii) in cases where there is no liability, he or she has not engaged in disabling conduct. Such determination shall be made by (i) the vote of a majority of a quorum of qualifying Trustees; or (ii) if there are no such Trustees, or if such Trustees so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 of this Article VIII, if a determination that a Covered Person engaged in disabling conduct is made in accordance with this Section 3, no further advances of expenses shall be made, and all prior advances, and insurance premiums paid for by the Trust, if applicable, must be repaid.
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Section 4. Contract Rights . With respect to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved as a witness in, any proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Covered Person, the rights to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of this Article VIII, and with respect to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved as a witness in, any proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Trustee or officer of the Trust, the advancement of expenses conferred in Section 2 of this Article VIII shall be contract rights. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of, or adoption of any provision inconsistent with, this Article VIII (or any provision hereof) shall not adversely affect any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses granted to any such person pursuant hereto with respect to any act or omission of such person occurring prior to the time of such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption (regardless of whether the proceeding relating to such acts or omissions is commenced before or after the time of such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption). Any amendment or modification of, or adoption of any provision inconsistent with, this Article VIII (or any provision hereof), that has the effect of positively affecting any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses granted to any such person pursuant hereto, shall not apply retroactively to any person who was not serving as a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust at the time of such amendment, modification or adoption.
Section 5. Claims .
(a) If (X) a claim under Section 1 of this Article VIII with respect to any right to indemnification is not paid in full by the Trust or applicable Portfolio within sixty days after a written demand has been received by the Trust or applicable Portfolio or (Y) a claim under Section 2 of this Article VIII with respect to any right to the advancement of expenses is not paid in full by the Trust or applicable Portfolio within thirty days after a written demand has been received by the Trust or applicable Portfolio, then the Covered Person seeking to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses, as the case may be, may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Trust or applicable Portfolio to recover the unpaid amount of the claim.
(b) If successful in whole or in part in any suit brought pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Article VIII, or in a suit brought by the Trust or applicable Portfolio to recover an advancement of expenses (whether pursuant to the terms of an undertaking or otherwise), the Covered Person seeking to enforce a right to indemnification or an advancement of expenses hereunder or the Covered Person from whom the Trust or applicable Portfolio sought to recover an advancement of expenses, as the case may be, shall be entitled to be paid by the Trust or applicable Portfolio the reasonable expenses (including attorneys fees) of prosecuting or defending such suit.
Section 6. Definitions . For purposes of this Article VIII: (a) references to Trust include any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of this Trust in a merger, consolidation, or other transaction in which the predecessors existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction; (b) the term disabling conduct means willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or the reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the Covered Persons office with the Trust or applicable Portfolio; (c) the term expenses includes, without limitations, attorneys fees; (d) the term proceeding means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative; and (e) the term qualifying Trustee means any Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and is not a party to the proceeding.
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ARTICLE IX
VOTING OF SECURITIES
Section 1. Voting of Securities . Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Trustees, the Principal Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Trust to attend and to act and to vote, or in the name of the Trust to execute proxies to vote, at any meeting of shareholders of any company in which the Trust may hold stock. At any such meeting such officer shall possess and may exercise (in person or by proxy) any and all rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock. The Board of Trustees may by resolution from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Amendments . These Bylaws may be altered or repealed by the Trustees without the vote or approval of the Shareholders.
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AMENDMENT NO. 34
TO
MASTER INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amendment dated as of December 1, 2016, amends the Master Investment Advisory Agreement (the Agreement), dated September 11, 2000, between AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), a Delaware statutory trust, and Invesco Advisers, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows;
1. | Appendix A and Appendix B to the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: |
APPENDIX A
FUNDS AND EFFECTIVE DATES
Name of Fund |
Effective Date of Advisory Agreement |
|
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
May 29, 2009 |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
November 29, 2010 |
|
Invesco Greater China Fund |
March 31, 2006 |
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
September 1, 2001 |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
June 14, 2010 |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
May 31, 2011 |
|
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
November 3, 2003 |
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
September 1, 2001 |
|
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
April 22, 2014 |
|
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
September 25, 2012 |
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
April 22, 2014 |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
December 14, 2011 |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
February 12, 2010 |
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
November 3, 2003 |
|
Invesco World Bond Fund |
March 31, 2006 |
APPENDIX B
COMPENSATION TO THE ADVISOR
The Trust shall pay the Adviser, out of the assets of a Fund, as full compensation for all services rendered, an advisory fee for such Fund set forth below. Such fee shall be calculated by applying the following annual rates to the average daily net assets of such Fund for the calendar year computed in the manner used for the determination of the net asset value of shares of such Fund.
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $10 billion |
1.25 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
1.15 | % |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate* | |||
First $250 million |
0.95 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.925 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.90 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.875 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.85 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.825 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.80 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.775 | % |
* | To the extent Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund invests its assets in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, the Adviser shall not collect the portion of the advisory fee that the Adviser would otherwise be entitled to collect from Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee that the Adviser receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate* | |||
First $250 million |
1.050 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
1.025 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
1.000 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.975 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.950 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.925 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.900 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.875 | % |
* | To the extent Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund invests its assets in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, the Adviser shall not collect the portion of the advisory fee that the Adviser would otherwise be entitled to collect from Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee that the Adviser receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III Ltd. |
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.935 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.91 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.885 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.86 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.835 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.81 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.785 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.76 | % |
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $500 million |
0.75 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.70 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.67 | % | ||
Over $1.5 billion |
0.65 | % |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $350 million |
0.75 | % | ||
Next $350 million |
0.65 | % | ||
Next $1.3 billion |
0.55 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.45 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.40 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.375 | % | ||
Over $8 billion |
0.35 | % |
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $2.5 billion |
0.840 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.800 | % | ||
Next $3.5 billion |
0.785 | % | ||
Over $8 billion |
0.770 | % |
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate* | |||
First $10 billion |
1.500 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
1.250 | % |
* | To the extent Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund invests its assets in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund, the Adviser shall not collect the portion of the advisory fee that the Adviser would otherwise be entitled to collect from Invesco Global Markets Strategy Fund, in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee that the Adviser receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V Ltd. |
Invesco World Bond Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.65 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.59 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.565 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.54 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.515 | % | ||
Next $5 billion |
0.49 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.465 | % |
Invesco MLP Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $1 billion |
1.00 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.95 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.93 | % | ||
Next $3.5 billion |
0.91 | % | ||
Over $8 billion |
0.90 | % |
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.745 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.73 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.715 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.70 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.685 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.67 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.655 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.64 | % |
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $1 billion |
0.87 | % | ||
Next $1 billion |
0.82 | % | ||
Over $2 billion |
0.77 | % |
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $500 million |
0.650 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.600 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.550 | % | ||
Over $1.5 billion |
0.540 | % |
2. | In all other respects, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers on the date first written above.
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS) |
||||||||
Attest: |
/s/ Peter Davidson |
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||||
Assistant Secretary | John M. Zerr | |||||||
Senior Vice President | ||||||||
(SEAL) | ||||||||
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||||||||
Attest: |
/s/ Peter Davidson |
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||||
Assistant Secretary | John M. Zerr | |||||||
Senior Vice President |
(SEAL)
AMENDMENT NO. 35
TO
MASTER INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amendment dated as of January 1, 2017, amends the Master Investment Advisory Agreement (the Agreement), dated September 11, 2000, between AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), a Delaware statutory trust, and Invesco Advisers, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to reduce the advisory fee payable by Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, Invesco Long/Short Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows;
1. | Appendix A and Appendix B to the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: |
APPENDIX A
FUNDS AND EFFECTIVE DATES
Name of Fund |
Effective Date of Advisory Agreement |
|
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
May 29, 2009 |
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
November 29, 2010 |
|
Invesco Greater China Fund |
March 31, 2006 |
|
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
September 1, 2001 |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
June 14, 2010 |
|
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
May 31, 2011 |
|
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
November 3, 2003 |
|
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
September 1, 2001 |
|
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
April 22, 2014 |
|
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
September 25, 2012 |
|
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
December 16, 2013 |
|
Invesco MLP Fund |
April 22, 2014 |
|
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
December 14, 2011 |
|
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
February 12, 2010 |
|
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
November 3, 2003 |
|
Invesco World Bond Fund |
March 31, 2006 |
APPENDIX B
COMPENSATION TO THE ADVISOR
The Trust shall pay the Adviser, out of the assets of a Fund, as full compensation for all services rendered, an advisory fee for such Fund set forth below. Such fee shall be calculated by applying the following annual rates to the average daily net assets of such Fund for the calendar year computed in the manner used for the determination of the net asset value of shares of such Fund.
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.85 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.82 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.80 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.77 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.75 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.72 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.70 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.67 | % |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate* | |||
First $250 million |
0.95 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.925 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.90 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.875 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.85 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.825 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.80 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.775 | % |
* | To the extent Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund invests its assets in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, the Adviser shall not collect the portion of the advisory fee that the Adviser would otherwise be entitled to collect from Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee that the Adviser receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate* | |||
First $250 million |
1.050 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
1.025 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
1.000 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.975 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.950 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.925 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.900 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.875 | % |
* | To the extent Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund invests its assets in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, the Adviser shall not collect the portion of the advisory fee that the Adviser would otherwise be entitled to collect from Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee that the Adviser receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III Ltd. |
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.935 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.91 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.885 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.86 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.835 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.81 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.785 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.76 | % |
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $500 million |
0.75 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.70 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.67 | % | ||
Over $1.5 billion |
0.65 | % |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $350 million |
0.75 | % | ||
Next $350 million |
0.65 | % | ||
Next $1.3 billion |
0.55 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.45 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.40 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.375 | % | ||
Over $8 billion |
0.35 | % |
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $2.5 billion |
0.840 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.800 | % | ||
Next $3.5 billion |
0.785 | % | ||
Over $8 billion |
0.770 | % |
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.95 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.93 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.91 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.89 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.87 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.85 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.83 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.81 | % |
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate* | |||
First $250 million |
1.10 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
1.08 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
1.05 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
1.03 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
1.00 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.98 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.95 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.93 | % |
* | To the extent Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund invests its assets in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, the Adviser shall not collect the portion of the advisory fee that the Adviser would otherwise be entitled to collect from Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund, in an amount equal to 100% of the advisory fee that the Adviser receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V Ltd. |
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.80 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.77 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.75 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.72 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.70 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.67 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.65 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.62 | % |
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $10 billion |
1.25 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
1.15 | % |
Invesco World Bond Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.65 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.59 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.565 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.54 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.515 | % | ||
Next $5 billion |
0.49 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.465 | % |
Invesco MLP Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $1 billion |
1.00 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.95 | % | ||
Next $2 billion |
0.93 | % | ||
Next $3.5 billion |
0.91 | % | ||
Over $8 billion |
0.90 | % |
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $250 million |
0.745 | % | ||
Next $250 million |
0.73 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.715 | % | ||
Next $1.5 billion |
0.70 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.685 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.67 | % | ||
Next $2.5 billion |
0.655 | % | ||
Over $10 billion |
0.64 | % |
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $1 billion |
0.87 | % | ||
Next $1 billion |
0.82 | % | ||
Over $2 billion |
0.77 | % |
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Net Assets |
Annual Rate | |||
First $500 million |
0.50 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.45 | % | ||
Next $500 million |
0.40 | % | ||
Over $1.5 billion |
0.39 | % |
2. | In all other respects, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers on the date first written above.
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS) |
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Attest: |
/s/ Peter Davidson |
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
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Assistant Secretary | John M. Zerr | |||||||
Senior Vice President | ||||||||
(SEAL) | ||||||||
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||||||||
Attest: |
/s/ Peter Davidson |
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||||
Assistant Secretary | John M. Zerr | |||||||
Senior Vice President |
(SEAL)
AMENDMENT NO. 20
TO
MASTER INTERGROUP SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT FOR MUTUAL FUNDS
This Amendment dated as of December 1, 2016, amends the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the Contract), dated May 1, 2008, between Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser), on behalf of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), and each of Invesco Canada Ltd., Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Ltd., Invesco Hong Kong Limited, and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (each a Sub-Adviser and, collectively, the Sub-Advisers).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the Agreement to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows;
1 . Exhibit A to the Contract is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
EXHIBIT A
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco MLP Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Invesco World Bond Fund
2. All other terms and provisions of the Contract not amended shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Contract to be executed by their officers designated as of the day and year first above written.
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||
Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|
Name: | John M. Zerr | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
INVESCO CANADA LTD. | ||
Sub-Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ Harsh Damani |
|
Name: | Harsh Damani | |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer, Funds and Senior Vice President, Fund Administration |
By: |
/s/ David C. Warren |
|
Name: | David C. Warren | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH | ||
Sub-Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ Sybille Hofmann and Leif Baumann |
|
Name: | Sybille Hofmann and Leif Baumann | |
Title: | Director/Head of Legal Germany |
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | ||
Sub-Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ Colin Fitzgerald |
|
Name: | Colin Fitzgerald | |
Title: | Director |
INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT (JAPAN) LTD. | ||
Sub-Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ Masakazu Hasegawa |
|
Name: | Masakazu Hasegawa | |
Title: | Managing Director |
INVESCO HONG KONG LIMITED | ||
Sub-Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ Lee Siu Mei/Pang Sin Chu |
|
Name: | Lee Siu Mei/Pang Sin Chu | |
Title: | Authorised Signatory |
INVESCO SENIOR SECURED MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||
Sub-Adviser | ||
By: |
/s/ Stephen Swanson |
|
Name: | Stephen Swanson | |
Title: | Secretary & General Counsel |
AMENDMENT NO. 14
TO THE
MASTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of December 1, 2016, amends the Master Distribution Agreement, made as of the 1 st day of July, 2014 (the Agreement), is between each Delaware statutory trust set forth on Schedule A to the Agreement (each, a Trust), on behalf of itself and its series portfolios, severally, and Invesco Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Distributor).
WHEREAS, the parties agree to amend the Agreement to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund;
Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
SCHEDULE A
TO
MASTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust)
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Trust
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco Equity and Income Fund
Invesco Floating Rate Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund
Invesco Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund
AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds)
Invesco Charter Fund
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund
Invesco Summit Fund
AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
Invesco European Small Company Fund
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco International Small Company Fund
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series)
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now 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 Conservative Allocation Fund
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund
Invesco Income Allocation Fund
Invesco International Allocation Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Quality Income Fund
AIM International Mutual Funds (Invesco International Mutual Funds)
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco European Growth Fund
Invesco Global Growth Fund
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund
Invesco International Companies Fund
Invesco International Core Equity Fund
Invesco International Growth Fund
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund
Invesco Greater China Fund
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Invesco Endeavor Fund
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund
Invesco MLP Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Select Companies Fund
Invesco World Bond Fund
2
AIM Investment Securities Funds (Invesco Investment Securities Fund)
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco High Yield Fund
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund
Invesco Government Money Market Fund 1
Invesco Real Estate Fund
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco U.S. Government Fund
AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)
Invesco American Value Fund
Invesco Comstock Fund
Invesco Dividend Income Fund
Invesco Energy Fund
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Technology Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund
AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust)
Premier Portfolio
Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio
AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds)
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Municipal Income Fund
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
1 | Invesco Government Money Market Fund has two prospectuses, one for Class B, C, Cash Reserve and Investor Class Shares and one for Class AX, BX and CX Shares |
3
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Invesco Management Trust
Invesco Conservative Income Fund
Invesco Securities Trust
Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund
Short-Term Investments Trust
Government & Agency Portfolio
Liquid Assets Portfolio
STIC Prime Portfolio
Tax-Free Cash Reserve Portfolio
Treasury Obligations Portfolio
Treasury Portfolio
4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused the Agreement to be executed in duplicate on the day and year first above written.
Each Trust (listed on Schedule A) on behalf of the Shares of each Fund listed on Schedule A | ||
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|
Name: John M. Zerr | ||
Title: Senior Vice President | ||
INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Brian Thorp |
|
Name: Brian Thorp | ||
Title: Vice President |
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AMENDMENT NO. 22
TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MASTER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment dated as of December 1, 2016, amends the Second Amended and Restated Master Administrative Services Agreement (the Agreement), dated July 1, 2006, by and between Invesco Advisers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), a Delaware statutory trust, as follows:
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows;
Appendix A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
APPENDIX A
TO
MASTER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
OF
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
Portfolios |
Effective Date of Agreement |
|
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund | May 29, 2009 | |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund | November 29, 2010 | |
Invesco Greater China Fund | July 1, 2006 | |
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | July 1, 2006 | |
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund | June 14, 2010 | |
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | May 31, 2011 | |
Invesco Endeavor Fund | July 1, 2006 | |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund | July 1, 2006 | |
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | April 22, 2014 | |
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund | September 25, 2012 | |
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund | December 16, 2013 | |
Invesco MLP Fund | April 22, 2014 | |
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund | December 14, 2011 | |
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund | February 12, 2010 | |
Invesco Select Companies Fund | July 1, 2006 | |
Invesco World Bond Fund | July 1, 2006 |
The Administrator may receive from each Portfolio reimbursement for costs or reasonable compensation for such services as follows:
Rate* |
Net Assets | |||
0.023% |
First $ | 1.5 billion | ||
0.013% |
Next $ | 1.5 billion | ||
0.003% |
Over $ | 3 billion |
* | Annual minimum fee is $50,000. An additional $5,000 per class of shares is charged for each class other than the initial class. The $5,000 class fee is waived for any of the above Portfolios with insufficient assets to result in the payment of more than the minimum fee of $50,000. |
All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||||||||
Attest: |
/s/ Peter Davidson |
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||||
Assistant Secretary | John M. Zerr | |||||||
Senior Vice President | ||||||||
(SEAL) | ||||||||
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS) |
||||||||
Attest: |
/s/ Peter Davidson |
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||||
Assistant Secretary | John M. Zerr | |||||||
Senior Vice President | ||||||||
(SEAL) |
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
(Expense Limitations)
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into as of the Effective Date on the attached exhibits (the Exhibits), between 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 Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), AIM Investment Securities Funds (Invesco Investment Securities Funds), AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds), AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds), AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), Invesco Management Trust, Invesco Securities Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust (each a Trust or, collectively, the Trusts), on behalf of the funds listed on the Exhibits to this Memorandum of Agreement (the Funds), and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco). Invesco shall and hereby agrees to waive fees or reimburse expenses of each Fund, on behalf of its respective classes as applicable, severally and not jointly, as indicated in the attached Exhibits.
For and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trusts and Invesco agree as follows:
For the Contractual Limits (listed in Exhibits A D), Invesco agrees until at least the expiration date set forth on the attached Exhibits A D (the Expiration Date) that Invesco will waive its fees or reimburse expenses to the extent that expenses of a class of a Fund (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, if applicable) exceed the rate, on an annualized basis, set forth on the Exhibits of the average daily net assets allocable to such class. Acquired fund fees and expenses are not fees or expenses incurred by a fund directly but are expenses of the investment companies in which a fund invests. These fees and expenses are incurred indirectly through the valuation of a funds investment in these investment companies. Acquired fund fees and expenses are required to be disclosed and included in the total annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus fee table. As a result, the net total annual fund operating expenses shown in the prospectus fee table may exceed the expense limits reflected in Exhibits A - D. Neither a Trust nor Invesco may remove or amend the Contractual Limits to a Trusts detriment prior to the Expiration Date without requesting and receiving the approval of the Board of Trustees of the applicable Funds Trust to remove or amend such Contractual Limits. Invesco will not have any right to reimbursement of any amount so waived or reimbursed.
For the Contractual Limits, Invesco agrees to review the then-current expense limitations for each class of each Fund listed on the Exhibits on a date prior to the Expiration Date to determine whether such limitations should be amended, continued or terminated. The expense limitations will expire upon the Expiration Date unless Invesco has agreed to continue them. The Exhibits will be amended to reflect any such agreement.
For the Voluntary Limits (listed in Exhibits A D), Invesco agrees that these are not contractual in nature and that Invesco may establish, amend and/or terminate such expense limitations at any time in its sole discretion. Any delay or failure by Invesco to update this Memorandum of Agreement with regards to the terminations, extensions, or expirations of the Voluntary Limits shall have no effect on the term of such Voluntary Limitations; the Voluntary Limitations are listed herein for informational purposes only.
It is expressly agreed that the obligations of each Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trusts personally, but shall only bind the assets and property of each Fund, as provided in each Trusts Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The execution and delivery of this Memorandum of Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees of the Trusts, and this Memorandum of Agreement has been executed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Trusts acting as such; neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the assets and property of the Funds, as provided in each Trusts Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Trusts and Invesco have entered into this Memorandum of Agreement as of the Effective Dates on the attached Exhibits.
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 FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS)
AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)
AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS (INVESCO TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS)
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS (INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS)
INVESCO MANAGEMENT TRUST
INVESCO SECURITIES TRUST
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
on behalf of the Funds listed in the Exhibits
to this Memorandum of Agreement
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
|||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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EXHIBIT A RETAIL FUNDS 1
AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco American Franchise Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.75% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Equity and Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Floating Rate Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | October 3, 2008 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
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Invesco Growth and Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.79% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.54% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.54% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.54% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 082% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.07% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
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Invesco Charter Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.90% | September 25, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Summit Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class P Shares |
Contractual | 1.85% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.90% | September 25, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco European Small Company Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.22% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.47% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Invesco International Small Company Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series) | ||||||||||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.44% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.69% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.40% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.90% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Income Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco International Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.40% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.02% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.27% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Quality Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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AIM International Mutual Funds (Invesco International Mutual Funds)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco European Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.22% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.02% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.27% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30. 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.85% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.10% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco International Companies Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.12% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.37% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco International Core Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.12% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.37% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 1.12% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco International Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.02% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.27% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund 2 |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund 3 |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2014 | June 30. 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.33% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.58% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.24% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.49% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.99% | September 24, 2012 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.28% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.53% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 4 |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.44% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.69% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.59% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.84% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.33% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.58% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.28% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.53% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund 5 |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.44% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.69% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.43% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.68% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco High Yield Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.55% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class A2 Shares |
Contractual | 0.45% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.30% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.30% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.30% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Real Estate Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.40% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.75%6 | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco U.S. Government Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco American Value Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Comstock Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Energy Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Dividend Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Technology Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Technology Sector Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.84% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.59% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.59% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.59% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Municipal Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 15, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class A2 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Invesco Management Trust
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.28% | July 1, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Securities Trust | ||||||||||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund |
Contractual | 0.94% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 |
* | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) will be calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end according to Instruction 3(f) of Item 3 of Form N-1A. Net AFFE will be calculated by subtracting any waivers by Invesco associated with investments in affiliated funds, such as investments in affiliated money market funds, from the AFFE calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence. For clarity, the NET AFFE calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end will be used throughout the waiver period in establishing the Funds waiver amount, regardless of whether actual AFFE is more or less during the waiver period. |
1 | The total operating expenses of any class of shares established after the date of this Memorandum of Agreement will be limited to the amount established for Class A Shares plus the difference between the new class 12b-1 rate and the Class A 12b-1 rate. |
2 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I, Ltd. |
3 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III, Ltd. |
4 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII, Ltd. |
5 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V, Ltd. |
6 | The expense limit shown is the expense limit after Rule 12b-1 fee waivers by Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
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EXHIBIT B INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS 1,2
Short-Term Investments Trust
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
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Government & Agency Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Liquid Assets Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.38% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
STIC Prime Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Tax-Free Cash Reserve Portfolio 2 |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.28% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.23% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.20% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.75% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.45% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.07% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.36% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Treasury Obligations Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.43% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Treasury Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 |
1 | The expense rate excluding 12b-1 fees of any class of shares established after the date of this Memorandum of Agreement will be the same as existing classes. |
2 | The expense limitation also excludes Trustees fees and federal registration expenses. |
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EXHIBIT C VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund 1 |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.80% less net AFFE* | May 1, 2014 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.05% less net AFFE* | May 1, 2014 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.78% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.61% | April 30, 2015 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 0.86% | April 30, 2015 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 |
1 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV, Ltd. |
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.78% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | May 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 |
* | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) will be calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end according to Instruction 3(f) of Item 3 of Form N-1A. Net AFFE will be calculated by subtracting any waivers by Invesco associated with investments in affiliated funds, such as investments in affiliated money market funds, from the AFFE calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence. For clarity, the NET AFFE calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end will be used throughout the waiver period in establishing the Funds waiver amount, regardless of whether actual AFFE is more or less during the waiver period. |
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
(Expense Limitations)
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into as of the Effective Date on the attached exhibits (the Exhibits), between 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 Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), AIM Investment Securities Funds (Invesco Investment Securities Funds), AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds), AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds), AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), Invesco Management Trust, Invesco Securities Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust (each a Trust or, collectively, the Trusts), on behalf of the funds listed on the Exhibits to this Memorandum of Agreement (the Funds), and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco). Invesco shall and hereby agrees to waive fees or reimburse expenses of each Fund, on behalf of its respective classes as applicable, severally and not jointly, as indicated in the attached Exhibits.
For and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trusts and Invesco agree as follows:
For the Contractual Limits (listed in Exhibits A D), Invesco agrees until at least the expiration date set forth on the attached Exhibits A D (the Expiration Date) that Invesco will waive its fees or reimburse expenses to the extent that expenses of a class of a Fund (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, if applicable) exceed the rate, on an annualized basis, set forth on the Exhibits of the average daily net assets allocable to such class. Acquired fund fees and expenses are not fees or expenses incurred by a fund directly but are expenses of the investment companies in which a fund invests. These fees and expenses are incurred indirectly through the valuation of a funds investment in these investment companies. Acquired fund fees and expenses are required to be disclosed and included in the total annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus fee table. As a result, the net total annual fund operating expenses shown in the prospectus fee table may exceed the expense limits reflected in Exhibits A - D. Neither a Trust nor Invesco may remove or amend the Contractual Limits to a Trusts detriment prior to the Expiration Date without requesting and receiving the approval of the Board of Trustees of the applicable Funds Trust to remove or amend such Contractual Limits. Invesco will not have any right to reimbursement of any amount so waived or reimbursed.
For the Contractual Limits, Invesco agrees to review the then-current expense limitations for each class of each Fund listed on the Exhibits on a date prior to the Expiration Date to determine whether such limitations should be amended, continued or terminated. The expense limitations will expire upon the Expiration Date unless Invesco has agreed to continue them. The Exhibits will be amended to reflect any such agreement.
For the Voluntary Limits (listed in Exhibits A D), Invesco agrees that these are not contractual in nature and that Invesco may establish, amend and/or terminate such expense limitations at any time in its sole discretion. Any delay or failure by Invesco to update this Memorandum of Agreement with regards to the terminations, extensions, or expirations of the Voluntary Limits shall have no effect on the term of such Voluntary Limitations; the Voluntary Limitations are listed herein for informational purposes only.
It is expressly agreed that the obligations of each Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trusts personally, but shall only bind the assets and property of each Fund, as provided in each Trusts Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The execution and delivery of this Memorandum of Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees of the Trusts, and this Memorandum of Agreement has been executed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Trusts acting as such; neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the assets and property of the Funds, as provided in each Trusts Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Trusts and Invesco have entered into this Memorandum of Agreement as of the Effective Dates on the attached Exhibits.
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 FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS)
AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)
AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS (INVESCO TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS)
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS (INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS)
INVESCO MANAGEMENT TRUST
INVESCO SECURITIES TRUST
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
on behalf of the Funds listed in the Exhibits
to this Memorandum of Agreement
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
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Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
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Title: | Senior Vice President |
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EXHIBIT A RETAIL FUNDS 1
AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco American Franchise Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.75% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Equity and Income Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Floating Rate Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | April 14, 2006 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | October 3, 2008 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
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Invesco Growth and Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.79% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.54% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.54% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.54% | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.82% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.07% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.57% less net AFFE* | April 30, 2014 | December 31, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Charter Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.90% | September 25, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Summit Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class P Shares |
Contractual | 1.85% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.90% | September 25, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco European Small Company Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.22% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.47% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Invesco International Small Company Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series) | ||||||||||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.44% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.69% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class AX Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class CX Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | September 24, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class RX Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | February 12, 2010 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | November 4, 2009 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.40% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.90% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Income Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.25% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 0.50% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.00% | May 1, 2012 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco International Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class S Shares |
Contractual | 1.40% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.02% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.27% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Quality Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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AIM International Mutual Funds (Invesco International Mutual Funds)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco European Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30. 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.22% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.97% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.02% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.27% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30. 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.85% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.10% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.60% | June 30, 2016 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco International Companies Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.12% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.37% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco International Core Equity Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.12% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.37% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.87% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 1.12% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco International Growth Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.02% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.27% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.77% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund 2 |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30. 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund 3 |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2014 | June 30. 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30. 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.33% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.58% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.24% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.49% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.99% | June 14, 2010 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.99% | September 24, 2012 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30. 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30. 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.28% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.53% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 4 |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.44% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.69% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% less net AFFE* | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 3.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.59% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.84% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.34% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.33% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.58% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.08% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco MLP Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.28% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.53% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund 5 |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.44% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.69% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.19% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.43% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.68% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.18% | December 17, 2013 | February 28, 2018 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco High Yield Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.55% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class A2 Shares |
Contractual | 0.45% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 0.30% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 0.30% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.30% | December 31, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Real Estate Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.40% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.75%6 | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco U.S. Government Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) |
||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco American Value Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco Comstock Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 24, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Energy Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Dividend Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | September 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | August 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | February 7, 2017 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Technology Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Technology Sector Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds) | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund |
||||||||
Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 0.84% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 1.59% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 1.59% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 0.59% | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Municipal Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Investor Class |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 15, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class B Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund |
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Class A Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class A2 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class C Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class R5 Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Class Y Shares |
Contractual | 1.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 |
See page 17 for footnotes to Exhibit A.
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Invesco Management Trust
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
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Invesco Conservative Income Fund |
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Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.28% | July 1, 2014 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Invesco Securities Trust | ||||||||
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund |
Contractual | 0.94% | January 1, 2017 | February 28, 2018 |
* | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) will be calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end according to Instruction 3(f) of Item 3 of Form N-1A. Net AFFE will be calculated by subtracting any waivers by Invesco associated with investments in affiliated funds, such as investments in affiliated money market funds, from the AFFE calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence. For clarity, the NET AFFE calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end will be used throughout the waiver period in establishing the Funds waiver amount, regardless of whether actual AFFE is more or less during the waiver period. |
1 | The total operating expenses of any class of shares established after the date of this Memorandum of Agreement will be limited to the amount established for Class A Shares plus the difference between the new class 12b-1 rate and the Class A 12b-1 rate. |
2 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I, Ltd. |
3 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III, Ltd. |
4 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII, Ltd. |
5 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V, Ltd. |
6 | The expense limit shown is the expense limit after Rule 12b-1 fee waivers by Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
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EXHIBIT B INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS 1,2
Short-Term Investments Trust
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Government & Agency Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Liquid Assets Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.38% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
STIC Prime Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Tax-Free Cash Reserve Portfolio 2 |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.28% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.23% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.20% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.75% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.45% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.07% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.36% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Treasury Obligations Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
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Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 0.43% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | |||||
Treasury Portfolio |
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Cash Management Class |
Contractual | 0.26% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Corporate Class |
Contractual | 0.21% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Institutional Class |
Contractual | 0.18% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Personal Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.73% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Private Investment Class |
Contractual | 0.48% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Reserve Class |
Contractual | 1.05% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 | ||||
Resource Class |
Contractual | 0.34% | June 1, 2016 | December 31, 2017 |
1 | The expense rate excluding 12b-1 fees of any class of shares established after the date of this Memorandum of Agreement will be the same as existing classes. |
2 | The expense limitation also excludes Trustees fees and federal registration expenses. |
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EXHIBIT C VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund 1 |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.80% less net AFFE* | May 1, 2014 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.05% less net AFFE* | May 1, 2014 | April 30, 2018 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.78% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.61% | April 30, 2015 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 0.86% | April 30, 2015 | April 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 |
1 | Includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses that Invesco receives from Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV, Ltd. |
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Fund |
Contractual/
Voluntary |
Expense
Limitation |
Effective Date of
Current Limit |
Expiration
Date |
||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 0.78% | May 1. 2013 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.03% | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 1.50% | May 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 1.75% | May 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.50% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
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Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund |
||||||||||||||||
Series I Shares |
Contractual | 2.00% | May 1. 2013 | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Series II Shares |
Contractual | 2.25% | May 1, 2013 | June 30, 2017 |
* | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) will be calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end according to Instruction 3(f) of Item 3 of Form N-1A. Net AFFE will be calculated by subtracting any waivers by Invesco associated with investments in affiliated funds, such as investments in affiliated money market funds, from the AFFE calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence. For clarity, the NET AFFE calculated as of the Funds fiscal year end will be used throughout the waiver period in establishing the Funds waiver amount, regardless of whether actual AFFE is more or less during the waiver period. |
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
(Advisory Fee Waivers)
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into as of the effective date on the attached Exhibit A and B (each an Exhibit or, collectively the Exhibits), between 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 Funds (Invesco Investment 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 Advantage Municipal Income Trust II, Invesco Bond Fund, Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust, Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund, Invesco Exchange Fund, Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund, Invesco High Income Trust II, Invesco Management Trust, Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust, Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust, Invesco Municipal Trust, Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust, Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust, Invesco Securities Trust, Invesco Senior Income Trust, Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals, Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals and Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (each a Trust or, collectively, the Trusts), on behalf of the funds listed on the Exhibits to this Memorandum of Agreement (the Funds), and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco). Invesco shall and hereby agrees to waive fees of the Funds, on behalf of their respective classes as applicable, severally and not jointly, as indicated in the Exhibits.
For and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Invesco agrees that until at least the expiration date set forth on Exhibit A (the Expiration Date) and with respect to those Funds listed on the Exhibit, Invesco will waive its advisory fees at the rate set forth on the Exhibit.
For and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trusts and Invesco agree as follows:
1. | Invesco agrees that until the expiration date, if any, of the commitment set forth on the attached Exhibit B occurs, as such Exhibit B is amended from time to time, Invesco will waive advisory fees payable by an Investing Fund (defined below) in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash (defined below) from the Affiliated Money Market Fund (defined below) in which the Investing Fund invests (the Waiver). |
i. | Invescos Fund Accounting Group will calculate, and apply, the Waiver monthly, based upon the average investment of Uninvested Cash made by the Investing Fund during the previous month in an Affiliated Money Market Fund. |
ii. | The Waiver will not apply to those Investing Funds that do not charge an advisory fee, either due to the terms of their advisory agreement, or as a result of contractual or voluntary fee waivers. |
iii. | The Waiver will not apply to cash collateral for securities lending. |
For purposes of the paragraph above, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) | Affiliated Money Market Fund - any existing or future Trust that holds itself out as a money market fund and complies with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; |
(b) | Investing Fund any Fund investing Cash Balances and/or Cash Collateral in an Affiliated Money Market Fund; and |
(c) |
Uninvested Cash - cash available and uninvested by a Trust that may result from a variety of sources, including dividends or interest received on portfolio securities, |
unsettled securities transactions, strategic reserves, matured investments, proceeds from liquidation of investment securities, dividend payments, or new investor capital. |
2. | Neither a Trust nor Invesco may remove or amend the Waiver to a Trusts detriment prior to the Expiration Date without requesting and receiving the approval of the Board of Trustee of the applicable Funds Trust to remove or amend such Waiver. Invesco will not have any right to reimbursement of any amount so waived. |
Subject to the foregoing paragraphs, Invesco agrees to review the then-current waivers for each class of the Funds listed on the Exhibits on a date prior to the Expiration Date to determine whether such waivers should be amended, continued or terminated. The waivers will expire upon the Expiration Date unless Invesco has agreed to continue them. The Exhibits will be amended to reflect any such agreement.
It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Trusts hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trusts personally, but shall only bind the assets and property of the Funds, as provided in each Trusts Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The execution and delivery of this Memorandum of Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees of each Trust, and this Memorandum of Agreement has been executed and delivered by an authorized officer of each Trust acting as such; neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the assets and property of the Funds, as provided in each Trusts Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Trusts, on behalf of itself and its Funds listed in Exhibit A and B to this Memorandum of Agreement, and Invesco have entered into this Memorandum of Agreement as of the Effective Date on the attached Exhibits.
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 FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT 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 ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II |
INVESCO BOND FUND |
INVESCO CALIFORNIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST |
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
INVESCO EXCHANGE FUND |
INVESCO HIGH INCOME 2023 TARGET TERM FUND |
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II |
INVESCO MANAGEMENT TRUST |
INVESCO MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST |
INVESCO MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST |
INVESCO MUNICIPAL TRUST |
INVESCO PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST |
INVESCO QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST |
INVESCO SECURITIES TRUST |
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST |
INVESCO TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPALS |
INVESCO TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS |
INVESCO VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST |
on behalf of the Funds listed in the Exhibit
to this Memorandum of Agreement
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
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Title: | Senior Vice President | |||||
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||||||
By: |
/s/ John M. Zerr |
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Title: | Senior Vice President |
Exhibit A to Advisory Fee MOA
AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust) |
Waiver Description |
Effective Date |
Expiration
Date |
|||
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund |
Invesco will waive advisory fees in an amount equal to the advisory fees earned on underlying affiliated investments | 4/30/2014 | 06/30/2018 | |||
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds |
Waiver Description |
Effective Date |
Expiration
Date |
|||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Invesco will waive advisory fees in an amount equal to the advisory fees earned on underlying affiliated investments | 02/24/15 | 06/30/2018 | |||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Invesco will waive advisory fees in an amount equal to the advisory fees earned on underlying affiliated investments | 12/17/2013 | 06/30/2018 | |||
AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) |
Waiver Description |
Effective Date |
Expiration
Date |
|||
Premier Portfolio |
Invesco will waive advisory fees in the amount of 0.07% of the Funds average daily net assets |
2/1/2011 | 12/31/2017 | |||
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio |
Invesco will waive advisory fees in the amount of 0.07% of the Funds average daily net assets |
2/1/2011 | 12/31/2017 | |||
Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio |
Invesco will waive advisory fees in the amount of 0.05% of the Funds average daily net assets |
06/01/2016 | 12/31/2017 |
EXHIBIT B
AIM COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST (INVESCO COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST)
PORTFOLIO |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco American Franchise Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund | June 2, 2009 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Equity and Income Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Floating Rate Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Growth and Income Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund | September 30, 2015 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund | April 30, 2014 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM EQUITY FUNDS (INVESCO EQUITY FUNDS)
PORTFOLIO |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Charter Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Summit Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM FUNDS GROUP (INVESCO FUNDS GROUP)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco European Small Company Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco International Small Company Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM GROWTH SERIES (INVESCO GROWTH SERIES)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund |
October 14, 2014 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund |
October 14, 2014 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Quality Income Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS (INVESCO INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco European Growth Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Growth Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund |
August 3, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund |
June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco International Companies Fund |
December 21, 2015 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco International Core Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco International Growth Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund |
August 3, 2012 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund 1 | May 29, 2009 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund 2 | November 29, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund | May 11, 2011 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund 3 | June 14, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Endeavor Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund | May 2, 2014 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund 5 | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Greater China Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund 4 | September 25, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund | December 17, 2013 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco MLP Fund | August 29, 2014 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund 6 | December 13, 2011 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Select Companies Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco World Bond Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Government Money Market Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco High Yield Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Real Estate Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco U.S. Government Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
1 | Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I, Ltd. invests. |
2 | Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund III, Ltd. invests. |
3 | Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Cayman, Ltd. invests. |
4 | Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund V, Ltd. invests. |
5 | Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VII, Ltd. invests. |
6 | Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Multi-Asset Income Cayman, Ltd. invests. |
AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco American Value Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Comstock Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Energy Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Dividend Income Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Technology Fund | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Technology Sector Fund | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS (INVESCO TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Municipal Income Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS (INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS)
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund 7 |
December 22, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
April 30, 2015 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund |
February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund |
July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2018 |
7 |
Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV, Ltd. invests. |
INVESCO EXCHANGE FUND
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Exchange Fund |
September 30, 2015 | June 30, 2018 |
INVESCO SECURITIES TRUST
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund 8 |
January 16, 2013 | June 30, 2018 |
INVESCO MANAGEMENT TRUST
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Conservative Income Fund |
July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2018 |
CLOSED-END FUNDS
FUND |
EFFECTIVE DATE | COMMITTED UNTIL | ||
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Bond Fund | August 26, 2015 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund | November 28, 2016 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco High Income Trust II | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust | August 26, 2015 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Municipal Trust | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust | August 26, 2015 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Senior Income Trust | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals | May 15, 2012 | June 30, 2018 | ||
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust |
June 1, 2010 | June 30, 2018 |
8 |
Advisory fees to be waived by Invesco for Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund also include advisory fees that Invesco receives on the Uninvested Cash from the Affiliated Money Market Fund in which Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VI, Ltd. invests. |
INTERFUND LENDING AGREEMENT
As of December 12, 2016
Interfund Lending Agreement (the Agreement), dated as of the date first written above, by and among each of the Invesco registered investment management companies listed on Exhibit A, as such Exhibit A may be modified from time to time to add or subtract a registered management company, and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the Adviser);
WHEREAS, the registered investment management companies, which are open-end management companies (each an Investment Company, and collectively, the Investment Companies), may each be divided into one or more distinctive portfolios (each a Fund and collectively, the Funds), and each Fund is separately managed in accordance with its own investment objective(s) and restrictions;
WHEREAS, certain of the Funds desire to borrow funds for temporary purposes to satisfy redemption requests or to cover Temporary Overdrafts (as defined below) (each such borrowing Fund is hereinafter referred to as a Borrower); and
WHEREAS, certain Funds and the closed-end funds (each a Closed-End Fund, and collectively, the Closed-End Funds and collectively with the Funds, each an Invesco Fund or together, the Invesco Funds) are willing to lend funds to one or more Funds from time to time on the terms set forth below (each such lending Fund and Closed-End Fund is hereinafter referred to as a Lender);
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
1940 Act means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Application means the Application filed by Invesco Funds Group, Inc. and certain Invesco Funds on November 13, 1998, and amended on October 15, 1999 and December 7, 1999, requesting an order under section 6(c) of the 1940 Act, for an exemption from sections 18(f) and 21(b) of the 1940 Act; under section 12(d)(l)(J) of the 1940 Act, for an exemption from section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act; under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the 1940 Act, for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(2), and 17(a)(3) of the 1940 Act; and under section 17(d) of the 1940 Act and rule 17d-l under the 1940 Act to permit the Advisers and the Invesco Funds to participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility and the no action letter issued by the SEC on February 12, 2002.
Bank has the meaning ascribed to that term in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Bank Loan Rate means the rate calculated by the Interfund Lending Committee according to a formula established by the Trustees intended to approximate the lowest interest rate at which bank short-term loans would be available to the Funds.
Borrowing Instructions has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
Business Day means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for the purpose of transacting business.
Credit Arrangements means any credit arrangements that an Investment Company may have with respect to a Fund for borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes in connection with net redemptions of the Funds or to cover Temporary Overdrafts.
Custodian means the entity that acts as the Borrowers custodian for purposes of Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act.
Daily Yield means the one day yield on the Money Market Fund.
Interfund Lending Committee means the an interdepartmental committee of the Adviser responsible to administer the interfund credit facility.
Interest Rate means a daily interest rate that is the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate.
Lending Instructions has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.1.
Loan has the meaning specified in Section 2.
Loan Account has the meaning specified in Section 3.5.
Maximum Amount has the meaning specified in Section 2.
Money Market Fund means the money market fund registered under the 1940 Act and advised by any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco and having the greatest amount of assets.
Obligations means all of the obligations (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, primary or secondary, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising) of a Borrower to a Lender hereunder.
Outstanding Secured Borrowing means any loan advance made to a Fund either under this Agreement or under a Credit Arrangement which is secured by assets of the Fund.
Pledge Demand has the meaning specified in Section 3.11.
Prospectus means with respect to each Fund the prospectus that constitutes Part A of the respective Funds registration statement on Form N-1A as filed with the SEC.
Repo Rate means the highest rate available to the Money Market Fund from investments in overnight repurchase agreements.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secured Loan has the meaning in Section 2(e).
Statement of Additional Information means with respect to each Fund the Statement of Additional Information that constitutes Part B of the respective Funds registration statement on Form N-1A as filed with the SEC.
Temporary Overdraft means a temporary overdraft occurring when a sale of a security fails due to circumstances beyond the sellers control, such as a delay in the delivery of cash to the Funds custodian or improper delivery instructions by the broker effecting the transaction.
Trustees means the Board of Trustees of an Invesco Fund.
Unsecured Loan means any Loan other than a Secured Loan.
Section 2. Lending Facility . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender may from time to time in its discretion loan its funds (Loan) to any Borrower. Each Loan shall be made for a term of the lesser of (a) the time required to receive payment for securities sold, (b) seven (7) days or (c) the maturity of any outstanding loan or advance to the Borrower under its Credit Arrangements. The maximum principal amount of all Loans outstanding with respect to any Borrower at any time shall not exceed the Maximum Amount the Borrower is permitted to borrow at such time under:
(a) applicable laws and regulations;
(b) the provisions of Section 5.2;
(c) agreements with federal, state, local or foreign governmental authorities or regulators applicable to the Borrower or limitations specified in the Application, all as amended and in effect from time to time;
(d) limitations on borrowing adopted by the Borrower in its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information or elsewhere, as amended and in effect from time to time; and
(e) in the case of Loans for which the Borrower is required to provide collateral pursuant to Section 3.11 (Secured Loans), any limitations specified in the Security Agreement and limitations on the pledging of assets adopted by the Borrower in its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information or elsewhere.
As used herein, the term Maximum Amount means the maximum amount that the Borrower is permitted to borrow in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sentence.
Section 3. Loans .
§3.1 Procedural Requirements . All Loans shall be requested and funded in accordance with the procedures set forth herein and such other procedures as may be adopted from time to time by the Trustees of each Invesco Fund.
§3.1.1 Borrowing and Lending Instructions . Each Fund shall provide the Interfund Lending Committee with standing instructions as to its desire to act as a Borrower when and if such Fund has borrowing needs (Borrowing Instructions) and each Invesco Fund shall provide the Interfund Lending Committee with standing instructions as to its desire to act as a Lender when such Invesco Fund has uninvested cash balances (Lending Instructions). A Fund may not be a Borrower and a Lender at the same time. The Funds may revoke or change Borrowing or Lending Instructions by notifying the Interfund Lending Committee.
§3.1.2 Allocation Procedures . On each occasion that a Fund that has provided Borrowing Instructions to the Interfund Lending Committee has borrowing needs, the Interfund Lending Committee will seek to match the amount and term of the Funds borrowing needs with the cash available from the Invesco Funds that have provided Lending Instructions in accordance with allocation and administrative procedures established by the Trustees.
No Loan may be allocated to a Lender with respect to a Fund unless the Interest Rate is higher than the Repo Rate and, if applicable, the Daily Yield, and lower than the Bank Loan Rate. No Loan may be allocated to a Borrower that has outstanding borrowings unless the Interest Rate is equal to or lower than the interest rate on any outstanding bank loan of the Borrower.
§3.1.3 Funding the Loans . If a Loan has been allocated to a Lender and Borrower pursuant to Section 3.1.2, and the Loan is otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Application, the Lender shall make such Loan to the Borrower. Each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower shall be wired (or transferred if Borrower and Lender have the same Custodian) at the Borrowers expense in accordance with the wiring instructions for each Fund maintained by an Adviser, as in effect from time to time, to an account maintained on the Borrowers behalf by its Custodian for the Fund in respect of which such Loan is made.
§3.1.4 Obligations Arising from Loan . Each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower shall:
(a) obligate the Borrower to borrow the principal amount of the Loan at the Interest Rate applicable thereto for the term thereof solely for use by the Borrower;
(b) constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Lender that (i) the Loan requested thereby (A) is permitted under the Borrowers most recent Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, (B) is in accordance with the requirements of any applicable SEC order of exemption applicable to the Borrower, (C) will not, when made, cause the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to exceed the Maximum Amount then in effect, and (D) will be used by the Borrower only in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.7 hereof, and (ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section 4 hereof are true and correct as of the date of such Loan as though made on and as of such dates; and
(c) constitute a representation and warranty by the Lender to the Borrower that the Loan thereby (i) is permitted under the Lenders most recent Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and, in the case of a Closed-End Fund, a more recent shareholder
report providing changes to the Closed-End Funds investment policies and/or restrictions, and (ii) is in accordance with the requirements of the Application.
§3.2 Repayment of Loans . The principal amount of each Loan shall be repaid by the Borrower from the assets of the Borrower upon the earlier of (a) one Business Day after demand by the Lender or (b) the expiration of the term of such Loan.
§3.3 Interest . The outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall bear interest until maturity at the Interest Rate. Interest accrued on each Loan shall be paid by the Borrower upon the earlier of (a) one Business Day after demand by the Lender, or (b) the maturity of such Loan. Amounts overdue hereunder (including, without limitation, overdue principal, and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest, fees, charges and expenses) shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the sum of (a) the Interest Rate applicable to such Loan prior to its maturity and (b) an additional amount equal to 2%.
§3.4 Prepayments . Loans may be prepaid without penalty prior to the date on which such Loan is due and payable.
§3.5 Loan Records Accounts . Promptly after a Loan has been made, a member of the Interfund Lending Committee shall note on records for the Borrower and Lender, confirming (a) the principal amount of such Loan, (b) the Interest Rate applicable thereto and (c) the maturity thereof. The Interfund Lending Committee will maintain a separate account on its books for each Lender and Borrower (a Loan Account) on which the following information will be recorded, in accordance with the Advisers customary accounting practice, (a) all Loans made by a Lender to a Borrower, (b) all payments of such Loans made to a Lender and (c) all other charges and expenses properly chargeable to the Borrower. The debit balance of each Funds Loan Account shall reflect the amount of the Borrowers indebtedness from time to time to the Lenders hereunder. Any written statement maintained by the Interfund Lending Committee regarding the Loan shall, in the absence of manifest error, constitute conclusive evidence of the indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender as of the date of such statement, provided, however, that the failure of the Interfund Lending Committee to make such statement shall not impair the validity or binding nature of the Borrowers Obligations with respect to such Loan.
§3.6 Computations . All computations hereunder shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and the actual number of days in the year.
§3.7 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of each Loan made hereunder with respect to any Fund shall be used only by such Fund for temporary or emergency purposes in accordance with its Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information to satisfy redemption requests or to cover Temporary Overdrafts.
§3.8 Discretionary Facility . It is acknowledged and agreed by each Borrower that each Lender has no obligation to make any Loan hereunder unless it has issued Lending Instructions, and that the decision whether or not to issue Lending Instructions under this Agreement is within the sole and exclusive discretion of each Lender. It is acknowledged and agreed by each Lender
that no Borrower is obligated to borrow money hereunder unless it has issued Borrowing Instructions.
§3.9 Termination of Participation in Interfund Credit Facility . Each Lender and each Borrower may terminate its participation in this Agreement at any time by written notice to the Interfund Lending Committee.
§3.10 Recourse to Assets . Loans made to any Fund shall be repaid solely from the assets of such Fund, and a Lender shall have no right of recourse or offset against the assets of any other Fund with respect to such Loans or any default in respect thereto. Each Lenders liability under this Agreement with respect to a Loan shall be solely limited to the Lenders assets and each Borrower hereby waives any and all rights it may have against any other Funds or Lenders with respect to such Loan or any default by a Lender with respect thereto.
§3.11 Collateral Security for Loans . As a condition precedent to making any Loan to any Borrower or continuing any Loan made to any Borrower hereunder, the Lender shall require in the event that the Borrowers outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the Loan would exceed 10% of its total assets, or the Borrower has Outstanding Secured Borrowings, that the Borrower shall have first entered into a security agreement in form satisfactory to Borrower and Lender (the Security Agreement) and pledge stock or other securities thereunder as collateral for such Loan (Pledge Demand). The minimum market value of the stock and other portfolio securities of the Borrower required to be pledged to the Lender hereunder with respect to any Secured Loan shall be determined by the Lender in its discretion but, in all cases, shall be not less than the 102% of the outstanding principal value of the Loan. Each pledge of collateral required pursuant to this Section 3.11 shall be made in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Security Agreement, and shall be effected (a) in the case of any pledge required as a condition precedent to making any Secured Loan hereunder, prior to making such Secured Loan, and (b) in the case of any pledge required as a condition precedent to continuing any Loan hereunder, within 24 hours after delivery to the Borrower of the Pledge Demand therefor.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties .
Each Borrower for itself only represents and warrants to each Lender and each Lender for itself only represents and warrants to each Borrower on the date hereof, and as to any Borrower or Lender on the date of any borrowing, as follows:
(a) It is a Fund of an Investment Company or a Closed-End Fund that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is qualified to do business in every other jurisdiction where lack of such qualification would have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Fund or Closed-End Fund.
(b) The Fund is registered as an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act. The Closed-End Fund is registered as a closed-end management investment company under the 1940 Act.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Investment Company or Closed-End Fund of this Agreement on behalf of itself and, if applicable, its Funds (i) are within its power, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and (iii) will not (A) contribute to or result in a breach of or default under or conflict with any existing law, order, regulation or ruling of any governmental or regulatory agency or authority, any order, writ, injunction or ruling of any court or other tribunal, or any indenture, lease agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which the Investment Company or Closed-End Fund is a party or by which it or its property or assets may be bound or affected, or (B) result in the imposition of any liens or encumbrances on any property or assets of the Invesco Fund or (C) require any additional approval or consent of, or filing with, shareholders of such Invesco Fund or any governmental or regulatory agency or authority bearing on the validity of any borrowing pursuant to this Agreement, or (D) violate any provision of the Invesco Funds organizational documents or bylaws, or any amendment thereof or any provision of the Funds most recent Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information or the Closed-End Funds most recent shareholder report.
(d) This Agreement is a legally valid and binding obligation of the Invesco Fund, enforceable against the Invesco Fund in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws or equitable principles relating to or limiting the rights of creditors generally.
(e) No additional authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any shareholder of the Invesco Fund, creditor, or governmental or regulatory agency or authority is required for the due and valid execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Invesco Fund the exercise by the Fund of any rights and remedies under this Agreement.
Section 5. Covenants .
§5.1 Covenants in Effect Until Termination of Agreement . Until all of the obligations have been performed in full and its participation in the Lending Facility has been terminated as provided herein, each Borrower covenants as follows:
(a) At any time and from time to time, it will, at its own expense, promptly execute and deliver or file all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Lender may request, in order to perfect, protect, validate or preserve any security interest granted, or pledged to the Lender pursuant to Section 3.11 or to enable the Lender to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies thereunder with respect thereto.
(b) It will file all federal and other tax returns, reports and declarations required by all relevant jurisdictions on or before the due dates for such returns, reports and declarations and will pay all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges as and when they become due.
(c) It will comply with all of its investment policies and restrictions and all applicable laws, and regulations.
(d) It will promptly notify the Lender of any material change in its investment policies or restrictions.
(e) It will make available to the Lender upon request from time to time the most recent reports required by Section 30(d) of the 1940 Act.
(f) At any time as may be necessary to comply with Section 3.11, the Borrower shall deliver an agreement, in a form satisfactory to each Lender duly executed by the Borrower and its Custodian, that establishes procedures for the making, maintaining and releasing each pledge of securities required by Section 3.11.
§5.2 Covenants in Effect While Loans are Outstanding . Each Borrower covenants that, so long as any principal of or interest on any Loan made to it is outstanding:
(a) It will not, as long as any Unsecured Loan is outstanding hereunder, create or permit to exist any encumbrance in favor of any person or entity other than the Lender upon any of the assets of the Borrower other than encumbrances created in connection with portfolio investments of the Borrower to the extent permitted by the provisions of its Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (and not for the primary purpose of borrowing money), such as: (i) margin amounts on or segregated assets for derivatives contracts as required by law, (ii) obligations to resell securities in connection with the purchase of such securities under repurchase agreements, (iii) obligations to redeliver cash or securities in connection with pledges of such cash or securities in favor of the Borrower under securities lending agreements and master note agreements, and (iv) liens in favor of its Custodian to secure custodian advances that are not made under Credit Arrangements.
(b) It will not take out any Loan that (1) immediately after such Loan would cause the Borrowers total outstanding borrowings to exceed 33-1/3% of the Borrowers total assets (or such lesser percentage as provided in a Borrowers Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information), or (2) would cause such Borrowers total borrowings from all sources to exceed 10% of such Borrowers total assets unless any Loan hereunder is secured in accordance with Section 3.11.
(c) The Borrower will not, as long as any Loan made with respect to the Borrower is outstanding, allow the total amount of such Borrowers Loans, as measured on the day when the most recent Loan was made, to exceed the greater of 125% of such Borrowers total net cash redemptions or 102% of Temporary Overdrafts for the preceding seven (7) calendar days.
(d) It will notify Lender if it draws on its Credit Arrangements, borrows from other Lenders under the Agreement, or borrows from other parties.
(e) It will notify the Lender promptly of (i) any material change in its Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, and (ii) the occurrence of any event which would make any of the representations and warranties contained herein, or in any document, instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith, untrue or inaccurate in any material respect.
Section 6. Default .
§6.1 Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (Events of Default) shall constitute an immediate Event of Default with respect to the Borrower (it being understood that an Event of Default with respect to one Borrower shall not constitute an Event of Default of any other Borrower):
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay principal of, or interest on, any Loan as and when due, or the Borrower shall fail to perform any of its other Obligations; or
(b) There shall be a default by the Borrower under any Credit Arrangement, whether such Credit Arrangement now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default extends beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto and which default relates to (i) the obligations to pay the principal of or interest on any such indebtedness under the Credit Arrangement or (ii) an obligation other than the obligation to pay the principal of or interest on any such indebtedness and the effect of such default is to cause, or to permit the lender under the Credit Arrangement to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or
(c) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in Section 4, or in connection with any Loan made to or pledge of pledged collateral made by the Borrower, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(d) The Borrower shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any governmental or public authority shall take over possession or control of a substantial part or the Borrowers business; or any of the Borrowers property shall become subject to attachment or other involuntary lien or levy; or any action or proceeding shall be commenced by the Borrower seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, of similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property, or any such proceeding is commenced against it which results in the entry of an order for such relief or such proceeding is not dismissed or stayed for a period of 60 days following such commencement.
§6.2 Remedies .
§6.2.1 Arbitration . In the event an Event of Default has occurred and not been cured within two Business Days from the Loans maturity or from the time the Lender makes a demand for payment (and none of the Events of Default specified in Section 6.1(b) or (d) has occurred), the Lender and the Borrower agree that such matter shall be submitted for binding arbitration to an independent arbitrator selected by the Trustees of the Lender and Borrower. If the Lender and Borrower are overseen by separate Trustees, the Trustees of each of Lender and Borrower shall select an independent arbitrator that is satisfactory to each party. Such
arbitrators decision shall be binding and conclusive between the Lender and the Borrower. Such arbitrator shall submit a written report of any dispute to the Trustees of the affected Funds.
§6.2.2 Other Rights and Remedies . If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been resolved pursuant to Section 6.2.1 or an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1 (b) or (d) has occurred, then the Lender shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights and remedies available to it at law or in equity, including without limitation any rights and remedies that may be available to it under the security agreement referred to in Section 3.11 with respect to the affected Borrower and the Borrower shall pay to the Lender all reasonable expenses and disbursements incurred by the Lender in connection with the enforcement of its rights and remedies under this Agreement including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Lender with respect thereto.
Section 7. Notice . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices hereunder to any party shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, mailed by United States registered or certified first-class mail, postage prepaid or sent by telecopy or email, addressed to such party to the attention of the person specified in the following sentence at the address set forth for such party in Schedule A hereto, or to such other person or address as such party may designate to the other party hereto by notice delivered in accordance with this Section 7. All notices to the Borrower shall be addressed to the Treasurer of the Borrower and all notices from the Borrower to the Lender shall be addressed to the Treasurer of the Lender.
Section 8. Amendments . Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be amended in any respect except by a statement in writing executed by the parties hereto.
Section 9. Assignment . All of the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender.
Section 10. Section Headings . The descriptive section headings in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the construction of any provision hereof.
Section 11. Counterparts . This Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original; but all of which shall together constitute but one and the same document.
Section 12. Separability . If any of the provisions of this Agreement or any instrument delivered hereunder or the application thereof to any party hereto or to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement or such instrument and the application thereof to any party hereto or to any other person or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 13. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
Section 14. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and executed in connection herewith express the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 15. Limitation of Liability of Trustees . This instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Invesco Funds as trustees and not individually and the obligations of this agreement are not binding upon any of the trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Invesco Funds in accordance with Section 3.10.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as an instrument under seal by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.
AIM COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST
(INVESCO COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST), with respect to all Funds other than Invesco Floating Rate Fund which can participate as a lender only)
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 FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT 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 DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
INVESCO HIGH INCOME TRUST II
INVESCO MANAGEMENT TRUST
INVESCO MUNICIPAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
INVESCO QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
INVESCO SECURITIES TRUST
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
INVESCO SENIOR LOAN FUND
INVESCO VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
By: |
/s/ Sheri Morris |
|
Name: | Sheri Morris | |
Title: | President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer |
Accepted and Agreed to with respect to the specific obligations imposed on the undersigned with respect to the Interfund Lending Committee.
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ John. M. Zerr |
|
Name: | John M. Zerr | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
EXHIBIT A
Eligible Borrowers and Lenders for Interfund Lending 1
Eligible Borrowers 2 |
Eligible Lenders |
|
All Invesco Open-End Funds except: Invesco Exchange Fund Invesco Floating Rate Fund |
All Invesco Open-End Funds except: Invesco Exchange Fund |
|
The following Closed-End Funds: Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund Invesco High Income Trust II Invesco Senior Income Trust Invesco Senior Loan Fund |
1 | This list identifies those Invesco Funds eligible to participate in the Interfund Lending Facility as a borrower and/or as a lender pursuant to each Funds organizational documents, registration statements and/or other lending arrangements. In the development of its Operating Procedures, the Interfund Lending Committee will further refine this list where participating in the Interfund Lending Facility may create diversification or other challenges for a Fund in light of a Funds investment strategy. |
2 | Closed-End Funds are not permitted to be eligible borrowers under the exemptive order, this includes the Interval Fund (Invesco Senior Loan Fund). |
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference to our firm under the caption Investment Advisory and Other Services Other Service Providers Counsel to the Trust in the Statements of Additional Information for the portfolios of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Trust), included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No. 033-19338), and Amendment No. 159 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (No. 811-05426), on Form N-1A of the Trust.
/s/ Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP |
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 2017
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated December 21, 2016 relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the October 31, 2016 annual reports to shareholders of Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Market Equity Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund, Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund, Invesco Greater China Fund, Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund, Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund, Invesco Pacific Growth Fund, Invesco Select Companies Fund, Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund, Invesco World Bond Fund (formerly, Invesco International Total Return Fund), Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund, Invesco MLP Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund, Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund and Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund, (the portfolios constituting the AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)), which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings Financial Statements, Financial Highlights and Other Service Providers in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
February 23, 2017
AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO THE
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION PLAN
CLASS A, A2, C, INVESTOR CLASS, P, R, S, SERIES II SHARES, CASH RESERVE SHARES
and CLASSES OF SHARES OF SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
(COMPENSATION)
The 3 rd Amended and Restated Master Distribution Plan (the Plan), dated as of July 1, 2016, as subsequently amended, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, is hereby amended, effective December 1, 2016, as follows:
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Plan to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund;
NOW THEREFORE, Schedule A to the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
SCHEDULE A
Compensation Plan
AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum Distribution Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Floating Rate Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.50 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
Class A Class C Class R Investor |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 0.25 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.25 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 0.25 |
%
% % % |
||||
Invesco Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Strategic Real Return Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
A-1
AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Charter Fund |
Class A Class C Class R Class S |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 0.00 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.15 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 0.15 |
%
% % % |
||||
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Summit Fund |
Class A Class C Class P Class S |
|
0.25
0.75 0.00 0.00 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.10 0.15 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.10 0.15 |
%
% % % |
AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco European Small Company Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco International Small Company Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
A-2
AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Alternative Strategies Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R Class S |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 0.00 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.15 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 0.15 |
%
% % % |
||||
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R Class S |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 0.00 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.15 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 0.15 |
%
% % % |
A-3
AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series) continued
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Income Allocation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco International Allocation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R Class S |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 0.00 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.15 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 0.15 |
%
% % % |
||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Inflation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
A-4
AIM International Mutual Funds (Invesco International Mutual Funds)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco European Growth Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Growth Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Global Opportunities Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Global Responsibility Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco International Companies Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco International Core Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R Investor |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 0.25 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.25 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 0.25 |
%
% % % |
||||
Invesco International Growth Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Select Opportunities Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
A-5
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco All Cap Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class A Class C Investor |
|
0.25
0.75 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.25 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Infrastructure Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Market Neutral Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Macro Allocation Strategy Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
A-6
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) continued
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Long/Short Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Low Volatility Emerging Markets Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Macro International Equity Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Macro Long/Short Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco MLP Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
A-7
AIM Investment Securities Funds (Invesco Investment Securities Fund)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Corporate Bond Fund |
Class R | 0.50 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Government Money Market Fund |
Class C Cash Reserve Shares Class R |
|
0.65
0.15 0.40 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.15 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.90
0.15 0.40 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco High Yield Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Real Estate Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Short Duration Inflation Protected Fund |
Class A Class A2 |
|
0.25
0.15 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.15 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.15 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Short Term Bond Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.40 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.15
0.65 0.50 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco U.S. Government Fund |
Class A Class C Class R |
|
0.25
0.75 0.50 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.50 |
%
% % |
A-8
AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Dividend Income Fund |
Class A Class C Investor |
|
0.25
0.75 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.25 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Energy Fund |
Class A Class C Investor |
|
0.25
0.75 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.25 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund |
Class A Class C Investor |
|
0.25
0.75 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 |
%
% % |
|
0.25
1.00 0.25 |
%
% % |
||||
Invesco Technology Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund |
Class R | 0.50 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.50 | % |
AIM Tax-Exempt Funds (Invesco Tax-Exempt Funds)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Distribution Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco Limited Term Municipal Income Fund |
Class A Class C |
|
0.25
0.75 |
%
% |
|
0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
|
0.25
1.00 |
%
% |
||||
Invesco Tax-Exempt Cash Fund |
Class A | 0.10 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.10 | % |
AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Distribution Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Premier Portfolio |
Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.55
0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % |
|
0.25
0.25 0.25 0.16 |
%
% % % |
|
0.75
0.50 1.00 0.20 |
%
% % % |
A-9
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S & P 500 Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V. I. Government Securities Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund |
Series II | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % |
A-10
Short-Term Investments Trust
Portfolio | Share Class |
Maximum
Fee* |
Maximum
Shareholder Services Fee |
Maximum
Aggregate Fee |
||||||||||
Government & Agency Portfolio |
Cash Management Class Corporate Class Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
||||
Liquid Assets Portfolio |
Cash Management Class Corporate Class Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.20 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.20 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.20 |
%
% % % % % |
||||
STIC Prime Portfolio |
Cash Management Class Corporate Class Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
||||
Tax-Free Cash Reserve Portfolio |
Cash Management Class Corporate Class Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.25 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.25 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
||||
Treasury Obligations Portfolio |
Cash Management Class Corporate Class Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.25 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.25 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
||||
Treasury Portfolio |
Cash Management Class Corporate Class Personal Investment Class Private Investment Class Reserve Class Resource Class |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
|
0.08
0.03 0.55 0.30 0.87 0.16 |
%
% % % % % |
Notes
* | Distribution Fees may also include Asset Based Sales Charges |
A-11
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO THE
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION PLAN
CLASS B and BX SHARES
The Second Amended and Restated Master Distribution Plan (the Plan), dated as of July 1, 2015, as subsequently amended, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, is hereby amended, effective December 1, 2016, as follows:
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Plan to change the name of Invesco International Total Return Fund to Invesco World Bond Fund;
NOW THEREFORE, Schedule A to the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Schedule A
Funds with Class B or Class BX Shares
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco American Franchise Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.50 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.75 | % | |||||||
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Equity and Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Real Estate Income Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Growth and Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
A-1
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Small Cap Discovery Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM EQUITY FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Charter Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Summit Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM FUNDS GROUP |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco European Small Company Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco International Small Company Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM GROWTH SERIES |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
A-2
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM GROWTH SERIES |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Low Volatility Equity Yield Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Income Allocation Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco International Allocation Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Quality Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco European Growth Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
A-3
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Global Growth Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco International Core Equity Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco International Growth Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
|||||||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Greater China Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Endeavor Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Health Care Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco World Bond Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
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12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
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Invesco Select Companies Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM INVESTMENT SECURITIES FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
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Invesco Corporate Bond Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco High Yield Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Government Money Market Fund |
Class B (comp)
Class BX (reim) |
|
0.65
0.65 |
%
% |
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0.25
0.25 |
%
% |
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0.90
0.90 |
%
% |
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Invesco Real Estate Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco U.S. Government Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM SECTOR FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
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Invesco American Value Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Comstock Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Dividend Income Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Energy Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
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12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM SECTOR FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
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Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Technology Fund |
Class B (comp) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Technology Sector Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
12b-1PLAN | ||||||||||||||
AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS |
MAXIMUM
DISTRIBUTION FEE* |
MAXIMUM
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEE |
MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE FEE |
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Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco Municipal Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||
Invesco New York Tax Free Income Fund |
Class B (reim) | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
Notes:
* | Distribution Fees may also include Asset Based Sales Charges |
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Invesco Advisers, Inc.
CODE OF ETHICS
January 1, 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section |
Item |
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I. | Introduction | 3 | ||||||||||||||
II. | Statement of Fiduciary Principles | 3 | ||||||||||||||
III. | Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations | 4 | ||||||||||||||
IV. | Limits on Personal Investing | 4 | ||||||||||||||
A. Personal Investing | 4 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Pre-clearance of Personal Securities Transactions | 4 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Blackout Period | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| De Minimis Exemptions | 6 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Initial Public Offerings | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Restricted List Securities | 8 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance | 8 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Covered Account Requirements | 8 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Private Securities Transactions | 8 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Limited Investment Opportunity | 9 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Excessive Short-Term Trading in Funds | 9 | ||||||||||||||
B. Invesco Ltd. Securities | 9 | |||||||||||||||
C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities | 10 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Outside Business Activities | 10 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Gifts and Entertainment | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Gifts | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Entertainment | 10 | ||||||||||||||
3 | U.S. Department of Labor Reporting | 11 | ||||||||||||||
D. Parallel Investing Permitted | 11 | |||||||||||||||
V. | Reporting Requirements | 11 | ||||||||||||||
a. | Initial Holdings Reports | 11 | ||||||||||||||
b. | Quarterly Transaction Reports | 12 | ||||||||||||||
c. | Annual Holdings Reports | 13 | ||||||||||||||
d. | Gifts and Entertainment Reporting | 13 | ||||||||||||||
e. | Certification of Compliance | 13 | ||||||||||||||
VI. | Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues | 13 | ||||||||||||||
VII. | Administration of the Code of Ethics | 14 | ||||||||||||||
VIII. | Sanctions | 14 | ||||||||||||||
IX. | Exceptions to the Code | 14 | ||||||||||||||
X. | Definitions | 14 | ||||||||||||||
XI. | Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures | 17 | ||||||||||||||
XII. | Code of Ethics Contacts | 17 |
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Invesco Advisers, Inc.
CODE OF ETHICS
(Originally adopted February 29, 2008; Amended effective January 1, 2017)
I. Introduction
Invesco Advisers, Inc. has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each portfolio under management. The interests of Clients and of the shareholders of investment company Clients take precedence over the personal interests of Covered Persons (defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are defined at the end of this document.
This Code of Ethics (the Code) applies to Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Advisers, Incs. affiliated Broker-dealers (Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Capital Markets, Inc.), all Invesco Affiliated Mutual Funds, and all of their Covered Persons. Covered Persons include:
| any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties: makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommendations, or obtains information concerning investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities; or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations, or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.; |
| all Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd.; and |
| any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act) or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be deemed to be Covered Persons by Compliance. |
Invesco Funds have created a separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual Funds. Independent Trustees are not Covered Persons under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics. Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and are not Employees of Invesco are also not Covered Persons under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, but must report his or her securities holdings, transactions, and accounts as required in the separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual funds.
II. Statement of Fiduciary Principles
The following fiduciary principles govern Covered Persons:
| the interests of Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients must be placed first at all times and Covered Persons must not take inappropriate advantage of his or her positions; and |
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| all personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in a manner to avoid any abuse of an individuals position of trust and responsibility; and |
| this Code is our effort to address conflicts of interest that may arise in the ordinary course of our business and does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest. This Code does not necessarily shield Covered Persons from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients. |
III. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations
All Covered Persons are required to comply with applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Covered Persons shall promptly report any violations of laws or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee. Additional methods of reporting potential violations or compliance issues are described in Section VI. of this Code under Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues.
IV. Limits on Personal Investing
A. Personal Investing
1. Pre-clearance of Personal Security Transactions . All Covered Persons must pre-clear with Compliance, using the automated review system, all personal security transactions involving Covered Securities in which they have a Beneficial Interest unless otherwise indicated below. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval. Good-until-cancelled orders (GTCs) are not allowed.
Additionally, all Covered Persons must pre-clear personal securities transactions involving Covered Securities over which they have discretion. For example, if a Covered Person is directing the transactions for a friend or family member (regardless of whether they share the same household) all transactions in Covered Securities must be pre-cleared.
Covered Securities include, but are not limited to, all investments that can be traded by an Invesco Advisers, Inc. entity for its Clients, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, municipal bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end mutual funds, and any of their derivatives such as options and futures. All Invesco Affiliated Mutual Funds (including both open-end and closed-end funds) and Invesco PowerShares ETFs are considered Covered Securities.
All transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities must be pre-cleared. Please refer to section IV.B for additional guidelines on Invesco Ltd. securities. Any transaction in a previous employers company stock that is
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obtained through an employee benefit plan or company stock fund held in an external retirement plan requires pre-clearance.
The Following Pre-clearance Exemptions Apply :
Invesco Affiliated OpenEnd Mutual Funds : All Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds must be held with an Approved Broker, at the Affiliated Mutual Funds transfer agent, in the CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan, or in the Invesco 401(k). Pre-clearance is not required for transactions in Affiliated Funds as long as the shares are held in compliance with this requirement.
CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan : All transactions in the CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan are exempt from pre-clearance.
Exchange Traded Products : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing broad-based Exchange Traded Products such as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) as described on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List , and any derivatives of these securities such as options. All Invesco PowerShares ETFs and ETFs not listed on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List must be pre-cleared .
Currencies, commodities : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in currencies and commodities.
Options, futures and all other derivatives based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in derivatives of an index of securities, currencies and commodities.
All Covered Securities are still subject to requirements and limits on personal investing as described in Section IV. and V. of the Code, irrespective of whether pre-clearance is required.
Exempted Securities:
Covered Securities do not include shares of money market funds, U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit or shares of open-end mutual funds not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. Unit investment trusts, including those advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc., are not Covered Securities. However, this definition shall not apply to any series of the PowerShares QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Index Fund Trust. (Please refer to the Definitions section of this Code for more information on the term, Covered Security.)
If you are unclear about whether a proposed transaction involves a Covered Security, contact Compliance via email at codeofethicsnorthamerica@invesco.com or by phone at 1-877-331-CODE [1-877-331-2633] prior to executing the transaction.
Compliance will consider the following factors, among others, in determining whether or not pre-clearance approval will be provided. Please note that you must obtain pre-clearance even if you believe your transactions request satisfies the criteria below. The automated review system will review personal trade requests from Covered Persons based on the following considerations:
2. Blackout Period . Invesco Advisers, Inc. does not permit Covered Persons to trade in a Covered Security if there is conflicting activity in an Invesco Client account.
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| Non-Investment Personnel. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within two trading days after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
| Investment Personnel. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
For practical purposes, an Employee without knowledge of investment activity of a Client account would not know of such activity in advance of a Client trade. Therefore, for those Employees, trading with pre-clearance approval granted prior to a Client transaction will not be considered a violation of this Code of Ethics. Compliance will review personal securities transactions to identify potential conflicts in which there is an appearance that such an Employee could have traded while he or she was aware of upcoming Client transactions. If a potential conflict exists, this would be considered a violation of the blackout period required by this Code of Ethics.
De Minimis Exemptions . Compliance will apply the following de minimis exemptions in granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Persons proposed personal securities transaction:
| Equity de minimis exemptions . |
| If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the Russell 1000 Index or any of the main indices globally included on the De Minimis Indices List which can be accessed on the Invesco intranet using the following link: |
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/De%20Minimis%20Indices%20List.pdf
| If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30 day period provided that there is no conflicting Client activity in that security during the blackout period or on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day. |
| Fixed income de minimis exemption . If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she |
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may execute up to $100,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30-day period. |
The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk on the security involved in the proposed personal securities transaction and will verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the blackout period is the last three trading days. For Investments, Portfolio Administration and IT personnel, Compliance will also check the trading activity of affiliates with respect to which such personnel have potential access to transactional information to verify that there have been no Client transactions in the requested security during the blackout period. Compliance will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal securities transaction. Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval.
Any failure to pre-clear transactions is a violation of the Code and will be subject to the following potential sanctions:
| A Letter of Education will be provided to any Covered Person whose failure to pre-clear is considered immaterial or inadvertent. |
| Deliberate failures to pre-clear transactions, as well as repeat and/or material violations, may result in in-person training, probation, withdrawal of personal trading privileges or employment termination, depending on the nature and severity of the violations. |
3. Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits . Covered Persons are prohibited from engaging in the purchase and sale, or short sale and cover of the same Covered Security within 60 days at a profit. If a Covered Person trades a Covered Security within the 60 day time frame, any profit from the trade will be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s choice and a letter of education may be issued to the Covered Person. Transactions in currencies, commodities and derivatives (such as options and futures) based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities are exempt from the 60 day holding period. This exemption does not apply to derivatives of individual securities. Disgorgement amounts must represent the full amount of the profits received and are not adjusted to account for taxes or related fees.
4. Initial Public Offerings . Covered Persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly acquiring Beneficial Interest of any security in an equity Initial Public Offering. Exceptions will only be granted in unusual circumstances and must be recommended by Compliance and approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or General Counsel (or designee) and the Chief Investment Officer (or designee) of the Covered Persons business unit.
5. Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel . Investment Personnel are prohibited from effecting short sales of Covered Securities in his or her personal accounts if a Client of Invesco Advisers, Inc. for whose account they have investment management responsibility has a long position in those Covered Securities.
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6. Prohibition on Investment Clubs . Participation in a club with the purpose of pooling money and investing based on group investment decisions is prohibited.
7. Restricted List Securities. Employees requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest.
8. Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance. In spite of adhering to the requirements specified throughout this section, Compliance, in keeping with the general principles and objectives of the Code, may refuse to grant pre-clearance of a Personal Securities Transaction in its sole discretion without being required to specify any reason for the refusal.
9. Covered Account Requirements.
a. US Approved Brokers:
The following link, posted on the Invesco intranet site, includes a list of US Approved Brokers. These brokers provide electronic transaction and statement feeds to Invesco Advisers, Inc.:
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/Approved%20Discount%20Broker%20List.pdf
b. US Brokerage Account may only be held with::
| US Approved Brokers; |
| Full service broker-dealers, that are not a US Approved Broker, with which a Covered Person has engaged an investment advisor; or in limited circumstances, |
| Qualified retirement plans (such as external 401(k)s, 403(b)s, etc.) or other similar accounts that Covered Persons are not legally able to transfer. |
Note: Accounts in which all trading is completed online and without a financial advisor, called a discount brokerage account, must be held with an Approved Broker.
Covered Persons located outside of the US are not subject to US Approved Broker requirements.
c. US Open End Affiliated Mutual Funds may only be held through:
| US Approved Brokers; |
| The Invesco CollegeBound 529 Plan; or |
| Invescos transfer agency, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. |
d. Discretionary Managed Accounts. In order to establish a discretionary managed account, a Covered Person must grant the manager complete investment discretion over a
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Covered Persons account. Pre-clearance is not required for trades in this account; however, a Covered Person may not participate, directly or indirectly, in individual investment decisions or be aware of such decisions before transactions are executed. This restriction does not preclude a Covered Person from establishing investment guidelines for the manager, such as indicating industries in which a Covered Person desires to invest, the types of securities a Covered Person wants to purchase or a Covered Persons overall investment objectives. However, those guidelines may not be changed so frequently as to give the appearance that a Covered Person is actually directing account investments. Covered Persons must receive approval from Compliance to establish and maintain such an account and must provide written evidence that complete investment discretion over the account has been turned over to a professional money manager or other third party. Covered Persons are not required to pre-clear or list transactions for such managed accounts in the automated review system; however, Covered Persons with these types of accounts must provide an annual certification that they do not exercise direct or indirect control over the managed accounts.
10. Private Securities Transactions . Covered Persons may not engage in a Private Securities Transaction without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and indicating whether or not they will receive compensation and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Investment Personnel who have been approved to acquire securities of an issuer in a Private Securities Transaction must disclose that investment to Compliance and the Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Personnels business unit when they are involved in a Clients subsequent consideration of an investment in the same issuer. The business units decision to purchase such securities on behalf of Client account must be independently reviewed by Investment Personnel with no personal interest in that issuer.
11. Limited Investment Opportunity (e.g. private placements, hedge funds, etc.) . Covered Persons may not engage in a limited investment opportunity without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Limited investment opportunities offered directly from Invesco to employees are not subject to pre-clearance requirements, including but not limited to, the Invesco Real Estate ESCs and WLR funds. All Limited investment opportunities are subject to the reporting requirements outlined in section V below.
12. Excessive Short Term Trading in Funds . Employees are prohibited from excessive short term trading of any mutual fund advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. and are subject to various limitations outlined in the respective prospectus and other fund disclosure documents.
B. Invesco Ltd. Securities
1. No Employee may effect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.
2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltds securities, on an exchange or any other organized market.
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3. For all Covered Persons, transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are subject to black-out periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.
4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section IV.A.8 of this Code.
C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities
1. Outside Business Activities . Employees may not engage in any outside business activity, regardless of whether or not he or she receives compensation, without prior approval from Compliance. Absent prior written approval of Compliance, Employees may not serve as directors, officers, or employees of unaffiliated public or private companies, whether for profit or non-profit. If the outside business activity is approved, the Employee must recuse himself or herself from making Client investment decisions concerning the particular company or issuer as appropriate, provided that this recusal requirement shall not apply with respect to certain Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Employees, who may serve on corporate boards as a result of, or in connection with, Client investments made in those companies. Employees must always comply with all applicable Invesco Ltd. policies and procedures, including those prohibiting the use of material non-public information in Client or employee personal securities transactions.
2. Gift and Entertainment . The Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy includes specific conditions under which Employees may accept or give Gifts or Entertainment. Where there are conflicts between a minimal standard established by a policy of Invesco Ltd. and the standards established by a policy of Invesco Advisers, Inc., including this Code, the latter shall control.
To avoid the appearance of any potential conflict of interest, under no circumstances may an Employee:
| Give or accept Gifts or Entertainment that may be considered excessive either in dollar value or frequency; |
| Give or accept cash or any possible cash equivalent from a broker or vendor; |
| Reimburse Business Partners for the cost of tickets that would be considered excessive or for travel related expenses without approval of Compliance; or |
| Provide or receive any Gift or Entertainment that is conditioned upon Invesco Advisers, Inc., its parents or affiliates doing business with the other entity or person involved. |
| Gifts . Employees are prohibited from accepting or giving the following: a Gift valued in excess of annual FINRA limits; or Gifts from one person or firm valued in excess of annual FINRA limits in the aggregate during a calendar year period. |
| Entertainment . Examples of Entertainment that may be considered excessive in value include Super Bowls, the Masters, Wimbledon, Kentucky Derby, hunting trips, ski trips, etc. An occasional sporting event, golf outing or concert when accompanied by the Business Partner may not be excessive. |
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Employees who are unsure if an event would be permissible should contact compliance prior to attending to confirm if the event would be considered excessive.
3. U.S. Department of Labor Reporting: Under current U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations, Invesco Advisers, Inc. is required to disclose to the DOL certain specified financial dealings with a union or officer, agent, shop steward, employee, or other representative of a union (collectively referred to as union officials). Under the Regulations, practically any gift or entertainment furnished by Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Employees to a union or union official is considered a payment reportable to the DOL.
Although the Regulations provide for a de minimis exemption from the reporting requirements for payments made to a union or union official that do not exceed $250 a year, that threshold applies to all of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Employees in the aggregate with respect to each union or union official. Therefore, it is Invesco Advisers, Inc.s policy to require that ALL Gifts or Entertainment furnished by an Employee, regardless of whether the gift is given to a union or union official, be reported to Invesco Advisers, Inc. using the Invesco Advisers, Inc., Finance Departments expense tracking application, Oracle E-Business Suite or any other application deployed for that purpose which has the capability to capture all the required details of the payment. In addition to reporting the Gift or Entertainment in the expense tracking system, Covered Persons must also follow department guidelines for reporting requirements in other systems. Each item reported must include the name of the recipient, union affiliation, address, amount of payment, date of payment, purpose and circumstance of payment, including the terms of any oral agreement or understanding pursuant to which the payment was made.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is obligated to report on an annual basis all payments, subject to the de minimis exemption, to the DOL on Form LM-10 Employer Report.
Covered Persons should contact Compliance if clarification is required regarding reporting requirements for payments to a union or union official. A failure to report a payment required to be disclosed will be considered a material violation of this Code. The DOL also requires all unions and union officials to report payments they receive from entities such as Invesco Advisers, Inc. and their Employees.
D. Parallel Investing Permitted
Subject to the provisions of this Code, Employees may invest in or own the same securities as those acquired or sold by Invesco Advisers, Inc. for its Clients.
V. Reporting Requirements
a. Initial Holdings Reports . Within 10 calendar days of becoming a Covered Person, each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by inputting into the automated pre-clearance system, Star Compliance, the following information (the information must be current within 45 days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person):
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A list of all security holdings, including the security name, the number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the Covered Person has direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family |
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sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements;
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the Covered Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
b. Quarterly Transaction Reports . All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions during the quarter in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest:
| The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security; |
| The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.); |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
All Covered Persons must submit a Quarterly Transaction Report regardless of whether they executed transactions during the quarter or not. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions made through an limited investment opportunity, Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan or similar plans and transactions in Covered Securities held in the Invesco 401(k) or accounts held directly with Invesco in the Quarterly Transaction Report.
Additionally, Covered Persons must report information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person (including Covered Securities held in a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, including plans sponsored by Invesco Advisers, Inc. or its affiliates). The report shall include:
| The date the account was established; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
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Compliance may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.
c. Annual Holdings Reports . All Covered Persons must report annually the following information, which must be current within 45 days of the date the report is submitted to Compliance:
| A list of all security holdings, including the security name, the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
d. Gifts and Entertainment Reporting.
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given to an Invesco Employee by a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment received by an Employee must be reported through the automated pre-clearance system within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the Gift or the attendance of the Entertainment event. The requirement to report Entertainment includes dinners or any other event with a business partner of Invesco Advisers, Inc. in attendance. |
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given by an Invesco Employee to a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment given by an Employee must be reported through the reporting requirements of the Employees business unit. All Employees should contact his or her manager or Compliance if they are not sure how to report gifts they intend to give or have given to a Client or Business Partner. |
e. Certification of Compliance. All Covered Persons must certify annually in writing that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. In addition, all Covered Persons must certify in writing annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. If material changes are made to the Code during the year, these changes will also be reviewed and approved by Invesco Advisers, Inc. and the relevant funds boards. All Covered Persons must certify in writing within 30 days of the effective date of the amended code that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code.
VI. Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues
Invesco Advisers, Inc. has created several channels for Employees to raise compliance issues and concerns on a confidential basis. An Employee should first discuss a compliance issue with his or her
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supervisor, department head or with Invesco Advisers, Inc.s General Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer. Human Resources matters should be directed to the Human Resources Department, an additional anonymous vehicle for reporting such concerns.
In the event that an Employee does not feel comfortable discussing compliance issues through normal channels, the Employee may anonymously report suspected violations of law or Invesco policy, including this Code, by calling the toll-free Invesco Whistleblower Hotline at 1-855-234-9780. This hotline is available to employees of multiple operating units of Invesco Ltd. Employees may also report his or her concerns by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at: www.invesco.ethicspoint.com . To ensure your confidentiality, the phone line and website are provided by an independent company and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All submissions to the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair and discreet manner. Employees are encouraged to report these questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these issues before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues.
VII. Administration of the Code of Ethics
Invesco Advisers, Inc. has used reasonable diligence to institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of this Code.
No less frequently than annually, Invesco Advisers, Inc. will furnish to the Affiliated Mutual Funds Boards of Trustees a written report that:
| describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the funds board, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and |
| certifies that Invesco Advisers, Inc. has adopted procedures reasonably designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code. |
VIII. Sanctions
Compliance will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the personal security transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.
IX. Exceptions to the Code
Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Chief Compliance Officer (or designee) may grant an exception to any provision in this Code.
X. Definitions
| Affiliated Mutual Funds generally includes all open-end or closed-end mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
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| Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan means a program in which regular purchases or sales are made automatically in or from investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including dividend reinvestment plans. |
| Beneficial Interest has the same meaning as the ownership interest of a beneficial owner pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 34 Act). To have a Beneficial Interest, Covered Persons must have directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, have or share a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, which is the opportunity to profit directly or indirectly from a transaction in securities. Thus a Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e. a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements. |
| Client means any account for which Invesco Advisers, Inc. is either the adviser or sub-adviser including Affiliated Mutual Funds. |
| Control has the same meaning as under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act. |
| Covered Person means and includes: |
| any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties: makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommendations, or obtains information concerning investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities; or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
| all Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd. |
| any other persons falling within the definition of Access Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended (the Investment Company Act) or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be so deemed to be Covered Persons by Compliance. |
Invesco Funds have created a separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual Funds. Independent Trustees are not Covered Persons under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics. Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and are not Employees of Invesco are also not Covered Person under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, but must report his or her securities holdings, transactions, and accounts as required in the separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual Funds.
| Covered Security means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act except that it does not include the following: |
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| Direct obligations of the Government of the United States or its agencies; |
| Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; |
| Any open-end mutual fund not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. All Affiliated Mutual Funds shall be considered Covered Securities regardless of whether they are advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.; |
| Any unit investment trust, including unit investment trusts advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. However, this definition shall not apply to any series of the PowerShares QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Index Fund Trust; |
| Invesco Ltd. stock because it is subject to the provisions of Invesco Ltd.s Code of Conduct. Notwithstanding this exception, transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to all the pre-clearance and reporting requirements outlined in other provisions of this Code and any other corporate guidelines issued by Invesco Ltd. |
| Employee means and includes: |
| Any full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making or obtains information concerning investment recommendations with respect to such purchase or sales of Covered Securities; or who has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
| All Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd. |
| Any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act or Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and such other persons that may be deemed to be an Employee by Compliance. |
| Gifts, Entertainment and Business Partner have the same meaning as provided in the Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. |
| Independent Trustee means a Trustee who is not an interested person within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act. |
| Initial Public Offering means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the 34 Act. |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.s -affiliated Broker-dealer means Invesco Distributors, Inc. or Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. or their successors. |
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| Investment Personnel means any full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by Clients or any natural person who Controls a Client or an investment adviser and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Client regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Client as defined in Rule 17j-1. |
| Non-Investment Personnel means any Employee that does not meet the definition of Investment Personnel as listed above. |
| Private Securities Transaction means any securities transaction relating to new offerings of securities which are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided however that transactions subject to the notification requirements of Rule 3050 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authoritys (FINRA) Conduct Rules, transactions among immediate family members (as defined in the interpretation of the FINRA Board of Governors on free-riding and withholding) for which no associated person receives any selling compensation, and personal securities transactions in investment company and variable annuity securities shall be excluded. |
| Restricted List Securities means the list of securities that are provided to the Compliance Department by Invesco Ltd. or investment departments, which include those securities that are restricted from purchase or sale by Client or Employee accounts for various reasons (e.g., large concentrated ownership positions that may trigger reporting or other securities regulatory issues, or possession of material, non-public information, or existence of corporate transaction in the issuer involving an Invesco Ltd. unit). |
| Trustee means any member of the Board of Trustees for an open-end or closed-end mutual fund advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
XI. Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures
All Employees are subject to the policies and procedures established by Invesco Ltd., including the Code of Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, Political Contributions Policy and Gift and Entertainment Policy and must abide by all their requirements, provided that where there is a conflict between a minimal standard established by an Invesco Ltd. policy and the standards established by an Invesco Advisers, Inc. policy, including this Code, the latter shall control.
XII. IVZ Global Code of Ethics Contacts
| Telephone Hotline: 1-877-331-CODE [2633] |
| E-Mail: codeofethicsnorthamerica@invesco.com |
Last Revised: January 1, 2017
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INVESCO UK
CODE OF ETHICS
2017
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CONTENTS
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1. Statement of Fiduciary Principles |
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2. Material non-public information |
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3. Personal Investing Activities, Pre-Clearance and Pre-Notification |
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4. Trade Restrictions on Personal Investing |
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5. Economic Opportunities, Confidentiality and Outside Directorships |
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6. Client Investments in Securities Owned by Invesco Employees |
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7. Certifications and Reporting |
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8. Miscellaneous |
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APPENDICIES |
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A: Definitions |
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B: Acknowledgement of Receipt of Revised Code of Ethics |
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C: Annual Certification of Compliance with the Code of Ethics |
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D: Types of Transactions in Invesco Shares: Pre-Clearance Guidance |
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This revised Code of Ethics Policy (the Code) applies to all Employees of all entities of Invesco UK Ltd (Invesco) who are based in the UK, Dubai and the Channel Islands. It covers the following topics:
| Prohibitions related to material, non-public information; |
| Personal securities investing; and |
| Service as a director and other business opportunities. |
This Code also imposes on Employees certain restrictions and reporting obligations which are specified below. Adherence to this Code, both letter and spirit, is a fundamental and absolute condition of employment with Invesco.
The following Invesco Policies are referred to in this Code of Ethics and the latest version of each of these Policies can be found on the UK Compliance Intranet Site or the Legal, Compliance and Internal Audit intranet site:
| Gifts, Benefits and Entertainment (Inducements) Policy; |
| Conflicts of Interest Policy; |
| Treating Customers Fairly Policy; |
| Whistleblowing Policy; |
| Market Abuse Policy; |
| Fraud Policy; |
| Insider Trading Policy; and |
| Anti-Bribery Policy. |
It is appreciated that no Code of Ethics can address every circumstance that may give rise to a conflict, a potential conflict or an appearance of a conflict of interest. Every Employee should be alert to any actual, potential or appearance of a conflict of interest with Invescos clients and to conduct himself or herself with good judgment. Failure to exercise good judgment, as well as violations of this Code, may result in the imposition of sanctions on the Employee, including suspension or dismissal. All Covered Persons are required to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Covered Persons shall promptly report any violations of law or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to the Compliance Officer or his/her designee.
The requirements within this Code will apply in full to all permanent Invesco employees. In addition, there are individuals who, whilst not permanent Invesco Employees, have access to Invesco offices and/or systems and who could therefore potentially acquire certain material, non-public information. The applicability of this Code to those individuals is as follows:
Non-Executive Directors: subject to pre-clearance (through the UK Compliance Team) and certification requirements on the purchase and sale of IVZ shares and in respect of outside interests.
Temporary staff, contractors, consultants, catering staff, post room staff, and security and maintenance staff: the Code applies in full.
Auditors, staff seconded from Legal or Accountancy Firms, Actuarial Function Holder: the Code will apply in full unless Invesco is satisfied that the individual is subject to an equivalent Code.
Physio/GP/Gym staff: Code will only apply where the individual has access to relevant Invesco systems.
Cleaning Staff : Code requirements will not apply.
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Where individuals do not have access to Star Compliance, the distribution of the Code, the pre-clearance of transactions and other notifications will occur directly with the Compliance Department. Inquiries regarding these requirements and requests to pre-clear should be directed to the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team by email to codeofethics@invesco.com or by phone to 0203-219-2799.
1 | STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY PRINCIPALS |
1.1 | As a fiduciary, Invesco owes an undivided duty of loyalty to its clients. It is Invescos policy that all Employees conduct themselves so as to avoid not only actual conflicts of interest with Invesco clients, but also that they refrain from conduct which could give rise to the appearance of a conflict of interest that may compromise the trust our clients have placed in us. |
1.2 | The Code is designed to ensure, among other things, that the personal securities transactions of all Employees are conducted in accordance with the following general principles: |
1.2.1 | A duty at all times to place the interests of Invescos clients first and foremost; |
1.2.2 | The requirement that all personal securities transactions be conducted in a manner consistent with this Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual, potential or appearance of a conflict of interest or any abuse of an Employees position of trust and responsibility; and |
1.2.3 | The requirement that Employees should not take inappropriate advantage of their positions. |
1.3 | Invescos policy is to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest but, where they unavoidably occur, to record, manage, and disclose them to prevent abuse and protect our clients, Employees and other counterparties. |
1.4 | Invesco does not make political contributions with corporate funds. No Employees may, under any circumstances, use company funds to make political contributions, nor may you represent your personal political views as being those of the company. |
1.5 | Invesco seeks to do business with clients and suppliers on a fair and equitable basis. Employees may not accept or provide gifts, entertainment or other non-monetary benefits of an unreasonable value which could create a conflict with the duty owed to clients. Any limits imposed by our business units policies, local laws, or regulations with respect to the acceptance or provision of gifts, entertainment and non-monetary benefits must be complied with. Invesco lays down written standards regarding the nature of gifts, benefits and entertainment, with strict monetary and frequency limitations. Only gifts, benefits and entertainment which comply with regulatory requirements and internal standards, are designed to enhance the quality of service to customers and do not create conflicts of interest, can be given or received. Subject to regulatory requirements and internal limits, the types of benefits which may be given or received by the Invesco Group include: gifts, hospitality and promotional competition prizes; joint marketing exercises; participation in seminars and conferences; provision of technical services and information technology; training; and travel and accommodation expenses. All gifts, benefits and entertainment provided or received by Invesco or its personnel must be recorded in the relevant Invesco business units Gifts, Benefits and Entertainment Register as soon as possible. If there is any doubt about the permissibility of giving or receiving a gift, benefit or entertainment event, Employees should contact the Compliance Department for guidance before this is given or received. Further information can be found in the UK Gifts, Benefits and Entertainment (Inducements) Policy. |
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1.6 | Invesco does not tolerate bribery. Employees must not offer, give, request, or agree to accept or accept financial or non-financial advantages of any kind where the purpose is to influence a person to behave improperly in their decisions or actions or to reward them for having done so. Charitable donations must not be made as an inducement or reward for improper behaviour. Unofficial payments to speed up routine government or other processes must never be made, however small. These restrictions apply to Invesco staff and to anybody appointed to act on Invescos behalf and cover relationships with prospective or existing clients or business partners. Further information can be found in the Anti-Bribery Policy. |
1.7 | Legislation exists to protect Employees who blow the whistle about wrongdoing within the firm. This legislation encourages Employees to raise concerns internally in the first instance. Invesco Employees should feel able to raise any such concerns internally, confident that it will be dealt with properly and that all reasonable steps will be taken to prevent victimisation. If Employees wish to report concerns anonymously they can call the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline, 1-855-234-9780. The toll-free telephone number for calls from the UK is 0800-032-8483. Employees may also report their concerns by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at: www.invesco.ethicspoint.com . To ensure confidentiality, this telephone line and website is provided by an independent company and is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. All submissions to the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair, and discreet manner. Employees are encouraged to report questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues. |
1.8 | It is Invesco UK policy, in the context of being an Asset Manager, to treat its customers fairly. |
1.9 | No Employee should have ownership in or other interest in or employment by any outside concern which does business with Invesco Ltd. This does not apply to stock or other investments in a publicly held company, provided that the stock and other investments do not, in the aggregate, exceed 5% of the outstanding ownership interests of such company. Invesco Ltd. may, following a review of the relevant facts, permit ownership interests which exceed these amounts if management or the Board of Directors, as appropriate, concludes that such ownership interests will not adversely affect Invescos business interests or the judgment of the affected staff. |
1.10 | Employees are prohibited from using personal hedging strategies or remuneration or liability related contracts of insurance to undermine any risk alignment effects embedded in their remuneration arrangements. This includes, for instance, entering into an arrangement with a third party under which that third party will make payments directly, or indirectly, to the Employee that are linked to, or commensurate with, the amounts by which the Employees remuneration is subject to reductions arising from the implementation of EU Directives and associated legislation and regulation. |
2 | MATERIAL, NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND INSIDE INFORMATION |
2.1 | Restriction on Trading or Recommending Trading Each Employee is reminded that it constitutes a violation of law and/or market abuse regulations for any person to trade in or recommend trading in the securities of a company while in possession of, as appropriate, inside information or material, non-public information concerning that company, or to disclose such information to any person not entitled to receive it if there is reason to believe that such information will be used in connection with a trade in the securities of that company. Violations of law and regulations may give rise to civil as well as criminal liability, including the imposition of monetary penalties or prison sentences upon the individuals involved. Tippees (i.e, persons who receive material, non-public information or inside information) also may be held liable if they trade or if they do not trade but pass along such information to others. |
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2.2 | Material non-public information relates to US legislation and is relevant for US-traded companies and financial instruments. Inside information relates to European legislation and relevant for European traded companies and financial instruments. |
2.3 | What is material, non-public information? Material information is any information about a company which, if disclosed, is likely to affect the market price of the companys securities or to be considered important by an average investor in deciding whether to purchase or sell those securities. Examples of information which should be presumed to be material are matters such as dividend increases or decreases, earnings estimates by the company, changes in the companys previously released earnings estimates, significant new products or discoveries, major litigation by or against the company, liquidity or solvency problems, extraordinary management developments, significant merger or acquisition proposals, or similar major events which would be viewed as having materially altered the total mix of information available regarding the company or the market for any of its securities. |
2.4 | Non-public information, often referred to as inside information, is information that has not yet been publicly disclosed. Information about a company is considered to be non-public information if it is received under circumstances which indicate that it is not yet in general circulation and that such information may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to the company or its insiders, or that the recipient knows to have been furnished by someone in breach of a fiduciary obligation. Courts have held that fiduciary relationships exist between a company and another party in a broad variety of situations involving a relationship between a company and its lawyers, investment bankers, financial printers, Employees, technical advisors and others. This list is not exhaustive and the types of fiduciary relationships and the way in which they are formed are extensive. |
2.5 | What is inside information? Inside information is information which: |
(a) | is of a precise nature; and |
(b) | is not generally available; and |
(c) | relates directly or indirectly to one or more issuers of the relevant securities or one or more of the relevant investments; and |
(d) | would, if generally available, be likely to have a significant effect on the price of the relevant securities or investments. |
Information is precise if it:
(a) indicates circumstances which exist or may reasonably be expected to come into existence, or an event that has occurred or may reasonably be expected to occur, and
(b) is specific enough to enable a conclusion to be drawn as to the possible effect on the price of the relevant instrument or investment.
Information would be likely to have a significant effect on price if and only if it is information of a kind which a reasonable investor would be likely to use as part of the basis of his investment decisions. In other words, it has to be a piece of information which a reasonable investor would use when making a decision to buy or sell a financial instrument. It does not have to be the major reason for the decision, just one of the reasons. Because the information contributes towards a buy or sell decision, and these decisions determine the price of an instrument, the information is viewed as being significant for setting the price of the instrument. The significant effect on price does not relate to the size of any price movement of the financial instrument due to the effect of the information.
2.6 | Information should not be considered to have been publicly disclosed until a reasonable time after it has been made public (for example, by a press release). Someone with access to inside information may not beat the market by trading simultaneously with, or immediately after, the official release of material information. |
2.7 | The responsibility of ensuring that the proposed transaction does not constitute insider dealing or a conflict with the interests of a client remains with the relevant Employee and obtaining pre-clearance to enter into a transaction under Section 3.3 below does not absolve that responsibility. |
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2.8 | Invesco is in a unique position, being privy to market research and rumours and being privy also to information about its clients which may be public companies. Invesco Employees must be aware and vigilant to ensure that they cannot be accused of being a party of any insider dealing or market abuse situations. |
2.9 | In particular, the following investment activities must not be entered into without carefully ensuring that there are no implications of insider trading: |
2.9.1 | Trading in shares for a client in any other client of Invesco which is a Company quoted on a recognised stock exchange. |
2.9.2 | Trading in shares for a client in a quoted company where Invesco: |
i) | obtains information in any official capacity which may be price sensitive and has not been made available to the general public. |
ii) | obtains any other information which can be substantiated in connection with a quoted company which is also both price sensitive and has not been made available to the general public. |
2.9.3 | Manipulation of the market through the release of information to regular market users which is false or misleading about a company. |
2.9.4 | Release of information about a company that would have the effect of distorting the market in such a way to be considered market abuse. |
2.10 | Reporting Requirement. Whenever an Employee believes that he or she may have come into possession of material, non-public information about a public company, he or she personally must immediately notify the Compliance Department and should not discuss such information with anyone else including Invesco Employees and should not engage in transactions for himself, herself, or others including Invesco clients. |
2.11 | Upon receipt of such information, the Compliance Department will include the company name on the IVZ Restricted List in respect of which no transactions may be entered into. This list will be advised to the Equity dealing desk and no discussion will be entered into. |
2.12 | Confidentiality. No information regarding the affairs of any client of Invesco may be passed to anyone outside Invesco unless specifically requested by law, regulation or court order. In any event, the Compliance and Legal Departments must be consulted prior to furnishing such information. |
2.13 | Employees should maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Company and their fellow Employees. Employees shall take all reasonable efforts to safeguard such confidential information that is in their possession against inadvertent disclosure and shall comply with any non-disclosure obligations imposed on Invesco in its agreements with third parties. While accessing and utilising internal applications and systems, Employees must access such information solely to the extent it is mandatory to perform their task and not to access any other data which is not necessary. External publication or distribution of internal company information, policies or procedures is prohibited except when disclosure is properly authorised by the functional owner of the information or legally mandated. Employees should make all reasonable efforts to safeguard such information that is in their possession against inadvertent disclosure and shall comply with any non-disclosure obligations imposed on Invesco in its agreements with third parties. |
2.14 |
Sanctions. Any Employee, who knowingly trades or recommends trading while in possession of material, non-public information, or inside information, |
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may be subject to civil and criminal penalties, as well as to immediate suspension and/or dismissal from Invesco. |
3 | PERSONAL INVESTING ACTIVITIES, PRE-CLEARANCE AND PRE-NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS |
3.1 | Transactions covered by this Code All transactions (other than transactions described in section 3.2) in investments made for Covered Accounts are subject to the pre-clearance procedures, trading restrictions, pre-notification and reporting requirements described below, unless otherwise indicated. For a list of the types of Employee and other accounts which are Covered Accounts, please see the definition in Appendix A. |
3.2 | Transactions in the following investments (Exempt Investments) are not subject to the trading restrictions or other requirements of this Code and do not need to be pre-notified, pre-cleared, or reported other than as described below: |
3.2.1 | Registered unaffiliated (e.g. Schroders) open-ended Collective Investment Schemes [CIS] including; open-ended mutual funds, open-ended investment companies/ICVCs or unit trusts. |
3.2.2 | Securities which are direct obligations of an OECD country (e.g. US Treasury Bonds); |
3.2.3 | In-specie transfers; and |
3.2.4 | Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements. |
Employees are required to provide statements for all Covered Accounts as described in Section 7.4. If an account has the ability to invest in Covered Securities, the account is considered a Covered Account and the full statement must be provided to Compliance including information regarding Exempt Investments.
Transactions which require pre-notification and pre-clearance
3.3 | Pre-Clearance |
3.3.1 | Pre-Clearance Transactions |
Transactions in a Covered Account which must be notified to the Compliance department for pre-clearance, regardless of whether the order is placed directly or through a broker/adviser, include the following (Covered Securities):
| buys or sales of ordinary securities, equivalent securities, venture capital schemes such as Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), closed-end funds such as Investment Trusts and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) (to the extent detailed in 3.4.8 below), including any of these investments which are held within a product/wrapper such as a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) or Individual Savings Account (ISA). |
All Employees must receive prior approval using the Star Compliance system or from the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team in order to engage in a personal securities transaction in a Covered Security.
Pre-clearance will not be given if the proposed personal securities transaction is in conflict with any of the rules outlined in this Policy, including the Blackout Rule.
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All transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities must be pre-cleared. Please refer to Appendix D for additional guidelines on Invesco Ltd. securities. Any transaction in a previous employers company stock that is obtained through an employee benefit plan or company stock fund held in an external retirement plan requires pre-clearance.
3.3.2 | The Pre-clearance Process |
The pre-clearance process involves the following steps:
| The proposed trade must be entered into the Star Compliance system. |
| Covered persons (e.g. an Employees spouse, non-employee without Invesco system access) who do not have access to the Star Compliance system can submit their trade requests either through the Invesco Employee who will submit the request through Star Compliance or may contact the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team directly. |
| The Star Compliance system will confirm if there is any Client activity in the same or equivalent security currently on the trading desk and verify if there have been any transactions within the corresponding Blackout Rule period (refer to section 4.1.2). |
| The Star Compliance system will check to see if the security is on the restricted list (refer to section 4.1.1). |
| If any potential conflicts are identified by the Star Compliance system, the request will be reviewed by the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team. |
| An automated response will be received by the Employee for all pre-approval requests indicating whether the transaction has been approved or denied. |
3.3.3 | Executing Approved Transactions |
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If the trade is not executed within this time period, a new pre-clearance request must be submitted and approved if the Employee still intends to trade in that security. Good-until-cancelled orders (GTCs) are not allowed.
All approved trades that are not executed must be retracted in the Star Compliance system by the Employee.
Employees may be requested to reverse any trades processed without the required pre-approval.
Any costs or losses associated with the reversal are the responsibility of the Employee. The Employee may also be asked to disgorge any profits from the trade.
No order for a Securities Transaction for which pre-clearance authorisation is sought may be placed prior to the receipt of authorisation of the transaction.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except in the following situations:
| Approval is granted after the close of trading day. In this case, approval is valid through the next trading day. |
| Where trade instructions are sent via the post to IFDS, this period will be extended, and the trade must be executed by the close of market two trading days after permission has been granted. |
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3.3.4 | Copies of the relevant contract notes (or equivalent) must be sent to the Code of Ethics inbox. This must be done in a timely manner. |
3.4 | Transactions that do not need to be pre-cleared . The pre-clearance requirements (and the trading restrictions on personal investing described below) do not apply to the following transactions, unless otherwise indicated: |
3.4.1 | Invesco Affiliated Funds : Invesco openended Collective Investment Schemes, Pension Funds or other affiliated schemes, including any of these investments which are held within an unaffiliated product/wrapper, apart from closed-end funds such as Investment Trusts, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) (to the extent detailed in 3.4.8 below). Whilst pre-clearance is not required in respect of transactions in affiliated funds, employees must nevertheless adhere to the certification and reporting requirements as detailed in section 7 below. |
3.4.2 | Discretionary Accounts: Transactions effected in any Covered Account over which the Employee has no direct or indirect influence or control (a Discretionary Account). An Employee shall be deemed to have no direct or indirect influence or control over an account only if all of the following conditions are met: |
i) | investment discretion for such account has been delegated in writing to an independent fiduciary and such investment discretion is not shared with the Employee; and |
ii) | the Employee certifies in writing that he or she has not and will not discuss any potential investment decisions with such independent fiduciary; and |
iii) | the advisor also certifies in writing that he or she will not discuss any potential investment decisions with the owner of the account or the Employee; and |
iv) | duplicate periodic statements are provided to the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team. |
v) | the Compliance Department has determined that the account satisfies the foregoing requirements. |
3.4.3 | Governmental Issues : Investments in the debt obligations of state and municipal governments or agencies, (e.g. Essex Council Electricity Bond). |
3.4.4 | Non-Volitional Trades : Transactions which are non-volitional on the part of the Employee (such as the receipt of securities pursuant to a stock dividend or merger). |
3.4.5 | Automatic Transactions : Purchases of the stock of a company pursuant to an automatic dividend reinvestment plan or an Employee stock purchase plan sponsored by such company. |
3.4.6 | Rights Offerings : Receipt or exercise of rights issued by a company on a pro rata basis to all holders of a class of security. Employees must, however, pre-clear transactions for the acquisition of such rights from a third party or the disposition of such rights. |
3.4.7 | Non-Executive Directors Transactions : Transactions in Invesco Ltd. shares, by Non-Executive Directors. Transactions by Non-Executive Directors will be pre-cleared outside of Star Compliance. |
3.4.8 |
Exchange Traded Products: Employees are exempt from pre-clearing unaffiliated broad-based Exchange Traded Products such as Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) as described on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List . |
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ETFs are Covered Securities and are still subject to requirements and limits on personal investing as described in sections 4 and 7, irrespective of whether pre-clearance is required. All Invesco PowerShares ETFs and ETFs not listed on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List must be pre-cleared. |
3.4.9 | Note that all of the transactions described in paragraphs 3.4.1. to 3.4.8, while not subject to pre-clearance, are nevertheless still subject to the requirements and limits in section 4 and to all of the reporting requirements set forth below in section 7. This must be done in a timely manner after the transaction. |
4 | TRADE RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL INVESTING |
4.1 | All transactions in Covered Accounts which are subject to the pre-clearance requirements specified in this Code are also subject to the following trading restrictions: |
4.1.1 | Restricted Lists : Employees requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest. |
4.1.2 | Blackout Periods : An Employee may not buy or sell, or permit any Covered Account to buy or sell, a security or any instrument if there is conflicting activity in an Invesco Client account. |
Non-Investment Personnel.
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within two trading days after a Client trades in that security; and |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
Investment Personnel.
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security; and |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security with the trading desk. |
De Minimis Exemptions. Compliance will apply the following de minimis exemptions in granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Persons proposed personal securities transaction:
o Equity de minimis exemptions.
| If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the FTSE 100 Index S&P TSX Composite Index, Russell 1000, ASX 300 Accumulation Index, Hang Seng Index, Straits Times Index STI (FSSTI), Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), NIKKEI 225, the NSE S&P CNX Nifty Index, or any of the other main indices globally included on the De Minimis Indices List which can be accessed on the Invesco intranet using the following link: |
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/De%20
Minimis%20Indices%20List.pdf .
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If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute |
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up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided that there is no conflicting client activity in that security during the blackout period or on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day. |
o Fixed income de minimis exemptions . If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she may execute up to £60,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30-day period.
For practical purposes, an Employee without knowledge of investment activity of a Client account would not know of such activity in advance of a Client trade. Therefore, for those Employees, trading with pre-clearance approval granted prior to a Client transaction will not be considered a violation of this Code of Ethics. Compliance will review personal securities transactions to identify potential conflicts in which there is an appearance that such an Employee could have traded while he or she was aware of upcoming Client transactions. If a potential conflict exists, this would be considered a violation of the blackout period required by this Code of Ethics.
The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk on the security involved in the proposed personal securities transaction and will verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the blackout period is the last three trading days.
For Investments, Portfolio Administration and IT personnel, Compliance will also check the trading activity of affiliates with respect to which such personnel have access to transactional information to verify that there have been no Client transactions in the requested security during the blackout period. Compliance will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal securities transaction.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval.
4.1.3 | In the event there is a trade in a client account in the same security or instrument within a blackout period, the Employee may be required to close out the position and to disgorge any profit to a charitable organisation chosen by Invesco Compliance. |
4.1.4 | Invesco Ltd. Securities: |
1. No Employee may effect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.
2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltd.s securities, on an exchange or any other organised market.
3. For all Covered Persons, all transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. Securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are subject to blackout periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.
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4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section 7.3 of this Code.
Any Employee who becomes aware of material non-public information about Invesco is prohibited from trading in Invesco Securities. Full details of the Invesco stock transaction Pre-Clearance Guide and restrictions for all Employees of Invesco can be found in Appendix D.
4.1.5 | Invesco Investment Trusts: Staff dealing in Invesco Investment Trusts will also be subject to closed periods as dictated by each of the Trusts. |
4.1.6 | UK ICVCs and other affiliated schemes will be subject to the Short -Term Trading restrictions (60 day rule - see 4.1.7).The preferential rate of sales charge allowed to staff will be withdrawn in circumstances where it is apparent that the Employee has traded on a short-term basis in those shares i.e. where previous transactions by that person have resulted in the short-term holding of those investments. Shares of UK ICVCs and affiliated schemes will not be accepted for redemption if the funds themselves are closed for redemption due to the effects of subsequent market or currency movements. |
4.1.7 | Short-Term Trading Profits: It is Invescos policy to restrict the ability of Employees to benefit from short-term trading in securities and instruments. Employees must disgorge profits made on the sale of any security or instrument held less than 60 days. This section (4.1.7) will not apply to Financial Spread Betting transactions which have been approved under the Exceptions section (4.1.15) of this Policy. Transactions in currencies and commodities are exempt from the 60 day holding period. Disgorgement amounts must represent the full amount of the profits received and are not adjusted to account for taxes or related fees. |
4.1.8 | Initial Public Offerings: No Employee may purchase or permit any Covered Account to purchase a security offered pursuant to an initial public offering, except in a Venture Capital Trust or Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), wherever such offering is made. However where the public offering is made by a Government of where the Employee is resident and different amounts of the offering are specified for different investor types e.g. private and institutional, the Compliance Officer may allow such purchases after consultation with the local Chief Executive Officer or his designee. |
4.1.9 | Privately-Issued Securities: Employees may not purchase or permit a Covered Account to purchase or acquire any privately-issued securities, other than in exceptional cases specifically approved by the local Chief Executive Officer (e.g. where such investment is part of a family-owned and operated business venture that would not be expected to involve an investment opportunity of interest to any Invesco client). |
4.1.10 |
Employees, however, may invest in interests in private investment funds (i.e. hedge funds) that are established to invest predominantly in public securities and instruments, subject to the pre-clearance procedures, trading restrictions and reporting requirements contained in this Code. Employees may also invest in residential co-operatives and private recreational clubs (such as sports clubs, country clubs, luncheon clubs and the like) for their personal use; such investments are not subject to the pre-clearance procedures, trading restrictions and reporting requirements unless the Employees investing is part of a business conducted by the |
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Employee. Such ownership should be reported to the Compliance Officer. |
4.1.11 | Short Sales: An Employee may not sell short a security. |
4.1.12 | Financial Spread Betting: Employees may not enter into Financial Spread betting arrangements unless they have applied in writing to do so under the Exceptions section of this Policy (4.1.15) and have received written confirmation that this is permitted. Exceptions will not be granted for Financial Spread Betting on single stocks but, depending on the circumstances, spread betting on Foreign Exchange Rates, Main Indices and Government Bonds may be allowed on an exceptions basis. |
4.1.13 | Futures: Employees may not write, sell or buy exchange-traded futures, synthetic futures, swaps and similar non-exchange traded instruments. |
4.1.14 | Investment Clubs: Employee participation in an investment club with the purpose of pooling money and investing based on group investment decisions is prohibited. |
4.1.15 | Exceptions: The Chief Executive Officer or his designee in consultation with the Compliance Officer may, on a case by case basis, grant exceptions from these trading restrictions upon written request. Any exceptions granted will be reported to the local Board of Directors at least annually. |
5 | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, CONFIDENTIALITY AND OUTSIDE DIRECTORSHIPS |
5.1 | In order to reduce potential conflicts of interest arising from the participation of Employees on the boards of directors of public, private, non-profit and other enterprises, all Employees are subject to the following restrictions and guidelines: |
5.1.1 | An Employee may not serve as a director of a public company without the approval of the Compliance Officer after consultation with the local Chief Executive Officer. |
5.1.2 | An Employee may serve on the board of directors or participate as an adviser or otherwise, or advisers of a private company only if: |
(i) | client assets have been invested in such company and having a seat on the board would be considered beneficial to our clients interest; and |
(ii) | service on such board has been approved in writing by the Compliance Officer. The Employee must resign from such board of directors as soon as the company contemplates going public, except where the Compliance Officer has determined that an Employee may remain on a board. In any event, an Employee shall not accept any compensation for serving as a director (or in a similar capacity) of such company; any compensation offered shall either be refused or, if unable to be refused, distributed pro rata to the relevant client accounts. |
5.1.3 | An Employee must receive prior written permission from the Compliance Officer or his designee before serving as a director, non-executive director, trustee or member of an advisory board of either: |
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(i) | any non-profit or charitable institution; or |
(ii) | a private family-owned and operated business. |
5.1.4 | An Employee may serve as an officer or director of a residential co-operative, but must receive prior written permission from the Compliance Officer before serving as a director if, in the course of such service, he or she gives advice with respect to the management of the co-operatives funds. |
5.1.5 | If an Employee serving on the board of directors or advisers of any entity comes into possession of material, non-public information through such service, he or she must immediately notify the Compliance Officer. |
5.1.6 | An Invesco Employee shall not take personal advantage of any economic opportunity properly belonging to an Invesco Client or to Invesco itself. Such opportunities could arise, for example, from confidential information belonging to a client or the offer of a directorship. Employees must not disclose information relating to a clients intentions, activities or portfolios except: |
i) | to fellow Employees, or other agents of the client, who need to know it to discharge their duties; or |
ii) | to the client itself. |
5.1.7 | Employees may not cause or attempt to cause any Client to purchase, sell or hold any Security in a manner calculated to create any personal benefit to the Employee or Invesco. |
5.1.8 | If an Employee or immediate family member stands to materially benefit from an investment decision for an Advisory Client that the Employee is recommending or participating in, the Employee must disclose that interest to persons with authority to make investment decisions and to the Compliance Officer. Based on the information given, a decision will be made on whether or not to restrict the Employees participation in causing a client to purchase or sell a Security in which the Employee has an interest. |
5.1.9 | An Employee must disclose to those persons with authority to make investment decisions for a Client (or to the Compliance Officer if the Employee in question is a person with authority to make investment decisions for the Client), any Beneficial Interest that the Employee (or immediate family) has in that Security or an Equivalent Security, or in the issuer thereof, where the decision could create a material benefit to the Employee (or immediate family) or the appearance of impropriety. The person to whom the Employee reports the interest, in consultation with the Compliance Officer, must determine whether or not the Employee will be restricted in making investment decisions. |
6 | CLIENT INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OWNED BY INVESCO EMPLOYEES |
6.1 | General Principles: In addition to the specific prohibitions on certain personal securities transactions as set forth herein, and in-line with the requirements of the Fraud Policy, all Employees are prohibited from: |
6.1.1 | Employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any prospect or client; |
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6.1.2 | Making any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state to a client or a prospective client, a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; |
6.1.3 | Engaging in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any prospect or client; |
6.1.4 | Engaging in any manipulative practice with respect to any prospect or client; or |
6.1.5 | Revealing to any other person (except in the normal course of his or her duties on behalf of a client) any information regarding securities transactions by any client or by Invesco, |
6.1.6 | Revealing to any other person (except in the normal course of his or her duties on behalf of a client) the consideration of any securities transactions by any client or by Invesco. |
7 | CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
7.1 | This Code forms part of an Employees contract of employment and any breach may be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including summary dismissal. |
7.2 | In order to implement the general principles, restrictions and prohibitions contained in this Code, each Employee is required to provide the following certifications and reports described in sections 7.2 to 7.4 below: |
7.2.1 | On commencing employment at Invesco, each new Employee shall receive a copy of the Code via electronic means and will be expected to confirm that they understand and accept this Code within 10 days of commencing employment. |
7.2.2 | New Employees are also required, within 10 days of commencing employment, to provide the following to the Compliance Department: |
(i) | a list of all Covered Accounts (see Initial Holdings Report 7.3.1); and |
(ii) | details of any directorships (or similar positions) of for-profit, non-profit and other enterprises. |
7.3 | Employees are required to sign-off and submit various reports in the Star Compliance system as detailed in sections 7.3.1 to 7.3.4 below. Employees that do not hold any Covered Securities or Covered Accounts are still required to sign-off on these reports. |
7.3.1 | Initial Holdings Reports: Within 10 calendar days of becoming a Covered Person, each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by inputting into the automated system, Star Compliance, the following information (the information must be current within 45 days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person): |
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A list of all security holdings, including the name, number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the person has direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of their |
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immediate family sharing the same household (e.g. a spouse or civil partner and children) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements. |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the person; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person |
7.3.2 | Quarterly Transactions Reports: All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest: |
| The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security; |
| The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.); |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| The date that the report is submitted to Compliance. |
All Covered Persons must submit a Quarterly Transaction Report regardless of whether they executed transactions during the quarter or not. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions that do not require pre-clearance such as transactions made through an Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan or Exempt Investments (refer to section 3.2).
Additionally, Covered Persons must report information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person (including Covered Securities held in a retirement vehicle, including plans sponsored by Invesco or its affiliates).
The report shall include:
| The date the account was established; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and |
| The date that the report is submitted to Compliance. |
Compliance may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.
7.3.3 | Annual Holdings Reports: All Covered Persons must report annually the following information, which must be current within 45 days of the date the report is submitted to Compliance: |
| The security name and the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; |
| With respect to Discretionary Accounts, if any, certifications that such Employee does not discuss any investment decisions with the person making investment decisions; |
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| With respect to any non-public security owned by such Employee, a statement indicating whether the issuer has changed its name or publicly issued securities during such calendar year; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
7.3.4 | Certification of Compliance: All Covered Persons must certify annually that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. |
In addition, all Covered Persons must certify annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. If material changes are made to the Code during the year, these changes will also be reviewed and approved by the Invesco UK Conflicts of Interest Committee.
All Covered Persons must certify within 30 days of the effective date of the amended code that they have read and understand the Code and recognise that they are subject to the Code. On an annual basis, Employees are required to provide an updated list of the following to Compliance:
i) | directorships (or similar positions) of for-profit, non-profit and other enterprises; |
ii) | potential conflicts of interest identified which have not yet been reported to the Compliance Department; and |
iii) | potential Treating Customers Fairly issues identified which have not yet been reported to the Compliance Department. |
7.4 | Confirmations and Statements: In respect of each personal securities transaction involving a Covered Security, the Employee engaging in the transaction must provide the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team a duplicate copy of the trade confirmation, or such other confirmations as are available, in a timely manner. |
Employees are encouraged to direct their brokers to deliver to the Invesco Compliance Department, duplicate trade confirmations and account statements for their Covered Accounts in a timely manner. If duplicate contract notes are not provided by the broker, the Employee must provide the statements directly to Compliance in a timely manner following a trade or receipt of a periodic statement. In addition, Employees must provide duplicate trade confirmations and account statements directly to the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team upon request.
The IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team will review reports submitted and report any breaches of this Policy or any other concerns relating to personal trading to the Invesco UK Compliance department. All material breaches and concerns are also reported to Invesco UK Conflicts of Interest Committee.
7.5 | Exempt Investments: Confirmations, periodic statements, and periodic reports need not be provided with respect to Exempt Investments (see 3.2). If an account has the ability to hold both Covered Securities and Exempt Investments, the periodic statement will need to be provided and may include information regarding Exempt Investments. |
7.6 | Disclaimer of Beneficial Interest: Any report required under this Code may contain a statement that such report is not to be construed as an admission by the person making the report that he or she has any direct and indirect beneficial interest of the security to which the report relates. |
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7.7 | Annual Review: The Compliance Officer will review the Code on an annual basis and as necessary, in light of legal and business developments and experience in implementing the Code, and will prepare a report to the relevant Executive Committee that: |
7.7.1 | summarises existing procedures concerning personal investing and any changes in the procedures made during the past year, |
7.7.2 | identifies any violations requiring significant remedial action during the past year, and |
7.7.3 | identifies any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based on the experience under the Code, evolving industry practices, or developments in applicable laws or regulations |
8 | MISCELLANEOUS |
8.1 | Interpretation: The provisions of this Code will be interpreted by the Compliance Officer. Questions of interpretation should be directed in the first instance to the Compliance Officer or his/her designee or, if necessary, with the Compliance Officer of another Invesco entity. The interpretation of the Compliance Officer is final. |
8.2 | Sanctions: Compliance will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial. |
Invesco may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the personal security transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.
Any violations of this Code and sanctions therefore will be reported to the local Board of Directors at least annually.
8.3 | Effective Date: This revised Code shall become effective as of 1 February 2017. |
8.4 | IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team Contact Information You may direct any questions regarding this Code to the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team by email to codeofethics@invesco.com or by phone to 203-219-2799. |
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
1. | Advisory Client means any client (including both investment companies and managed accounts) for which Invesco serves as an investment adviser, renders investment advice, or makes investment decisions. |
2. | Beneficial Interest means the opportunity to share, directly or indirectly, in any profit or loss on a transaction in Securities, including but not limited to all joint accounts, partnerships and trusts. |
3. | A Covered Account is defined for purposes of this Policy as any account: |
| Where the Employee is the registered owner of the securities in the account, thereby having a direct financial interest or benefit from the account; or |
| In which an Employee has indirect financial interest or indirect benefit, such as accounts held in the name of the Employees spouse, civil partner, or child living in the same household. |
| In which an Employee has direct control, such as any account for which the Employee has a power of attorney or trading authorisation, trust accounts on which the Employee is appointed a trustee, or corporate accounts for which the Employee is an authorised signing officer. |
The examples provided above are not all-inclusive. There may be other account types and registrations not listed above that are considered covered for the purposes of this Policy.
4. | A Covered Person means any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco UK and any individuals who, whilst not permanent Invesco UK Employees, have access to Invesco offices and/or systems and who could therefore potentially acquire certain material, non-public information. |
5. | Employee means a person who has a contract of employment with, or employed by, Invesco UK or any associated Invesco Company within Europe; including consultants, contractors or temporary Employees. |
6. | Equivalent Security means any Security issued by the same entity as the issuer of a security, including options, rights, warrants, preferred stock, restricted stock, bonds and other obligations of that company. |
7. | Fund means an investment company for which Invesco serves as an adviser or subadviser. |
8. | Good-until-cancelled order means an instruction to buy or sell a security at a specified price that remains active until it is either rescinded by the employee or the trade is executed. |
9. | High quality short-term debt instruments means any instrument having a maturity at issuance of less than 366 days and which is treated in one of the highest two rating categories by a Nationally Recognised Statistical Rating Organisation, or which is unrated but is of comparable quality. |
10. | Independent Fund Director means an independent director of an investment company advised by Invesco. |
11. | Initial Public Offering means any security which is being offered for the first time on a Recognised Stock Exchange. |
12. | Open-Ended Collective Investment Scheme means any Open-ended Investment Company, US Mutual Fund, UK ICVC or Irish Unit Trust, Luxembourg SICAV, French SICAV or Bermuda Fund. |
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13. | Securities Transaction means a purchase of or sale of Securities. |
14. | Security includes stock, notes, bonds, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness (including loan participations and assignments), limited partnership interests, investment contracts, and all derivative instruments, such as options and warrants. |
15. | UK ICVC and affiliate schemes defined as all UK domiciled Invesco ICVCs, all Invesco Continental European domestic ranges and all Invesco Ireland and Luxembourg SICAVs and Unit Trusts. |
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APPENDIX B
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT
OF INVESCO UK REVISED CODE OF ETHICS
Only complete this version of the Annual Acknowledgement where you are unable to complete the electronic version.
I acknowledge that I have received the Invesco Code of Ethics dated 1 February 2017, and represent that:
1. | In accordance with Section 7 of the Code of Ethics, I will fully disclose the Securities holdings in Covered Accounts*; |
2. | In accordance with Section 3 of the Code of Ethics, I will obtain prior authorisation for all Securities Transactions in each of my Covered Accounts except for transactions exempt from pre-clearance under Section 3 of the Code of Ethics*; |
3. | In accordance with section 7 of the Code of Ethics, I will report all Securities Transactions in each of my Covered Accounts except for transactions exempt from reporting under Section 3 of the Code of Ethics; |
4. | I have notified all individuals who own accounts that are Covered Accounts of the requirements set forth in this Code and understand that these accounts are subject to the Code including reporting and pre-clearance requirements; |
5. | I have been authorised by all individuals who own Covered Accounts to provide the relevant details concerning their securities transactions in accordance with the Code; |
6. | I will comply with the Code of Ethics in all other respects; and |
7. | I understand that a violation of the Code may be grounds for disciplinary action or termination of my employment and may also be a violation of law and regulations which may give rise to civil as well as criminal liability. |
Signature | ||||
Print Name |
Date:
* | Representations Nos: 1 and 2 do not apply to Independent Fund Directors |
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APPENDIX C
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVESCO CODE OF ETHICS
To be completed by all Employees following the end of each calendar year - only complete this version of the Annual Certification where you are unable to complete the electronic version.
I hereby certify that, with respect to the calendar year ending on 31 December 2016 (the Calendar Year), I have reported to Invesco all Securities Transactions in respect of each of my Covered Account(s). I further certify that I have reviewed the attachments hereto and confirm that:
a) | Sections A & B contain a complete list of Covered Account(s) as well as a complete list of my directorships, advisory board memberships and similar positions; |
b) | Section C contains a complete list of trades, other than Exempt Investments, in my Covered Account(s) during the Calendar Year for which contract notes/confirmations have not been forwarded; |
c) | Sections D & E contain details of any potential Conflicts of Interest and Treating Customers Fairly issues identified during the year but not yet reported. |
I further certify that:
a) | For any of my Covered Accounts which have been approved by the Compliance Department as a Discretionary Account(s) (which have been identified on Section A with an E prefix), that I have not exercised investment discretion or influenced any investment decisions and that I will not exercise investment discretion or influence any potential investment decisions with such Discretionary Account(s); |
b) | As appropriate, I have identified on Section A hereto those Covered Accounts which contain open-ended Collective Investment Schemes/Investment Companies shares only but for which account statements and confirms are not and have not been provided and hereby confirm that all securities transactions in these accounts are and will be limited exclusively to transactions in shares of open-ended Collective Investment Schemes; |
c) | For any privately-issued security held by me or my Covered Account(s), I will inform the Compliance Department upon learning that any issuer has either changed its name or has issued or proposed to issue any class of security to the public; |
d) | I have complied with the requirements of the Conflicts of Interest Policy, the Gifts, Benefits and Entertainment (Inducements) Policy, the Anti-Bribery Policy, the Market Abuse Policy, Insider Trading Policy, Fraud Policy and the Treating Customers Fairly Policy; |
e) | I have not used personal hedging strategies or remuneration or liability related insurance contracts to undermine any risk alignment effects embedded in my remuneration arrangements; |
f) | I have read and understand my departments procedures; |
g) | I have admitted to and reported any errors at the time they occurred or as soon I became aware of them; and |
h) | I have received a copy of and understand the Code in its entirety and acknowledge that I am subject to its provisions. I also certify that I have complied and will comply with its requirements; |
To the extent that any of the attached Schedules contain inaccurate or incomplete information, I have noted and initialled the change directly on the Schedule and returned this certification along with all Schedules to the Compliance Department. Capitalised terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Code.
Signature | ||||
Print Name |
Date:
UPON YOUR FULL REVIEW AND EXECUTION, PLEASE RETURN THE ENTIRE
PACKAGE IMMEDIATELY TO THE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT IN HENLEY
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APPENDIX C
Annual Certificate of Compliance with THE INVESCO CODE OF ETHICS
Section A - COVERED ACCOUNTS
The following is a list of Covered Accounts subject to the Invesco Code of Ethics:
Section B - Directorships, Advisory Board Memberships and Similar Positions held
The following is a list of directorships, advisory board memberships and similar positions that I hold:
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APPENDIX C
Annual Certificate of Compliance with THE INVESCO CODE OF ETHICS
Section C Trades
The following is a list of trades undertaken during the period for which contract notes/confirmations have not been forwarded:
Section D - Conflicts of Interest
The following is a list of potential conflicts of interest I have identified during the course of the year and not already reported to the Compliance Department:
Section E Treating Customers Fairly (TCF)
The following is a list of potential TCF issues I have identified during the course of the year and not already reported via the TCF Scorecards:
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APPENDIX D
Type of Transaction in IVZ |
Pre-Clearance |
Basis for Approval |
Quarterly Reporting of
Transactions |
Annual
Report of Holdings |
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- Open market purchases & sales | Yes | Not permitted in | Yes | Yes | ||||||
- Transactions in plan | blackout periods. | |||||||||
Compliance | Compliance | Compliance | ||||||||
Officer |
Officer | Officer | ||||||||
Exercise of Employee Stock Options when same day sale |
Yes |
Not permitted in
closed periods for |
Yes | n/a | ||||||
Recd when merged w/ Invesco |
IVZ Company | those in the | Compliance | |||||||
Options for Stock Grants |
Secretarial | Blackout Group. | Officer | |||||||
Options for Global Stock Plans |
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Options for Restricted StkAwards |
Option holding
period must be satisfied. |
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Sale of Stocks Exercised and held until later date. Options Exercised will have been received as follows: |
Yes
|
Not permitted in
closed periods for |
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Recd when merged w/ Invesco |
Compliance | those in the | Compliance | Compliance | ||||||
Options for Stock Grants |
Officer | Blackout Group. | Officer | Officer | ||||||
Options for Global Stock Plans |
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Options for Restricted StkAwards |
Stock holding period | |||||||||
must be satisfied. | ||||||||||
Sale of Stock Purchased through Sharesave or Invesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
Yes
Compliance Officer |
Not permitted
in closed periods for those in the Blackout Group. |
Yes
Compliance Officer |
Yes
Compliance Officer |
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Sale of Stock Purchased through UK Share Incentive Plan |
Yes
Compliance Officer |
Not permitted
in closed periods for those in the Blackout Group. |
Yes
Compliance Officer |
Yes
Compliance Officer |
1) Open market purchases/sales - Pre-clearance to deal is required from Compliance, no dealing is permitted during close periods for those in the Blackout Group. Details of closed periods are posted to the intranet site by Company Secretarial.
2) Employee Stock Options (a) exercise/same day sale - authorisation of the Option is granted by Company Secretarial Department and signed by Trustees of the Scheme.
3) Employee Stock Options (b) exercise/take possession/subsequent day sale - same as above, except that individual would pay for the shares and pay tax. The stock would then be lodged in the Employee share service arrangement - then if subsequent disposal was sought the normal pre-clearance process would apply (pre-clearance from Compliance - no dealing during closed periods for Blackout Group members).
4) Stock Grants (Global Stock Plans) - Awards made yearly, stock would be purchased through Company Secretarial and held for three years. After three years elect to keep the shares or distribute - stock would be transferred to Employee share service arrangement with normal pre-clearance/closed period requirements.
5) Employees who receive IVZ stock when their company is purchased by IVZ - stock distribution as part of the transaction to buy the Company concerned. Stock would be issued to the individual concerned and, depending on the terms of the deal, may be required to be held for a period. Stock would be transferred into the Employee share service, and subject to terms of the Company deal would then follow normal pre-clearance/close period guidelines.
6) Restricted Stock Awards - similar to stock grants as above - except tax not paid initially - pre-clearance from Compliance and closed period restrictions apply.
7) Transactions in IVZ stock via a pension plan - Transaction no different to open market purchases - pre-clearance required, dealing in closed periods not allowed.
8) Sharesave - If Sharesave is exercised then stock would be placed into Employee share service arrangement. Then if individual sells they go through normal pre-clearance and closed period process. Special rules may be brought in at share save anniversary dates. These will be communicated as appropriate.
9) UK Share Incentive Plan (SIP) - A UK SIP is open to UK Employees - which is a tax efficient way of purchasing shares on a monthly basis. The shares must be held for 5 years from initial purchase date - sell before and then tax would be paid. If you sell after the five year period, then normal pre-clearance and closed period restrictions would apply.
10) Invesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) - payroll deduction contributions or purchases into the ESPP do not require pre-clearance but all sale transactions do require pre-clearance. Employees who are not subject to a blackout period are allowed to sell the IVZ shares immediately they are available to sell. The 60 day holding period does not apply to such sales.
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Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct
A. | Introduction |
Invescos Code of Conduct supports our Purpose of delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. This Code of Conduct (Code of Conduct or Code) has been created to assist us in accomplishing our Purpose. It contains a number of policies and standards which, when taken together, are designed to help define the essence of the conduct of an Invesco representative. These policies and standards are also intended to provide guidance to Invesco personnel in fulfilling their obligations to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations (applicable laws). This Code of Conduct applies to all officers and other employees of Invesco and its subsidiaries (collectively, Covered Persons).
Being a purpose-driven firm strengthens Invescos culture. In practice, this means that our clients interests must always come first, that Covered Persons should treat each other with respect and consideration, and that Invesco should participate as a responsible corporate citizen in every community in which it operates. This commitment is a vital part of our achieving our principal responsibility as a publicly-held company: producing a fair return on our shareholders capital.
This Code of Conduct contains broad and general principles that supplement the specific policies, procedures and training within each business unit of Invesco.
B. | Statement of General Principles |
Invesco operates in a highly-regulated and complex environment. There are numerous layers of overlapping, and occasionally conflicting, laws, customs and local practices. This Code of Conduct was designed to provide all of us who are part of Invesco with a clear statement of our firms ethical and cultural standards.
Generally, we serve our clients as fiduciaries. Fiduciary businesses are generally held to a higher standard of conduct than other businesses, and as such there are special obligations that apply. The following key duties and principles govern our conduct as fiduciaries:
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| Best interests of clients - As fiduciaries, we have a duty to act with reasonable care, skill and caution in the best interests of our clients, and to avoid conflicts of interest. |
| Global fiduciary standards - Invesco seeks to maintain the same high fiduciary standards throughout the world, even though those standards may not be legally required, or even recognized, in some countries. |
| Client confidentiality - We must maintain the confidentiality of information relating to the client, and comply with the data protection requirements imposed by many jurisdictions. |
| Information - Clients must be provided with timely and accurate information regarding their accounts. |
| Segregation and protection of assets - Processes must be established for the proper maintenance, control and protection of client assets. Fiduciary assets must be segregated from Invesco assets and property. |
| Delegation of duties - Fiduciary duties should be delegated only when the client consents and where permitted by applicable law. Reasonable care, skill and caution must be exercised in the selection of agents and review of their performance. |
| Client guidelines - Invesco is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of clients that are consistent with the prospectus, contract, or other controlling document relating to the clients account. |
| Relations with regulators - We seek relationships with regulators that are open and responsive in nature. |
C. | General Conduct |
1. | Fair and Honest Dealing |
Covered Persons shall deal fairly and honestly with Invescos shareholders, customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. Covered Persons shall behave in an ethical manner and shall not take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair dealing practice.
2. | Anti-Discrimination and Harassment |
Invesco is committed to providing a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. Such conduct, whether overt or subtle, is demeaning, may be illegal, and undermines the integrity of the employment relationship.
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Sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, pressure to engage in a sexual relationship as a condition of employment or promotion, or conduct which creates a hostile or offensive work environment.
Discrimination can take many forms including actions, words, jokes, or comments based upon an individuals race, citizenship, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, veteran status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or other legally protected characteristic. Any Covered Person who engages in harassment or discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
3. | Electronic Communications |
The use of electronic mail, the Internet and other technology assets is an important part of our work at Invesco. Used improperly, this technology presents legal and business risks for the company and for individual employees. There are also important privacy issues associated with the use of technology, and related regulations are evolving.
In accordance with Invescos IT Systems: Acceptable Use policies, all Covered Persons are required to use information technology for proper business purposes and in a manner that does not compromise the confidentiality of sensitive or proprietary information. All communications with the public, clients, prospects and fellow employees must be conducted with dignity, integrity, and competence and in an ethical and professional manner.
We must not use information technology to: transmit or store materials which are obscene, pornographic, or otherwise offensive; engage in criminal activity; obtain unauthorized access to data or files; commit copyright violations; install personal software without permission; or make Internet statements, without permission, that suggest that the user is speaking on behalf of Invesco or its affiliates.
4. | Substance Abuse |
Invesco is committed to providing a safe and healthy work place for all employees. The use, possession, sale, transfer, purchase, or being under the influence of drugs at any time while on company premises or on company business is prohibited. The term drug includes alcoholic beverages (other than in connection with entertainment events, or in other appropriate settings), prescriptions not authorized by your doctor, inhalants, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other illegal substances.
5. | Political Activities and Lobbying |
Covered Persons, as private citizens, are encouraged to exercise their rights and duties in any political or civic process. For example, voting in elections for which they are eligible, or making contributions supporting candidates or parties of their choice.
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Invesco does not make political contributions with corporate funds. No Covered Person may, under any circumstances, use company funds to make political contributions, nor may you represent your personal political views as being those of the company. In the United States, Invesco does support a Political Action Committee.
D. | Conflicts of Interest |
Invesco and its Covered Persons must adhere to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct. A conflict of interest exists when a Covered Person acts in a manner that is not in the best interests of Invesco, our clients, or our shareholders. Often, this is because the Covered Person or someone with whom they have a close personal relationship (e.g. a relative or friend) will benefit personally.
All Covered Persons must act in a manner that is in the best interests of Invesco, our clients, and our shareholders and must avoid any situation that gives rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest. At no time may a Covered Person use Invesco property, information, or their position to profit personally or to assist others in profiting at the expense of the company, to compete with Invesco, or to take advantage of opportunities that are discovered in the course of serving Invesco.
All Covered Persons shall promptly communicate to the applicable member of Compliance any material transaction, relationship, or situation that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest so that the company and the Covered Person may take steps to minimize the conflict.
While not all-inclusive, the following sections describe in more detail key areas where real or perceived conflicts of interest can arise.
1. | Outside Activities and Compensation |
No Covered Person shall perform work or render services for any competitor of Invesco or for any organization with which Invesco does business, or which seeks to do business with Invesco, outside of the normal course of his or her employment with Invesco, without the prior written approval of the company. Nor shall any such person be a director, officer, or consultant of such an organization, or permit his or her name to be used in any fashion that would tend to indicate a business connection with such organization, without such approval. Outside organizations can include public or private corporations, partnerships, charitable foundations and other not-for-profit institutions. With the above approval, Covered Persons may receive compensation for such activities.
Service with organizations outside of Invesco can; however, raise serious regulatory issues, including conflicts of interest and access to material non-public information.
As an outside board member or officer, a Covered Person may come into possession of material non-public information about the outside company or other public companies. It is critical that a proper information barrier be in place between Invesco and the
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outside organization, and that the Covered Person does not communicate such information to other Covered Persons in violation of the information barrier.
Similarly, Invesco may have a business relationship with the outside organization or may seek a relationship in the future. In those circumstances, the Covered Person must not be involved in any way in the business relationship between Invesco and the outside organization.
Invesco retains the right to prohibit membership by Covered Persons on any board of directors/trustees or as an officer of an outside organization where such membership might conflict with the best interests of the company. Approval will be granted on a case-by-case basis, subject to proper resolution of potential conflicts of interest. Outside activities will be approved only if these issues can be satisfactorily resolved.
2. | Personal Trading |
Purchasing and selling securities in a Covered Persons own account, or accounts over which the Covered Person has access or control, particularly in securities owned by client accounts, can give rise to potential conflicts of interest. As fiduciaries, we are held to the highest standards of conduct. Improperly gaining advance knowledge of portfolio transactions, or conducting securities transactions based upon information obtained at Invesco, can be a violation of those standards.
Every Covered Person must also comply with the specific personal trading rules in effect for the Covered Persons business unit.
3. | Information Barriers, Material Non-Public Information, and Inside Information |
In the conduct of our business, Covered Persons may come into possession of material non-public information or inside information. This information could concern an issuer, a client, a portfolio, the market for a particular security, or Invesco itself. The Board of Directors of the company has adopted an Insider Trading Policy (Insider Trading Policy) which applies to all Covered Persons. The Insider Trading Policy prohibits all Covered Persons from using such information in ways that violate the law, including for personal gain. Non-public information must be kept confidential, which may include keeping it confidential from other Covered Persons. The purchase or sale of Invescos securities or the securities of other publicly-traded companies while aware of material nonpublic information about such company, or the disclosure of material nonpublic information to others who then trade in such companys securities, is prohibited by this Code of Conduct and applicable securities laws.
With regard to Invesco securities, the Insider Trading Policy, among other provisions, prohibits directors, officers, and other Covered Persons who are deemed to have access to material, non-public information relating to the company from trading during specified Blackout Periods (as defined therein). All Covered Persons should review the Invesco Insider Trading Policy and any applicable local procedures carefully and follow the policies and procedures described therein. The failure of a Covered Person to comply with the companys Insider Trading Policy and any applicable local procedures
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may subject him or her to company-imposed sanctions, up to and including termination for cause, whether or not the failure to comply results in a violation of law. Please contact an appropriate member of Compliance on any questions regarding this subject and the companys Insider Trading Policy or any applicable local procedures.
4. | Gifts and Relationships with Customers and Suppliers |
Invesco seeks to do business with clients and suppliers on a fair and equitable basis. We may not accept or provide gifts of other than nominal value, or lavish entertainment, or other valuable benefits or special favors to or from customers or suppliers. We must observe any limits imposed by our business units policies, local laws, or regulations with respect to the acceptance or provision of gifts and entertainment.
E. | Compliance with Applicable Laws |
Invesco strives to ensure that all activity by or on behalf of Invesco is in compliance with applicable laws. As Invesco operates in major countries and securities markets throughout the world, we have a duty to comply with applicable laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate. While not exhaustive, this section describes several areas where such legislation may exist.
1. | Anti-Bribery and Dealings with Governmental Officials |
Invesco does not tolerate bribery. We, and those working on Invescos behalf, must not offer, request, receive, give, accept or agree to accept bribes to or from anyone whether in the private or public sector with the intent to induce or reward improper performance of duties.
Many of the countries in which Invesco conducts its business prohibit the improper influencing of governmental officials or other business persons by the payment, giving or offering of bribes, gifts, political contributions, lavish hospitality or by other means. Our policy requires adherence to those restrictions.
Do not directly or indirectly promise, offer or make payment in money or give an advantage or anything of value to anyone including a government official, agent or employee of a government, political party, labor organization, charity, a business entity or its representatives, a candidate of a political party or their families, with the intent to induce favorable business treatment or improper performance of their business or government decisions and actions.
This policy prohibits actions intended to, for example, improperly:
| influence a specific decision or action or |
| enhance future relationships or |
| maintain existing relationships |
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We must not request, accept or agree to accept payments or other advantages that are intended to improperly influence our decisions or actions or additionally, agree to any business relationships that are conditional on such advantages being given or received.
In general, all travel and entertainment that Covered Persons provide to existing or perspective business partners and governmental officials must be pre-approved within the appropriate business unit. If approved, and in the case of situations involving government officials, a written confirmation that such expenses do not violate local law must be obtained from an appropriate third party (e.g., the business units legal counsel or the government officials supervisor).
Covered Persons shall comply with applicable laws governing political campaign finance and lobbying activities and shall not engage in any conduct that is intended to avoid the application of such laws to activities undertaken on Invescos behalf. In addition, appropriate executive officers shall monitor compliance with lobbyist registration and disclosure requirements by all individuals who act on behalf of Invesco.
These prohibitions in this section extend to any consultants or agents we may retain on behalf of Invesco.
Further information can be found in the Invesco Anti-Bribery Policy. Guidance regarding genuine and allowable gifts and entertainment is set out in the Invesco Ltd Gifts and Entertainment Policy.
2. | Anti-Money Laundering |
In the global marketplace, the attempted use of financial institutions and instruments to launder money is a significant problem that has resulted in the passage of strict laws in many countries. Money laundering is the attempt to disguise money derived from or intended to finance illegal activity including drug trafficking, terrorism, organized crime, fraud, and many other crimes. Money launderers go to great lengths to hide the sources of their funds. Among the most common stratagems are placing cash in legitimate financial institutions, layering between numerous financial institutions, and integrating the laundered proceeds back into the economy as apparently legitimate funds.
All Covered Persons must be vigilant in the fight against money laundering, and must not allow Invesco to be used for money laundering. Each business unit has developed an anti-money laundering program that is consistent with Invescos policy. Each Covered Person must comply with the applicable program.
3. | Antitrust |
The laws of many countries are designed to protect consumers from illegal competitive actions such as price fixing and dividing markets. It is Invescos policy and practice to compete based on the merits of our products and services. In order to further that policy, Covered Persons must not fix or control prices with competitors, divide up
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territories or markets, limit the production or sale of products, boycott certain suppliers or customers, unfairly control or restrict trade in any way, restrict a competitors marketing practices, or disparage a competitor. Covered Persons must never discuss products, pricing or markets with competitors with the intent to fix prices or divide markets.
4. | International Issues |
If you conduct business for Invesco outside of the U.S., in addition to being familiar with the local laws of the other countries involved, be sure you are familiar with the following U.S. laws and regulations. Violations of these laws can result in substantial fines, imprisonment and severe restrictions on the companys ability to do business.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar laws in many other countries have a variety of provisions that regulate business in other countries and with foreign citizens. In essence, these laws make it a crime to promise or give anything of value to a foreign official or political party in order to obtain or keep business or obtain any improper advantage. It is also illegal to make payments to agents, sales representatives or other third parties if you have reason to believe your gift will be used illegally. Seek advice from the appropriate member of Compliance for interpretation of the FCPA or similar laws if you are involved in any business dealings that involve foreign countries.
Anti-Boycott Laws
From time to time, various countries may impose restrictions upon the ability of businesses in their jurisdiction to engage in commerce with designated individuals, countries or companies. These laws are commonly referred to as boycotts or trade embargoes. It may be against the law to cooperate in any boycotts between foreign countries not sanctioned by the laws of the place where your office is located. All requests for boycott support or boycott-related information must be reported to your supervisor and the member of Compliance with responsibility for your office.
Similarly, many countries contribute the names of criminal or terrorist organizations or individuals to a common database and require financial institutions to screen customer lists against the database as part of their Know Your Customer obligations. We must be aware of, and where appropriate, adhere to any such restrictions.
Embargo Sanctions
The United States Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control prohibits U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries from doing business with certain countries and agencies and certain individuals. The laws of other countries may have similar types of prohibitions. The regulations vary depending on the country and the
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type of transaction and often change as countries foreign policies change. If you are aware of any sensitive political issues with a country in which Invesco is doing or considering doing business, seek advice from the appropriate member of Compliance.
F. | Information Management |
1. | Confidential Information |
Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or harmful to the company or its customers, if disclosed. All information (in any form, including electronic information) that is created or used in support of company business activities is the property of Invesco. This company information is a valuable asset and Covered Persons are expected to protect it from unauthorized disclosure. This includes Invesco customer, supplier, business partner, and employee data. United States (federal and state) and other jurisdictions laws may restrict the use of such information and impose penalties for impermissible use or disclosure.
Covered Persons must maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the company or its customers, vendors or consultants except when disclosure is properly authorized by the company or legally mandated. Covered Persons shall take all reasonable efforts to safeguard such confidential information that is in their possession against inadvertent disclosure and shall comply with any non-disclosure obligations imposed on Invesco in its agreements with third parties.
Information pertaining to Invescos competitive position or business strategies, and information relating to negotiations with Covered Persons or third parties, should be protected and shared only with Covered Persons having a need to know such information in order to perform their job responsibilities.
2. | Data Privacy |
Data privacy, as it relates both to our clients and our employees, has become a major political and legal issue in many jurisdictions in which we do business. A variety of laws in each of those jurisdictions governs the collection, storage, dissemination, transfer, use, access to and confidentiality of personal information and patient health information. These laws can work to limit transfers of such data across borders and even among affiliated entities within Invesco. Invesco and its Covered Persons will comply with all provisions of these laws that relate to its business, including the privacy, security and electronic transmission of financial, health and other personal information. The company expects its Covered Persons to keep all such data confidential and to protect, use and disclose information in the conduct of our business only in compliance with these laws. The company will consider and may release personal information to third parties to comply with law or to protect the rights, property or safety of Invesco and its customers. In accordance with Invesco policies, each business unit has developed required disclosures and data security procedures applicable to that business unit. All Covered Persons must comply with the applicable procedures.
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With respect to Invesco Covered Persons, all salary, benefit, medical and other personal information relating to Covered Persons shall generally be treated as confidential. Personnel files, payroll information, disciplinary matters, and similar information are to be maintained in a manner designed to protect confidentiality in accordance with applicable laws. All Covered Persons shall exercise due care to prevent the release or sharing of such information beyond those persons who may need such information to fulfill their job functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all personnel information belongs solely to Invesco and may be reviewed or used by the company as needed to conduct its business.
G. | Protecting Invescos Assets |
All Covered Persons shall strive to preserve and protect the companys assets and resources and to promote their efficient use. The standards set forth below are intended to guide Covered Persons by articulating Invescos expectations as they relate to activities or behaviors that may affect the companys assets.
1. | Personal Use of Corporate Assets |
Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on Invescos profitability. Covered Persons are not to convert assets of the company to personal use. Company property should be used for the companys legitimate business purposes and the business of the company shall be conducted in a manner designed to further Invescos interest rather than the personal interest of an individual Covered Person. Covered Persons are prohibited from the unauthorized use or taking of Invescos equipment, supplies, materials or services. Prior to engaging in any activity on company time which will result in remuneration to the Covered Person or the use of Invescos equipment, supplies, materials or services for personal or non-work related purposes, officers and other Covered Persons shall obtain the approval of the supervisor of the appropriate business unit.
2. | Use of Company Software |
Covered Persons use software programs for word processing, spreadsheets, data management, and many other applications. Software products purchased by the company are covered by some form of licensing agreement that describes the terms, conditions and allowed uses. It is the companys policy to respect copyright laws and observe the terms and conditions of any license agreements. Copyright laws in the United States and other countries impose civil and criminal penalties for illegal reproductions and use of licensed software. You must be aware of the restrictions on the use of software and abide by those restrictions. Invesco business equipment may not be used to reproduce commercial software. In addition, you may not use personal software on company equipment without prior written approval.
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3. | Computer Resources/E-mail |
The companys computer resources, which include the electronic messaging systems (e-mail, SMS, etc.), belong to Invesco and not to the Covered Person. They are not intended to be used for amusement, solicitation, or other non-business purposes. While it is recognized that Covered Persons will occasionally use the system for personal communications, it is expected that such uses will be kept to a minimum and that Covered Persons will be responsible and professional in their use of these functions. The use of the computer systems to make or forward derogatory or offensive remarks about other people or groups is prohibited. E-mail/Text messages should be treated as any other written business communication.
4. | Invesco Intellectual Property |
Covered Persons must carefully maintain and manage the intellectual property rights of Invesco, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, to preserve and protect their value. Information, ideas and intellectual property assets of Invesco are important to the companys success.
Invescos name, logo, trademarks, inventions, processes and innovations are intellectual property assets and their protection is vital to the success of the companys business. The companys and any of its subsidiaries names, logos and other trademarks and service marks are to be used only for authorized company business and never in connection with personal or other activities unless appropriately approved and in accordance with company policy. In addition, our Covered Persons must respect the intellectual property rights of third parties. Violation of these rights can subject both you and the company to substantial liability, including criminal penalties.
Any work product produced in the course of performing your job shall be deemed to be a work made for hire and shall belong to Invesco and is to be used only for the benefit of Invesco. This includes such items as marketing plans, product development plans, computer programs, software, hardware and similar materials. You must share any innovations or inventions you create with your supervisor so that the company can take steps to protect these valuable assets.
5. | Retention of Books and Records |
Invesco corporate records are important assets. Corporate records include essentially everything you produce as a Covered Person, regardless of its format. A corporate record may be in the form of paper, electronic data, e-mail, or voice mail. It may be something as obvious as a memorandum or a contract or something not as obvious, such as a desk calendar, an appointment book, or an expense record.
Invesco is required by law to maintain certain types of corporate records, usually for a specified period of time. Failure to retain such documents for such minimum periods could subject Invesco to penalties and fines, cause the loss of rights, obstruct justice, place Invesco in contempt of court, or place Invesco at a serious disadvantage in litigation. However, storage of voluminous records over time is costly. Therefore,
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Invesco has established controls to assure retention for required periods and timely destruction of retrievable records, such as paper copies and records on computers and electronic systems. Even if a document is retained for the legally required period, liability could still result if a document is destroyed before its scheduled destruction date.
Invesco and its affiliates are subject to the regulatory requirements of numerous countries and regulatory agencies. Virtually all of them have specific requirements concerning the creation, maintenance and storage of business records. Invesco expects all Covered Persons to become familiar with and fully comply with the records retention/destruction schedule for the departments and office locations for which they work. If you believe documents should be retained beyond the applicable retention period, consult with the Records Management Department.
6. | Sales and Marketing Materials |
Invesco is committed to building sustained, open, and honest relationships with our customers, and to complying with all relevant regulatory requirements. This requires that all marketing and sales-related materials be prepared under standards approved by Compliance and, prior to use, reviewed and approved by the appropriate supervisor within a business unit. Covered materials include but are not limited to, requests for proposals, client presentations, performance summaries, advertisements, published market commentaries, brochures and web site content.
H. | Disclosure of Invesco Information |
1. | Integrity and Accuracy of Financial Records |
The preparation and maintenance of accurate books, records and accounts is required by law and essential to the proper discharge of financial, legal and reporting obligations. All Covered Persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly falsifying or causing to be false or misleading any financial or accounting book, record or account. In addition, all financial data must be completely and accurately recorded in compliance with applicable law and Invescos accounting policies and procedures. A Covered Person may violate this section by acting or by failing to act when he or she becomes aware of a violation or potential violation of this section.
2. | Disclosure in Reports and Documents |
Filings and Public Materials . As a public company, it is important that the companys filings with the SEC and other U.S. federal, state, domestic and international regulatory agencies are full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable. The company also makes many other filings with the SEC and other U.S. and international regulatory agencies on behalf of the funds that its subsidiaries and affiliates manage. Further, the company prepares mutual fund account statements, client investment performance information,
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prospectuses and advertising materials that are sent out to its mutual fund shareholders and clients.
Disclosure and Reporting Policy . The companys policy is to comply with all applicable disclosure, financial reporting and accounting regulations applicable to the company. The company maintains the highest commitment to its disclosure and reporting requirements, and expects and requires all Covered Persons to record information accurately and truthfully in the books and records of the company.
Information for Filings . Depending on his or her position with the company, a Covered Person may be called upon to provide necessary information to assure that the companys public reports and regulatory filings are full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable. The company expects all Covered Persons to be diligent in providing accurate information to the inquiries that are made related to the companys public disclosure requirements.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . Covered Persons are required to cooperate and comply with the companys disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting so that the companys reports and documents filed with the SEC and other U.S. federal, state, domestic and international regulatory agencies comply in all material respects with applicable laws and provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.
3. | Improper Influence on the Conduct of Audits |
Every Covered Person must deal fairly and honestly with outside accountants performing audits, reviews or examinations of Invescos and its subsidiaries financial statements. To that end, no Covered Person of Invesco may make or cause to be made a materially false or misleading statement (or omit facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading) in connection with an audit, review or examination of financial statements by independent accountants or the preparation of any document or report required to be filed with a governmental or regulatory authority. Covered Persons of Invesco also are prohibited from coercing, manipulating, misleading or fraudulently inducing any independent public or certified public accountant engaged in the performance or review of financial statements that are required to be filed with a governmental or regulatory authority if he or she knows or should have known that his or her actions could result in making those financial statements materially misleading.
4. | Standards for Invescos Financial Officers |
Invescos Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (the Financial Officers) are required to take all reasonable steps to provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures in the reports and documents that Invesco files with or submits to the SEC and other regulatory bodies and in other public communications made by Invesco. In the event that a Financial Officer learns that any such report, document or communication does not meet this standard and such deviation is material, then the Financial Officers are required to review and investigate
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such deviation, advise the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors regarding the deviation and, where necessary, revise the relevant report, document or communication.
Although a particular accounting treatment for one or more of Invescos operations may be permitted under applicable accounting standards, the Financial Officers may not authorize or permit the use of such an accounting treatment if the effect is to distort or conceal Invescos true financial condition. The accounting standards and treatments utilized by Invesco must, in all instances, be determined on an objective and uniform basis and without reference to a single transaction or series of transactions and their impact on Invescos financial results for a particular time period. Any new or novel accounting treatment or standard that is to be utilized in the preparation of Invescos financial statements must be discussed with Invescos Audit Committee and its independent auditors.
5. | Communications with the Media |
Invesco has a long-standing policy of co-operating with the news media. This policy is intended to enhance the companys reputation, provide accurate information, and achieve our business goals.
Invesco employs media relations professionals who are responsible for managing our interaction with the news media. Invescos Corporate Communications Department is responsible for formulating and directing our media relations approach and policy worldwide. Other Invesco employees should not speak to or disseminate information to the news media unless such contact has been requested and arranged by or coordinated with an Invesco media relations professional in accordance with the companys media relations policy. Any contact from the news media should be referred promptly and without comment to an Invesco media relations professional. If you do not know the appropriate media relations professional for your unit, you can refer the contact to the Invesco Corporate Communications Department.
6. | Communications with Analysts and Shareholders |
Many countries have detailed rules with regard to the dissemination of information about public companies. In particular, a public company must have procedures for controlling the release of information that may have a material impact on its share price. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer are responsible for Invescos relationships with the financial community, including the release of price sensitive information. Other Invesco employees may not speak to or disseminate information regarding the company to the financial community (including analysts, investors, shareholders, Company lenders, and rating agencies) unless such contact has been requested and arranged by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Investor Relations Department.
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I. | Compliance with the Code of Conduct |
1. | Your Responsibilities |
One persons misconduct can damage our entire companys hard-earned reputation and compromise the publics trust in the company. Every Covered Person should therefore be familiar with this Code and abide strictly by its provisions.
2. | Reporting Violations of the Code |
As part of being accountable to each other and Invesco, all Covered Persons are required to report possible violations of the Invesco Code of Conduct, laws or regulations. Such violations can include, but are not limited to:
| Violations of any laws or regulations generally involving Invesco; |
| Questionable accounting matters, internal accounting controls, auditing matters, breaches of fiduciary duty or violations of United States or foreign securities laws or rules (collectively, Accounting Matters) including, but not limited to: |
| fraud or deliberate error in the preparation, evaluation, review or audit of any financial statement of Invesco; |
| fraud or deliberate error in the recording and maintaining of financial records of Invesco; |
| deficiencies in or non-compliance with Invescos internal accounting controls; |
| misrepresentation or false statements to or by a senior officer or accountant regarding a matter contained in the financial records, financial reports or audit reports of Invesco; |
| deviation from full and fair reporting of Invescos financial condition; or |
fraudulent or criminal activities engaged in by officers, directors or employees of Invesco;
You may report your concerns in any of three ways:
Contact your supervisor
We encourage you to first contact your immediate supervisor or another appropriate person in your own management chain of any concerns raised.
Contact the Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit or Human Resources Departments
If you prefer not to discuss a concern with your own supervisor or others in your own management chain, you may instead contact the Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit or Human Resources Departments directly. The individual you report the matter to would
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be responsible for working with you to determine the details of your concern as well as following Invescos reporting and escalation processes in order to address the matter.
Call our Invesco Whistleblower Hotline
If raising a concern in the first two methods makes you uncomfortable for any reason, or if you and/or the individual you have reported your concern do not feel Invescos established reporting and escalation channels would effectively address or is not effectively addressing the matter you have raised, you may also report your concerns confidentially and anonymously by calling the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline. If you are calling from a U.S. or Canadian location, dial 1-855-234-9780 . For calls from all other locations, Use the following link to identify a toll-free number for your country:
Link to International Toll-Free Numbers
You may also report your concern by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at www.invesco.ethicspoint.com .
The Invesco Whistleblower Hotline is administered by an outside vendor and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information on the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline, please click here: Invesco Whistleblower Hotline .
Complaints relating to Accounting Matters will be reviewed pursuant to the Audit Committees policy and procedures and under its direction and oversight by such persons as the Audit Committee determines to be appropriate. All other matters will be reviewed under the direction and oversight of the appropriate departments within Invesco, usually also including Compliance. Prompt and appropriate corrective action will be taken when and as warranted in the judgment of the Audit Committee or other reviewing department.
Invesco will not permit retaliation, retribution, harassment, or intimidation of any employee who in good faith reports a possible violation. Along with the three reporting methods described above, this also includes, but is not limited to an employee who discloses information to a government or law enforcement agency, or any other national, state or provincial securities regulatory authority where the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation or possible violation of federal or state law or regulation.
However, employees who file reports or provide evidence which they know to be false or without a reasonable belief in the truth and accuracy of such information may be subject to disciplinary action, including termination of their employment.
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3. | Failure to Comply |
It is your responsibility at all times to comply with the law and behave in an ethical manner. Failure to obey laws and regulations violates this Code and may expose both you and the company to criminal or civil sanctions. Invesco will investigate reported violations of the Code and, if violations are found, may take disciplinary action, if appropriate, against the individuals involved up to and including termination. Invesco may also seek civil remedies from you and even refer criminal misconduct to law enforcement agencies, and may make reports, if appropriate, to regulatory authorities. Nothing in this Code restricts the company from taking any disciplinary action on any matters pertaining to the conduct of a Covered Person, whether or not expressly set forth in the Code.
4. | Annual Certification |
As Covered Persons, each of us is obligated to read and understand this Code of Conduct and our relevant business units policies and procedures. All Covered Persons are expected to abide by both the letter and spirit of the Code and will certify their adherence on an annual basis.
5. | Other Requirements |
This Code cannot anticipate every possible situation or cover every topic in detail. The company has established special policies to address specific subjects and will update this Code and those specific policies from time-to-time. Covered Persons are also expected to perform their work with honesty and integrity in any areas not specifically addressed by the Code. If you are unclear about a situation, please speak with your supervisor or an appropriate member of Compliance before taking action.
6. | Waivers of the Code |
In certain limited situations, Invesco may waive the application of a provision of the Code to employees or Executive Officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Executive Officers). For the purposes of the Code, the term waiver shall mean a material departure from a provision of the Code.
For all employees, including Executive Officers, any requests for waivers must be made to Compliance. For waiver requests not involving an Executive Officer, Compliance shall forward the request to the General Counsel of the business unit for consideration.
For waiver requests involving an Executive Officer, Compliance will forward the request to General Counsel to raise to the Invesco Board of Directors or a committee thereof for consideration. Only the Board of Directors or one of its committees may approve a waiver for an Executive Officer. Any such waiver granted to an Executive Officer shall be promptly disclosed to shareholders within four (4) business days as required by SEC rules and the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and other applicable laws.
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Criteria for a Waiver:
Any employee or Executive Officer requesting a waiver of the Code must demonstrate that such a waiver:
| is necessary to alleviate undue hardship or in view of unforeseen circumstances or is otherwise appropriate under all the relevant facts and circumstances; |
| will not be inconsistent with the purposes and objectives of the Code; |
| will not adversely affect the interests of clients of the company or the interests of the company; and |
| will not result in a transaction or conduct that would violate provisions of applicable laws or regulations. |
7. | Use and Disclosure |
This Code is intended solely for the internal use by the company and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of the company, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion. To the extent required by law, the company shall publicly ( e.g. , in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and/or on its website) disclose this Code of Conduct and its application to all of the companys Covered Persons.
8. | Amendments |
This Code may only be amended by Invescos Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof. To the extent required by law, amendments to the Code of Conduct shall be disclosed publicly. As set forth in the companys filings with the SEC, the company has elected to disclose certain amendments to the Code that affect, and any waivers of the Code granted to, Financial Officers on the companys Web site.
Revised: October 2016
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Invesco Hong Kong Limited
CODE OF ETHICS
January 1, 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. | Introduction | 3 | ||||
II. | Statement of Fiduciary Principles | 3 | ||||
III. | Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations | 4 | ||||
IV. | Limits on Personal Investing | 4 | ||||
A. Personal Investing |
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1 Pre-clearance of Personal Securities Transactions |
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2 Blackout Period |
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De Minimis Exemptions |
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3 Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits |
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4 Initial Public Offerings |
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5 Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel |
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6 Prohibition on Investment Clubs |
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7 Restricted List Securities |
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8 Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance |
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9 Covered Accounts Requirements |
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10 Private Securities Transactions |
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11 Limited Investment Opportunity |
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12 Excessive Short-Term Trading in Funds |
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B. Invesco Ltd. Securities |
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C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities |
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1 Outside Business Activities |
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2 Gifts and Entertainment Policy |
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Gifts |
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Entertainment |
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D. Parallel Investing Permitted |
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V. | Reporting Requirements | 12 | ||||
a. Initial Holdings Reports |
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b. Quarterly Transaction Reports |
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c. Annual Holdings Reports |
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d. Gifts and Entertainment Reporting |
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e. Certification of Compliance |
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VI. | Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues | 14 | ||||
VII. | Administration of the Code of Ethics | 15 | ||||
VIII. |
Sanctions |
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IX. |
Exceptions to the Code |
15 | ||||
X. |
Definitions |
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XI. |
Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures |
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XII. |
Code of Ethics Contact |
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Invesco Hong Kong Limited
CODE OF ETHICS
I. Introduction
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (IHKL) has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each portfolio under management. The interests of Clients and of the shareholders of investment company take precedence over the personal interests of IHKLs Covered Persons (defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are defined at the end of this document.
This Code of Ethics (the Code) applies to IHKLs affiliated broker-dealers, all Invesco Affiliated Mutual Funds and all of their Covered Persons. Covered Persons include:
| any director, officer, full or part time, temporary or permanent Employee of IHKL or |
| any full or part time Employee of any of IHKLs affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties: makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommedations, or obtains information concerning investment recommendations with respect to such purchase or sales of Covered Securities; or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations, or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by IHKL. |
| any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act) or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be deemed to be Covered Persons by Compliance. |
| any other persons that may be so deemed by the Head of Compliance, Greater China. |
II. Statement of Fiduciary Principles
The following fiduciary principles govern Covered Persons.
| the interests of Clients and shareholders of the investment company must be placed first at all times and Covered Persons must not take inappropriate advantage of his or her positions; and |
| all personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in a manner to avoid any abuse of an individuals position of trust and responsibility; and |
| this Code is our effort to address conflicts of interest that may arise in the ordinary course of our business and does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest. This Code does not necessarily shield Covered Persons from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Clients and shareholders of the investment company. |
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III. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations
All Covered Persons are required to comply with applicable securities laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Covered Persons shall promptly report any violations of laws or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to IHKLs Head of Compliance, Greater China or his/her designee. Additional methods of reporting potential violations or compliance issues are described in Section VI of this Code under Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues.
IV. Limits on Personal Investing
A. Personal Investing
1. Pre-clearance of Personal Security Transactions . All Covered Persons must pre-clear with Compliance using the automated review system, all personal security transactions involving Covered Securities in which they have a Beneficial Interest unless otherwise indicated below. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval. Good-until-cancelled orders are not allowed.
Additionally, all Covered Persons must pre-clear personal securities transactions involving securities over which they have discretion. For example, if a Covered Person is directing the transactions for a friend or family member (regardless of whether they share the same household) all transactions in Covered Securities must be pre-cleared.
Covered Securities include but are not limited to all investments that can be traded by IHKL for its Clients, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, municipal bonds, Affiliated Mutual Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), closed-end mutual funds, and any of their derivatives such as options and futures. All Affiliated Mutual Funds (including both open-end and closed-end funds) and Invesco PowerShares ETFs are considered Covered Securities.
All transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities must be pre-cleared. Please refer to section IV.B for additional guidelines on Invesco Ltd. securities. Any transaction in a previous employers company stock that is obtained through an employee benefit plan or company stock fund held in an external retirement plan requires pre-clearance.
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The Following Pre-clearance Exemptions Apply:
Invesco Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds:
Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds do not need to be pre-cleared through the automated review system. Except those held under Local Pension Schemes, all affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds are subject to the reporting requirements outlined in section V below.
Exchange Traded Products :
Employees are exempt from pre-clearing unaffiliated broad-based Exchange Traded Products such as Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) as described on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List , and any derivatives of these securities such as options. All Invesco PowerShares ETFs and ETFs not listed on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List must be pre-cleared .
Currencies, Commodities :
Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in currencies and commodities.
Options, futures and all other derivatives based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities :
Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in derivatives of an index of securities, currencies and commodities.
All Covered Securities are still subject to requirements and limits on personal investing as described in Section IV. and V. of the Code, irrespective of whether pre-clearance is required.
Exempted Securities:
Covered Securities do not include shares of money market funds, local and U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit, or interests in open-ended collective investment schemes (including mutual funds and/or unit trusts) not advised or sub-advised by any entity within the Invesco group. (Please refer to the Definitions section of this Code for more information on the term, Covered Security.)
If you are unclear about whether a proposed transaction involves a Covered Security, please contact Compliance prior to executing the transaction via email at: CodeofEthicsGreaterChina@invesco.com or by phone at 111-2633 from your Invesco office phone.
Compliance will consider the following factors, among others, in determining whether or not pre-clearance approval will be provided. Please note that you must obtain pre-clearance even if you believe your transactions request satisfies the criteria below. The
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automated review system will review personal trade requests from Covered Persons based on the following considerations:
2. Blackout Period. IHKL does not permit Covered Persons to trade in a Covered Security if there is conflicting activity in an Invesco Client account.
| Non-Investment Personnel. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within two trading days after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
| Investment Personnel . |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
For practical purposes, an Employee without knowledge of investment activity of a Client account would not know of such activity in advance of a Client trade. Therefore, for those Employees, trading with pre-clearance approval granted prior to a Client transaction will not be considered a violation of this Code of Ethics. Compliance will review personal securities transactions to identify potential conflicts in which there is an appearance that such an Employee could have traded while he or she was aware of upcoming Client transactions. If a potential conflict exists, this would be considered a violation of the blackout period required by this Code of Ethics.
De Minimis Exemptions . Compliance will apply the following de minimis exemptions in granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Persons proposed personal securities transaction:
| Equity de minimis exemptions. |
| If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the Hang Seng Index, Straits Times Index STI (FSSTI), or Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) or any of the main indices globally included on the De Minimis Indices List which can be accessed on the Invesco intranet using the following link: |
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-
NA/Training/Documents/De%20Minimis%20Indices%20List.pdf
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| For any other security, if a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30 day period provided that there is no conflicting Client activity in that security during the blackout period or on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day. |
| Fixed income de minimis exemption . If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she may execute up to HKD800,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30-day period. |
The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk on the security involved in the proposed personal securities transaction and will verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the black-out period is the last three trading days. For Investments, Portfolio Administration and IT personnel, Compliance will also check the trading activity of affiliates with respect to which such personnel have potential access to transactional information to verify that there have been no Client transactions in the requested security during the blackout period. Compliance will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal securities transaction. The approval of a personal securities transaction request is only valid for that business day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction on the business day the approval is granted, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval.
Any failure to pre-clear transactions is a violation of the Code and will be subject to the following potential sanctions:
| A Letter of Education will be provided to any Covered Person whose failure to pre-clear is considered immaterial or inadvertent. |
| Deliberate failures to pre-clear transactions, as well as repeat and/or material violations, may result in in-person training, probation, withdrawal of personal trading privileges or employment termination, depending on the nature and severity of the violations. |
3. Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits . Covered Persons are prohibited from engaging in the purchase and sale, or short sale and cover of the same Covered Security within 60 calendar days at a profit. If a Covered Person trades a Covered Security within the 60 day time frame, any profit from the trade will be disgorged to a charity of IHKLs choice and a letter of education may be issued to the Covered Person. Transactions in currencies, commodities and derivatives (such as options and futures) based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities are exempt from the 60 day holding period. This exemption does not apply to derivatives of individual
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securities. Disgorgement amounts must represent the full amount of the profits received and are not adjusted to account for taxes or related fees.
4. Initial Public Offerings . Covered Persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly acquiring Beneficial Interest of any security in an equity Initial Public Offering. Exceptions will only be granted in unusual circumstances and must be recommended by Compliance and approved by the Head of Compliance, Greater China or Head of Legal, Greater China (or designee) and the Chief Investment Officer, Asia ex-Japan (or designee) of the Covered Persons business unit.
5. Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel . Investment Personnel are prohibited from effecting short sales of Covered Securities in his or her personal accounts if a Client of IHKL for whose account they have investment management responsibility has a long position in those Covered Securities.
6. Prohibition on Investment Clubs . Participation in a club with the purpose of pooling money and investing based on group investment decisions is prohibited.
7. Restricted List Securities. Employees requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest.
8. Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance. In spite of adhering to the requirements specified throughout this section, Compliance, in keeping with the general principles and objectives of the Code, may refuse to grant pre-clearance of a Personal Securities Transaction in its sole discretion without being required to specify any reason for the refusal.
9. Covered Accounts Requirements .
a. Covered Persons may only maintain brokerage accounts with:
| full service broker-dealers. |
b. Requirement to move accounts that do not meet Compliance requirement: Every person who becomes a Covered Person under this Code must move all of his or her brokerage accounts that do not comply with the above provision of the Code within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the Covered Person becomes subject to this Code.
c. Discretionary Managed Accounts. In order to establish a Discretionary Managed Account, a Covered Person must grant the manager complete investment discretion over a Covered Persons account. Pre-clearance is not required for trades in this account; however, a Covered Person may not participate, directly or indirectly, in individual investment decisions or be aware of such decisions before transactions are executed. This restriction does not preclude a Covered Person from establishing investment guidelines for the manager, such as indicating industries in
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which a Covered Person desires to invest, the types of securities a Covered Person wants to purchase or a Covered Persons overall investment objectives. However, those guidelines may not be changed so frequently as to give the appearance that a Covered Person is actually directing account investments. Covered Persons must receive approval from Compliance to establish and maintain such an account and must provide written evidence that complete investment discretion over the account has been turned over to a professional money manager or other third party. Covered Persons are not required to pre-clear or list transactions for such managed accounts in the automated review system; however, Covered Persons with these types of accounts must provide an annual certification that they do not exercise direct or indirect control over the managed accounts.
10. Private Securities Transactions . Covered Persons may not engage in a Private Securities Transaction without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and indicating whether or not they will receive compensation and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Investment Personnel who have been approved to acquire securities of an issuer in a Private Securities Transaction must disclose that investment to Compliance and the Chief Investment Officer, Asia ex-Japan when they are involved in a Clients subsequent consideration of an investment in the same issuer. The Investment Personnels decision to purchase such securities on behalf of Client account must be independently reviewed by Regional Head of Investments, Asia Pacific or Chief Investment Officer, Asia ex-Japan with no personal interest in that issuer.
11. Limited Investment Opportunity (e.g. private placements, hedge funds, etc.) . Covered Persons may not engage in a limited investment opportunity without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Limited investment opportunities offered directly from Invesco to employees are not subject to pre-clearance requirement. All limited investment opportunities are subject to the reporting requirements outlined in section V below.
12. Excessive Short-Term Trading in Funds . Employees are prohibited from excessive short term trading of any collective investment schemes (including mutual funds and/or unit trusts) advised or sub-advised by any entity within the Invesco Group and are subject to various limitations outlined in the respective prospectus and other fund disclosure documents.
B. Invesco Ltd. Securities
1. No Employee may effect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.
2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltds securities, on an exchange or any other organized market.
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3. For all Covered Persons, transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are subject to black-out periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.
4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section IVA.8 of this Code.
C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities
1. Outside Business Activities . You may not (i) engage in any outside business activity, regardless of whether or not you receive compensation, or (ii) serve as directors, officers, or employees of unaffiliated public or private companies, whether for profit or non-profit, without the approval from (a) manager of the employee (b) Head of Human Resources, Greater China or his/her deputy and (c) Head of Compliance, Greater China or his/her deputy. In granting the approval, a number of factors shall be taken into consideration, including whether the employees involvement in the outside business activities will result in any actual or potential conflict of interest:
| the business natures (e.g. scope of services and clientele) of the outside organization(s) |
| the employees roles and duties in the outside organization(s) |
| the employees time allocation in the outside business activities and whether he/she can properly manage his/her time in carrying out both (and, where applicable, supervising) the function of Invesco and the outside business activity(ies) |
| any confidentiality concerns arising from ones possible access to non-public or sensitive information in light of his/her roles and duties in the outside organization(s); |
| whether Invesco has a business relationship with the outside organization(s) or may seek a relationship in the future. In general, the Covered Person must not be involved in any way in the business relationship between Invesco and the outside organization |
| Other factors that may result in actual or potential conflict of interest to the employees role and duties in Invesco |
(note: The is not an exhaustive list. Each activity is reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis with consideration to specific roles and companies/organizations)
If the outside business activity is approved, the Employee must recuse himself or herself from making Client investment decisions concerning the particular company or issuer as appropriate, provided that this recusal requirement shall not apply with respect to certain IHKLs Employees, who may serve on corporate boards as a result of, or in connection
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with, Client investments made in those companies. Employees must always comply with all applicable Invesco Ltd. policies and procedures, including those prohibiting the use of material non-public information in Client or employee personal securities transactions.
2. Gift and Entertainment . Employees may not give or accept Gifts or Entertainment that may be considered excessive either in dollar value or frequency to avoid the appearance of any potential conflict of interest. The Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy includes specific conditions under which Employees may accept or give Gifts or Entertainment. Where there are conflicts between a minimal standard established by a policy of Invesco Ltd. and the standards established by a policy of IHKL, including this Code, the latter shall control.
Under no circumstances may an Employee give or accept cash or any possible cash equivalent from a broker or vendor.
An Employee may not provide or receive any Gift or Entertainment that is conditioned upon IHKL, its parents or affiliates doing business with the other entity or person involved.
| Gifts . Under no circumstances, should the value of Gift given or received exceed HKD1,600 per individual annually . In other words, each individual Employee may (a) give Gifts up to HKD1,600 in value to each individual Business Associate in a calendar year and (b) receive Gifts up to HKD1,600 in value from a Business Associate in a calendar year. If the value of the Gift received is not able to be determined, professional judgment should be used to determine the value of the Gift. Should the value exceed HKD1,600, it should be returned to the donor, and passed to the Human Resources or donates to the charity. Prior approval from Compliance is not necessary. However, post approval from Compliance is required. If the Gift is not giving to any particular person, the Gift shall be passed to Human Resources Department and distributed to the staff on a raffle basis. The Gift limit is applied to each individual office. |
| Entertainment . Provided that the Employee and Business Associate both attend an event, an Employee may accept from a single Business Partner, or provide to a single person of a Business Partner for Entertainment of value up to HKD9,300 in a calendar year . Under no circumstances, the value of the entertainment should exceed HKD3,100 per individual per event . Prior approval from Compliance is not necessary. However, post approval from Compliance is required. |
Employees may not reimburse Business Partners for the cost of tickets that would be considered excessive or for travel related expenses without approval of Compliance.
Examples of Entertainment that may be considered excessive in value include Super Bowls, the Masters, Wimbledon, Kentucky Derby, hunting trips, ski trips,
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etc. An occasional sporting event, golf outing or concert when accompanied by the Business Partner may not be excessive.
Approval from Compliance is required before Gifts and Entertainment expenses will be reimbursed by Finance. Review will be performed on a regular basis to test reimbursements for Compliance approval.
Employees who are unsure if an event would be permissible should contact compliance prior to attending to confirm if the event would be considered excessive.
D. Parallel Investing Permitted
Subject to the provisions of this Code, Employees may invest in or own the same securities as those acquired or sold by IHKL for its Clients.
V. Reporting Requirements
a. Initial Holdings Reports . Within 10 calendar days of becoming a Covered Person, each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by inputting into the automated pre-clearance system, Star Compliance, the following information (the information must be current within 45 calendar days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person):
| A list of all security holdings, including the name, number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the Covered Person has direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. A Covered Person is presumed to have Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of their immediate family sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements; |
| The security identifier (ISIN, SEDOL, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the person; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance |
b. Quarterly Transaction Reports . All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest:
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The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if |
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applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security; |
| The security identifier (ISIN, SEDOL, symbol, etc.); |
| The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.); |
| The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| The date that the report is submitted to Compliance. |
All Covered Persons must submit a Quarterly Transaction Report regardless of whether they executed transactions during the quarter or not. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions made through an limited investment opportunity, Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan, any Local Pension Schemes or accounts held directly with Invesco in the quarterly transaction report.
Additionally, Covered Persons must report information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person. The report shall include:
| The date the account was established; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and |
| The date that the report is submitted to Compliance. |
Compliance may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.
c. Annual Holdings Reports . All Covered Persons must, no later than 30 calendar days after the end of calendar year subject to any extension to be granted by Head of Compliance, Greater China having regard to the relevant circumstantial factors, report the following information, which must be current within 45 calendar days of the date the report is submitted to Compliance:
| The security and the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
| The security identifier (ISIN, SEDOL, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; and |
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| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
d. Gifts and Entertainment Reporting.
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given to an Invesco Employee by a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment received by an Employee must be reported through the automated review system within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the Gift or the attendance of the Entertainment event. The requirement to report Entertainment includes dinners or any other event with a business partner of IHKL in attendance. |
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given by an Invesco Employee to a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment given by an Employee must be reported through the automated review system within thirty (30) calendar days after the day of event. An Employee should contact their manager or Compliance if they are not sure how to report gifts or entertainment they intend to give or have given to a Client or Business Partner. |
e. Certification of Compliance. All Covered Persons must certify annually that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. In addition, all Covered Persons must certify annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. The IHKL Greater China Management Committee (GCMAC) will review and approve the Code annually. If material changes are made to the Code during the year, these changes will also be reviewed and approved by the GCMAC. All Covered Persons must certify within 30 calendar days of the effective date of the amended code that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code.
VI. Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues
IHKL has created several channels for Employees to raise compliance issues and concerns on a confidential basis. An Employee should first discuss a compliance issue with his or her supervisor, department head or with IHKLs Head of Legal, Greater China, Head of Compliance, Greater China or Internal Audit. Human Resources matters should be directed to the Human Resources Department, an additional anonymous vehicle for reporting such concerns.
In the event that an Employee does not feel comfortable discussing compliance issues through normal channels, the Employee may anonymously report suspected violations of law or Invesco policy, including this Code, by calling the toll-free Invesco Whistleblower Hotline. This hotline is available to employees of multiple operating units of Invesco Ltd. Use the following link to identify a toll-free number for your country:
International Toll-Free Numbers
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Employees may also report his or her concerns by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at: www.invesco.ethicspoint.com . To ensure your confidentiality, the phone line and website are provided by an independent company and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
All submissions to the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair and discreet manner. Employees are encouraged to report these questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these issues before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues.
VII. Administration of the Code of Ethics
IHKL has used reasonable diligence to institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of this Code.
Upon discovering a material violation of the Code, Compliance will notify the Head of Compliance, Greater China. The Head of Compliance, Greater China will notify the GCMAC of any material violations at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
No less frequently than annually, IHKL will furnish to the GCMAC or such committee as it may designate, a written report that:
| describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the GCMAC, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and |
| certifies that IHKL has adopted procedures reasonably designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code. |
VIII. Sanctions
Compliance will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial.
IHKL may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the Personal Security Transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.
IX. Exceptions to the Code
Head of Compliance, Greater China (or designee) may grant an exception to any provision in this Code.
X. Definitions
| Affiliated Mutual Funds generally includes all collective investment schemes (including mutual funds and/or unit trusts) advised or sub-advised by IHKL or IHKLs affiliates. |
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| Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan means a program in which regular purchases or sales are made automatically in or from investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including dividend reinvestment plans. |
| Beneficial Interest has the same meaning as the ownership interest of a beneficial owner pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 34 Act). To have a Beneficial Interest, Covered Persons must have directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, have or share a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, which is the opportunity to profit directly or indirectly from a transaction in securities. Thus a Covered Person is presumed to have Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e. a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements. |
| Client means any account for which IHKL is either the adviser or sub-adviser including Affiliated Mutual Funds. |
| Control means, in general, the power to exercise a controlling influence, and has the same meaning as under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act. |
| Covered Person means and includes: |
| any director, officer, full or part time, temporary or permanent Employee of IHKL or any full or part time Employee of any of IHKLs affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties: makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommendations or obtains information concerning investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities ; or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by IHKL. |
| any other persons falling within the definition of Access Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended (the Investment Company Act)or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be so deemed by Compliance. |
| any other persons that may be so deemed by the Head of Compliance, Greater China. |
| Covered Security means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act except that it does not include the following. |
| Direct obligations of the Government of the United States or its agencies or the country in which the employee is a resident; |
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| Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; |
| Any interests in open-ended collective investment schemes (including mutual fund and/or unit trusts) not advised or sub-advised by any entity within the Invesco Group (All Affiliated Mutual Funds shall be considered Covered Securities regardless of whether they are advised or sub-advised by IHKL). |
| Invesco Ltd. stock because it is subject to the provisions of Invesco Ltd.s Code of Conduct. Notwithstanding this exception, transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to all the pre-clearance and reporting requirements outlined in other provisions of this Code and any other corporate guidelines issued by Invesco Ltd. |
| Employee means and includes: |
| Any full or part time, temporary or permanent Employee of IHKL or |
| Any full or part time Employee of any IHKLs affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securties or who is involved in making or obtains information concerning investment recommendations with respect to such purchase or sales of Covered Securities; or who has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by IHKL. |
| Any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act or Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and such other persons that may be deemed to be an Employee by Compliance. |
| For any other persons that may be so deemed by the Head of Compliance, Greater China. |
| Gifts, Entertainment and Business Partner have the same meaning as provided in the Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. |
| Initial Public Offering means a public offering where shares of stock in a company are sold to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time. |
| Investment Personnel means any full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by Clients or any natural person who Controls a Client or an investment adviser and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Client regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Client as defined in Rule 17j-1. |
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| Local Pension Schemes means any local mandatory provident fund schemes, registered or exempted occupational retirement schemes or statutory pension schemes (excluding any voluntary contributions to be made in addition to mandatory contributions). |
| Non-Investment Personnel means any Employee that does not meet the definition of Investment Personnel as listed above. |
| Private Securities Transaction means any securities transaction relating to offerings of securities which are not publicly traded. Employees may not purchase or acquire any privately-issued securities, other than in exceptional cases where such investment is part of a family-owned and operated business venture that would not be expected to involve an investment opportunity of interest to any Invesco client. |
| Restricted List Securities means the list of securities that are provided to the Compliance Department by Invesco Ltd. or investment departments, which include those securities that are restricted from purchase or sale by Client or Employee accounts for various reasons (e.g., large concentrated ownership positions that may trigger reporting or other securities regulatory issues, or possession of material, non-public information, or existence of corporate transaction in the issuer involving an Invesco Ltd. unit). |
XI. Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures
All Employees are subject to the policies and procedures established by Invesco Ltd., including the Code of Conduct, Insider Trading Policy and Gifts and Entertainment Policy and must abide by all their requirements, provided that where there is a conflict between a minimal standard established by an Invesco Ltd. policy and the standards established by an IHKL policy, including this Code, the latter shall control.
XII. Code of Ethics Contacts
| Telephone Hotline: 111-2633 from your Invesco office phone |
| E-Mail: CodeofEthicsGreaterChina@invesco.com |
Last Revised: January 1, 2017
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Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct
A. | Introduction |
Invescos Code of Conduct supports our Purpose of delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. This Code of Conduct (Code of Conduct or Code) has been created to assist us in accomplishing our Purpose. It contains a number of policies and standards which, when taken together, are designed to help define the essence of the conduct of an Invesco representative. These policies and standards are also intended to provide guidance to Invesco personnel in fulfilling their obligations to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations (applicable laws). This Code of Conduct applies to all officers and other employees of Invesco and its subsidiaries (collectively, Covered Persons).
Being a purpose-driven firm strengthens Invescos culture. In practice, this means that our clients interests must always come first, that Covered Persons should treat each other with respect and consideration, and that Invesco should participate as a responsible corporate citizen in every community in which it operates. This commitment is a vital part of our achieving our principal responsibility as a publicly-held company: producing a fair return on our shareholders capital.
This Code of Conduct contains broad and general principles that supplement the specific policies, procedures and training within each business unit of Invesco.
B. | Statement of General Principles |
Invesco operates in a highly-regulated and complex environment. There are numerous layers of overlapping, and occasionally conflicting, laws, customs and local practices. This Code of Conduct was designed to provide all of us who are part of Invesco with a clear statement of our firms ethical and cultural standards.
Generally, we serve our clients as fiduciaries. Fiduciary businesses are generally held to a higher standard of conduct than other businesses, and as such there are special obligations that apply. The following key duties and principles govern our conduct as fiduciaries:
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| Best interests of clients - As fiduciaries, we have a duty to act with reasonable care, skill and caution in the best interests of our clients, and to avoid conflicts of interest. |
| Global fiduciary standards - Invesco seeks to maintain the same high fiduciary standards throughout the world, even though those standards may not be legally required, or even recognized, in some countries. |
| Client confidentiality - We must maintain the confidentiality of information relating to the client, and comply with the data protection requirements imposed by many jurisdictions. |
| Information - Clients must be provided with timely and accurate information regarding their accounts. |
| Segregation and protection of assets - Processes must be established for the proper maintenance, control and protection of client assets. Fiduciary assets must be segregated from Invesco assets and property. |
| Delegation of duties - Fiduciary duties should be delegated only when the client consents and where permitted by applicable law. Reasonable care, skill and caution must be exercised in the selection of agents and review of their performance. |
| Client guidelines - Invesco is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of clients that are consistent with the prospectus, contract, or other controlling document relating to the clients account. |
| Relations with regulators - We seek relationships with regulators that are open and responsive in nature. |
C. | General Conduct |
1. | Fair and Honest Dealing |
Covered Persons shall deal fairly and honestly with Invescos shareholders, customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. Covered Persons shall behave in an ethical manner and shall not take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair dealing practice.
2. | Anti-Discrimination and Harassment |
Invesco is committed to providing a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. Such conduct, whether overt or subtle, is demeaning, may be illegal, and undermines the integrity of the employment relationship.
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Sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, pressure to engage in a sexual relationship as a condition of employment or promotion, or conduct which creates a hostile or offensive work environment.
Discrimination can take many forms including actions, words, jokes, or comments based upon an individuals race, citizenship, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, veteran status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or other legally protected characteristic. Any Covered Person who engages in harassment or discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
3. | Electronic Communications |
The use of electronic mail, the Internet and other technology assets is an important part of our work at Invesco. Used improperly, this technology presents legal and business risks for the company and for individual employees. There are also important privacy issues associated with the use of technology, and related regulations are evolving.
In accordance with Invescos IT Systems: Acceptable Use policies, all Covered Persons are required to use information technology for proper business purposes and in a manner that does not compromise the confidentiality of sensitive or proprietary information. All communications with the public, clients, prospects and fellow employees must be conducted with dignity, integrity, and competence and in an ethical and professional manner.
We must not use information technology to: transmit or store materials which are obscene, pornographic, or otherwise offensive; engage in criminal activity; obtain unauthorized access to data or files; commit copyright violations; install personal software without permission; or make Internet statements, without permission, that suggest that the user is speaking on behalf of Invesco or its affiliates.
4. | Substance Abuse |
Invesco is committed to providing a safe and healthy work place for all employees. The use, possession, sale, transfer, purchase, or being under the influence of drugs at any time while on company premises or on company business is prohibited. The term drug includes alcoholic beverages (other than in connection with entertainment events, or in other appropriate settings), prescriptions not authorized by your doctor, inhalants, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other illegal substances.
5. | Political Activities and Lobbying |
Covered Persons, as private citizens, are encouraged to exercise their rights and duties in any political or civic process. For example, voting in elections for which they are eligible, or making contributions supporting candidates or parties of their choice.
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Invesco does not make political contributions with corporate funds. No Covered Person may, under any circumstances, use company funds to make political contributions, nor may you represent your personal political views as being those of the company. In the United States, Invesco does support a Political Action Committee.
D. | Conflicts of Interest |
Invesco and its Covered Persons must adhere to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct. A conflict of interest exists when a Covered Person acts in a manner that is not in the best interests of Invesco, our clients, or our shareholders. Often, this is because the Covered Person or someone with whom they have a close personal relationship (e.g. a relative or friend) will benefit personally.
All Covered Persons must act in a manner that is in the best interests of Invesco, our clients, and our shareholders and must avoid any situation that gives rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest. At no time may a Covered Person use Invesco property, information, or their position to profit personally or to assist others in profiting at the expense of the company, to compete with Invesco, or to take advantage of opportunities that are discovered in the course of serving Invesco.
All Covered Persons shall promptly communicate to the applicable member of Compliance any material transaction, relationship, or situation that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest so that the company and the Covered Person may take steps to minimize the conflict.
While not all-inclusive, the following sections describe in more detail key areas where real or perceived conflicts of interest can arise.
1. | Outside Activities and Compensation |
No Covered Person shall perform work or render services for any competitor of Invesco or for any organization with which Invesco does business, or which seeks to do business with Invesco, outside of the normal course of his or her employment with Invesco, without the prior written approval of the company. Nor shall any such person be a director, officer, or consultant of such an organization, or permit his or her name to be used in any fashion that would tend to indicate a business connection with such organization, without such approval. Outside organizations can include public or private corporations, partnerships, charitable foundations and other not-for-profit institutions. With the above approval, Covered Persons may receive compensation for such activities.
Service with organizations outside of Invesco can; however, raise serious regulatory issues, including conflicts of interest and access to material non-public information.
As an outside board member or officer, a Covered Person may come into possession of material non-public information about the outside company or other public companies. It is critical that a proper information barrier be in place between Invesco and the
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outside organization, and that the Covered Person does not communicate such information to other Covered Persons in violation of the information barrier.
Similarly, Invesco may have a business relationship with the outside organization or may seek a relationship in the future. In those circumstances, the Covered Person must not be involved in any way in the business relationship between Invesco and the outside organization.
Invesco retains the right to prohibit membership by Covered Persons on any board of directors/trustees or as an officer of an outside organization where such membership might conflict with the best interests of the company. Approval will be granted on a case-by-case basis, subject to proper resolution of potential conflicts of interest. Outside activities will be approved only if these issues can be satisfactorily resolved.
2. | Personal Trading |
Purchasing and selling securities in a Covered Persons own account, or accounts over which the Covered Person has access or control, particularly in securities owned by client accounts, can give rise to potential conflicts of interest. As fiduciaries, we are held to the highest standards of conduct. Improperly gaining advance knowledge of portfolio transactions, or conducting securities transactions based upon information obtained at Invesco, can be a violation of those standards.
Every Covered Person must also comply with the specific personal trading rules in effect for the Covered Persons business unit.
3. | Information Barriers, Material Non-Public Information, and Inside Information |
In the conduct of our business, Covered Persons may come into possession of material non-public information or inside information. This information could concern an issuer, a client, a portfolio, the market for a particular security, or Invesco itself. The Board of Directors of the company has adopted an Insider Trading Policy (Insider Trading Policy) which applies to all Covered Persons. The Insider Trading Policy prohibits all Covered Persons from using such information in ways that violate the law, including for personal gain. Non-public information must be kept confidential, which may include keeping it confidential from other Covered Persons. The purchase or sale of Invescos securities or the securities of other publicly-traded companies while aware of material nonpublic information about such company, or the disclosure of material nonpublic information to others who then trade in such companys securities, is prohibited by this Code of Conduct and applicable securities laws.
With regard to Invesco securities, the Insider Trading Policy, among other provisions, prohibits directors, officers, and other Covered Persons who are deemed to have access to material, non-public information relating to the company from trading during specified Blackout Periods (as defined therein). All Covered Persons should review the Invesco Insider Trading Policy and any applicable local procedures carefully and follow the policies and procedures described therein. The failure of a Covered Person to comply with the companys Insider Trading Policy and any applicable local procedures
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may subject him or her to company-imposed sanctions, up to and including termination for cause, whether or not the failure to comply results in a violation of law. Please contact an appropriate member of Compliance on any questions regarding this subject and the companys Insider Trading Policy or any applicable local procedures.
4. | Gifts and Relationships with Customers and Suppliers |
Invesco seeks to do business with clients and suppliers on a fair and equitable basis. We may not accept or provide gifts of other than nominal value, or lavish entertainment, or other valuable benefits or special favors to or from customers or suppliers. We must observe any limits imposed by our business units policies, local laws, or regulations with respect to the acceptance or provision of gifts and entertainment.
E. | Compliance with Applicable Laws |
Invesco strives to ensure that all activity by or on behalf of Invesco is in compliance with applicable laws. As Invesco operates in major countries and securities markets throughout the world, we have a duty to comply with applicable laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate. While not exhaustive, this section describes several areas where such legislation may exist.
1. | Anti-Bribery and Dealings with Governmental Officials |
Invesco does not tolerate bribery. We, and those working on Invescos behalf, must not offer, request, receive, give, accept or agree to accept bribes to or from anyone whether in the private or public sector with the intent to induce or reward improper performance of duties.
Many of the countries in which Invesco conducts its business prohibit the improper influencing of governmental officials or other business persons by the payment, giving or offering of bribes, gifts, political contributions, lavish hospitality or by other means. Our policy requires adherence to those restrictions.
Do not directly or indirectly promise, offer or make payment in money or give an advantage or anything of value to anyone including a government official, agent or employee of a government, political party, labor organization, charity, a business entity or its representatives, a candidate of a political party or their families, with the intent to induce favorable business treatment or improper performance of their business or government decisions and actions.
This policy prohibits actions intended to, for example, improperly:
| influence a specific decision or action or |
| enhance future relationships or |
| maintain existing relationships |
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We must not request, accept or agree to accept payments or other advantages that are intended to improperly influence our decisions or actions or additionally, agree to any business relationships that are conditional on such advantages being given or received.
In general, all travel and entertainment that Covered Persons provide to existing or perspective business partners and governmental officials must be pre-approved within the appropriate business unit. If approved, and in the case of situations involving government officials, a written confirmation that such expenses do not violate local law must be obtained from an appropriate third party (e.g., the business units legal counsel or the government officials supervisor).
Covered Persons shall comply with applicable laws governing political campaign finance and lobbying activities and shall not engage in any conduct that is intended to avoid the application of such laws to activities undertaken on Invescos behalf. In addition, appropriate executive officers shall monitor compliance with lobbyist registration and disclosure requirements by all individuals who act on behalf of Invesco.
These prohibitions in this section extend to any consultants or agents we may retain on behalf of Invesco.
Further information can be found in the Invesco Anti-Bribery Policy. Guidance regarding genuine and allowable gifts and entertainment is set out in the Invesco Ltd Gifts and Entertainment Policy.
2. | Anti-Money Laundering |
In the global marketplace, the attempted use of financial institutions and instruments to launder money is a significant problem that has resulted in the passage of strict laws in many countries. Money laundering is the attempt to disguise money derived from or intended to finance illegal activity including drug trafficking, terrorism, organized crime, fraud, and many other crimes. Money launderers go to great lengths to hide the sources of their funds. Among the most common stratagems are placing cash in legitimate financial institutions, layering between numerous financial institutions, and integrating the laundered proceeds back into the economy as apparently legitimate funds.
All Covered Persons must be vigilant in the fight against money laundering, and must not allow Invesco to be used for money laundering. Each business unit has developed an anti-money laundering program that is consistent with Invescos policy. Each Covered Person must comply with the applicable program.
3. | Antitrust |
The laws of many countries are designed to protect consumers from illegal competitive actions such as price fixing and dividing markets. It is Invescos policy and practice to compete based on the merits of our products and services. In order to further that policy, Covered Persons must not fix or control prices with competitors, divide up
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territories or markets, limit the production or sale of products, boycott certain suppliers or customers, unfairly control or restrict trade in any way, restrict a competitors marketing practices, or disparage a competitor. Covered Persons must never discuss products, pricing or markets with competitors with the intent to fix prices or divide markets.
4. | International Issues |
If you conduct business for Invesco outside of the U.S., in addition to being familiar with the local laws of the other countries involved, be sure you are familiar with the following U.S. laws and regulations. Violations of these laws can result in substantial fines, imprisonment and severe restrictions on the companys ability to do business.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar laws in many other countries have a variety of provisions that regulate business in other countries and with foreign citizens. In essence, these laws make it a crime to promise or give anything of value to a foreign official or political party in order to obtain or keep business or obtain any improper advantage. It is also illegal to make payments to agents, sales representatives or other third parties if you have reason to believe your gift will be used illegally. Seek advice from the appropriate member of Compliance for interpretation of the FCPA or similar laws if you are involved in any business dealings that involve foreign countries.
Anti-Boycott Laws
From time to time, various countries may impose restrictions upon the ability of businesses in their jurisdiction to engage in commerce with designated individuals, countries or companies. These laws are commonly referred to as boycotts or trade embargoes. It may be against the law to cooperate in any boycotts between foreign countries not sanctioned by the laws of the place where your office is located. All requests for boycott support or boycott-related information must be reported to your supervisor and the member of Compliance with responsibility for your office.
Similarly, many countries contribute the names of criminal or terrorist organizations or individuals to a common database and require financial institutions to screen customer lists against the database as part of their Know Your Customer obligations. We must be aware of, and where appropriate, adhere to any such restrictions.
Embargo Sanctions
The United States Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control prohibits U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries from doing business with certain countries and agencies and certain individuals. The laws of other countries may have similar types of prohibitions. The regulations vary depending on the country and the
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type of transaction and often change as countries foreign policies change. If you are aware of any sensitive political issues with a country in which Invesco is doing or considering doing business, seek advice from the appropriate member of Compliance.
F. | Information Management |
1. | Confidential Information |
Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or harmful to the company or its customers, if disclosed. All information (in any form, including electronic information) that is created or used in support of company business activities is the property of Invesco. This company information is a valuable asset and Covered Persons are expected to protect it from unauthorized disclosure. This includes Invesco customer, supplier, business partner, and employee data. United States (federal and state) and other jurisdictions laws may restrict the use of such information and impose penalties for impermissible use or disclosure.
Covered Persons must maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the company or its customers, vendors or consultants except when disclosure is properly authorized by the company or legally mandated. Covered Persons shall take all reasonable efforts to safeguard such confidential information that is in their possession against inadvertent disclosure and shall comply with any non-disclosure obligations imposed on Invesco in its agreements with third parties.
Information pertaining to Invescos competitive position or business strategies, and information relating to negotiations with Covered Persons or third parties, should be protected and shared only with Covered Persons having a need to know such information in order to perform their job responsibilities.
2. | Data Privacy |
Data privacy, as it relates both to our clients and our employees, has become a major political and legal issue in many jurisdictions in which we do business. A variety of laws in each of those jurisdictions governs the collection, storage, dissemination, transfer, use, access to and confidentiality of personal information and patient health information. These laws can work to limit transfers of such data across borders and even among affiliated entities within Invesco. Invesco and its Covered Persons will comply with all provisions of these laws that relate to its business, including the privacy, security and electronic transmission of financial, health and other personal information. The company expects its Covered Persons to keep all such data confidential and to protect, use and disclose information in the conduct of our business only in compliance with these laws. The company will consider and may release personal information to third parties to comply with law or to protect the rights, property or safety of Invesco and its customers. In accordance with Invesco policies, each business unit has developed required disclosures and data security procedures applicable to that business unit. All Covered Persons must comply with the applicable procedures.
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With respect to Invesco Covered Persons, all salary, benefit, medical and other personal information relating to Covered Persons shall generally be treated as confidential. Personnel files, payroll information, disciplinary matters, and similar information are to be maintained in a manner designed to protect confidentiality in accordance with applicable laws. All Covered Persons shall exercise due care to prevent the release or sharing of such information beyond those persons who may need such information to fulfill their job functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all personnel information belongs solely to Invesco and may be reviewed or used by the company as needed to conduct its business.
G. | Protecting Invescos Assets |
All Covered Persons shall strive to preserve and protect the companys assets and resources and to promote their efficient use. The standards set forth below are intended to guide Covered Persons by articulating Invescos expectations as they relate to activities or behaviors that may affect the companys assets.
1. | Personal Use of Corporate Assets |
Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on Invescos profitability. Covered Persons are not to convert assets of the company to personal use. Company property should be used for the companys legitimate business purposes and the business of the company shall be conducted in a manner designed to further Invescos interest rather than the personal interest of an individual Covered Person. Covered Persons are prohibited from the unauthorized use or taking of Invescos equipment, supplies, materials or services. Prior to engaging in any activity on company time which will result in remuneration to the Covered Person or the use of Invescos equipment, supplies, materials or services for personal or non-work related purposes, officers and other Covered Persons shall obtain the approval of the supervisor of the appropriate business unit.
2. | Use of Company Software |
Covered Persons use software programs for word processing, spreadsheets, data management, and many other applications. Software products purchased by the company are covered by some form of licensing agreement that describes the terms, conditions and allowed uses. It is the companys policy to respect copyright laws and observe the terms and conditions of any license agreements. Copyright laws in the United States and other countries impose civil and criminal penalties for illegal reproductions and use of licensed software. You must be aware of the restrictions on the use of software and abide by those restrictions. Invesco business equipment may not be used to reproduce commercial software. In addition, you may not use personal software on company equipment without prior written approval.
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3. | Computer Resources/E-mail |
The companys computer resources, which include the electronic messaging systems (e-mail, SMS, etc.), belong to Invesco and not to the Covered Person. They are not intended to be used for amusement, solicitation, or other non-business purposes. While it is recognized that Covered Persons will occasionally use the system for personal communications, it is expected that such uses will be kept to a minimum and that Covered Persons will be responsible and professional in their use of these functions. The use of the computer systems to make or forward derogatory or offensive remarks about other people or groups is prohibited. E-mail/Text messages should be treated as any other written business communication.
4. | Invesco Intellectual Property |
Covered Persons must carefully maintain and manage the intellectual property rights of Invesco, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, to preserve and protect their value. Information, ideas and intellectual property assets of Invesco are important to the companys success.
Invescos name, logo, trademarks, inventions, processes and innovations are intellectual property assets and their protection is vital to the success of the companys business. The companys and any of its subsidiaries names, logos and other trademarks and service marks are to be used only for authorized company business and never in connection with personal or other activities unless appropriately approved and in accordance with company policy. In addition, our Covered Persons must respect the intellectual property rights of third parties. Violation of these rights can subject both you and the company to substantial liability, including criminal penalties.
Any work product produced in the course of performing your job shall be deemed to be a work made for hire and shall belong to Invesco and is to be used only for the benefit of Invesco. This includes such items as marketing plans, product development plans, computer programs, software, hardware and similar materials. You must share any innovations or inventions you create with your supervisor so that the company can take steps to protect these valuable assets.
5. | Retention of Books and Records |
Invesco corporate records are important assets. Corporate records include essentially everything you produce as a Covered Person, regardless of its format. A corporate record may be in the form of paper, electronic data, e-mail, or voice mail. It may be something as obvious as a memorandum or a contract or something not as obvious, such as a desk calendar, an appointment book, or an expense record.
Invesco is required by law to maintain certain types of corporate records, usually for a specified period of time. Failure to retain such documents for such minimum periods could subject Invesco to penalties and fines, cause the loss of rights, obstruct justice, place Invesco in contempt of court, or place Invesco at a serious disadvantage in litigation. However, storage of voluminous records over time is costly. Therefore,
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Invesco has established controls to assure retention for required periods and timely destruction of retrievable records, such as paper copies and records on computers and electronic systems. Even if a document is retained for the legally required period, liability could still result if a document is destroyed before its scheduled destruction date.
Invesco and its affiliates are subject to the regulatory requirements of numerous countries and regulatory agencies. Virtually all of them have specific requirements concerning the creation, maintenance and storage of business records. Invesco expects all Covered Persons to become familiar with and fully comply with the records retention/destruction schedule for the departments and office locations for which they work. If you believe documents should be retained beyond the applicable retention period, consult with the Records Management Department.
6. | Sales and Marketing Materials |
Invesco is committed to building sustained, open, and honest relationships with our customers, and to complying with all relevant regulatory requirements. This requires that all marketing and sales-related materials be prepared under standards approved by Compliance and, prior to use, reviewed and approved by the appropriate supervisor within a business unit. Covered materials include but are not limited to, requests for proposals, client presentations, performance summaries, advertisements, published market commentaries, brochures and web site content.
H. | Disclosure of Invesco Information |
1. | Integrity and Accuracy of Financial Records |
The preparation and maintenance of accurate books, records and accounts is required by law and essential to the proper discharge of financial, legal and reporting obligations. All Covered Persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly falsifying or causing to be false or misleading any financial or accounting book, record or account. In addition, all financial data must be completely and accurately recorded in compliance with applicable law and Invescos accounting policies and procedures. A Covered Person may violate this section by acting or by failing to act when he or she becomes aware of a violation or potential violation of this section.
2. | Disclosure in Reports and Documents |
Filings and Public Materials . As a public company, it is important that the companys filings with the SEC and other U.S. federal, state, domestic and international regulatory agencies are full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable. The company also makes many other filings with the SEC and other U.S. and international regulatory agencies on behalf of the funds that its subsidiaries and affiliates manage. Further, the company prepares mutual fund account statements, client investment performance information,
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prospectuses and advertising materials that are sent out to its mutual fund shareholders and clients.
Disclosure and Reporting Policy . The companys policy is to comply with all applicable disclosure, financial reporting and accounting regulations applicable to the company. The company maintains the highest commitment to its disclosure and reporting requirements, and expects and requires all Covered Persons to record information accurately and truthfully in the books and records of the company.
Information for Filings . Depending on his or her position with the company, a Covered Person may be called upon to provide necessary information to assure that the companys public reports and regulatory filings are full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable. The company expects all Covered Persons to be diligent in providing accurate information to the inquiries that are made related to the companys public disclosure requirements.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . Covered Persons are required to cooperate and comply with the companys disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting so that the companys reports and documents filed with the SEC and other U.S. federal, state, domestic and international regulatory agencies comply in all material respects with applicable laws and provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.
3. | Improper Influence on the Conduct of Audits |
Every Covered Person must deal fairly and honestly with outside accountants performing audits, reviews or examinations of Invescos and its subsidiaries financial statements. To that end, no Covered Person of Invesco may make or cause to be made a materially false or misleading statement (or omit facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading) in connection with an audit, review or examination of financial statements by independent accountants or the preparation of any document or report required to be filed with a governmental or regulatory authority. Covered Persons of Invesco also are prohibited from coercing, manipulating, misleading or fraudulently inducing any independent public or certified public accountant engaged in the performance or review of financial statements that are required to be filed with a governmental or regulatory authority if he or she knows or should have known that his or her actions could result in making those financial statements materially misleading.
4. | Standards for Invescos Financial Officers |
Invescos Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (the Financial Officers) are required to take all reasonable steps to provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures in the reports and documents that Invesco files with or submits to the SEC and other regulatory bodies and in other public communications made by Invesco. In the event that a Financial Officer learns that any such report, document or communication does not meet this standard and such deviation is material, then the Financial Officers are required to review and investigate
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such deviation, advise the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors regarding the deviation and, where necessary, revise the relevant report, document or communication.
Although a particular accounting treatment for one or more of Invescos operations may be permitted under applicable accounting standards, the Financial Officers may not authorize or permit the use of such an accounting treatment if the effect is to distort or conceal Invescos true financial condition. The accounting standards and treatments utilized by Invesco must, in all instances, be determined on an objective and uniform basis and without reference to a single transaction or series of transactions and their impact on Invescos financial results for a particular time period. Any new or novel accounting treatment or standard that is to be utilized in the preparation of Invescos financial statements must be discussed with Invescos Audit Committee and its independent auditors.
5. | Communications with the Media |
Invesco has a long-standing policy of co-operating with the news media. This policy is intended to enhance the companys reputation, provide accurate information, and achieve our business goals.
Invesco employs media relations professionals who are responsible for managing our interaction with the news media. Invescos Corporate Communications Department is responsible for formulating and directing our media relations approach and policy worldwide. Other Invesco employees should not speak to or disseminate information to the news media unless such contact has been requested and arranged by or coordinated with an Invesco media relations professional in accordance with the companys media relations policy. Any contact from the news media should be referred promptly and without comment to an Invesco media relations professional. If you do not know the appropriate media relations professional for your unit, you can refer the contact to the Invesco Corporate Communications Department.
6. | Communications with Analysts and Shareholders |
Many countries have detailed rules with regard to the dissemination of information about public companies. In particular, a public company must have procedures for controlling the release of information that may have a material impact on its share price. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer are responsible for Invescos relationships with the financial community, including the release of price sensitive information. Other Invesco employees may not speak to or disseminate information regarding the company to the financial community (including analysts, investors, shareholders, Company lenders, and rating agencies) unless such contact has been requested and arranged by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Investor Relations Department.
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I. | Compliance with the Code of Conduct |
1. | Your Responsibilities |
One persons misconduct can damage our entire companys hard-earned reputation and compromise the publics trust in the company. Every Covered Person should therefore be familiar with this Code and abide strictly by its provisions.
2. | Reporting Violations of the Code |
As part of being accountable to each other and Invesco, all Covered Persons are required to report possible violations of the Invesco Code of Conduct, laws or regulations. Such violations can include, but are not limited to:
| Violations of any laws or regulations generally involving Invesco; |
| Questionable accounting matters, internal accounting controls, auditing matters, breaches of fiduciary duty or violations of United States or foreign securities laws or rules (collectively, Accounting Matters) including, but not limited to: |
| fraud or deliberate error in the preparation, evaluation, review or audit of any financial statement of Invesco; |
| fraud or deliberate error in the recording and maintaining of financial records of Invesco; |
| deficiencies in or non-compliance with Invescos internal accounting controls; |
| misrepresentation or false statements to or by a senior officer or accountant regarding a matter contained in the financial records, financial reports or audit reports of Invesco; |
| deviation from full and fair reporting of Invescos financial condition; or |
fraudulent or criminal activities engaged in by officers, directors or employees of Invesco;
You may report your concerns in any of three ways:
Contact your supervisor
We encourage you to first contact your immediate supervisor or another appropriate person in your own management chain of any concerns raised.
Contact the Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit or Human Resources Departments
If you prefer not to discuss a concern with your own supervisor or others in your own management chain, you may instead contact the Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit or Human Resources Departments directly. The individual you report the matter to would
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be responsible for working with you to determine the details of your concern as well as following Invescos reporting and escalation processes in order to address the matter.
Call our Invesco Whistleblower Hotline
If raising a concern in the first two methods makes you uncomfortable for any reason, or if you and/or the individual you have reported your concern do not feel Invescos established reporting and escalation channels would effectively address or is not effectively addressing the matter you have raised, you may also report your concerns confidentially and anonymously by calling the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline. If you are calling from a U.S. or Canadian location, dial 1-855-234-9780 . For calls from all other locations, Use the following link to identify a toll-free number for your country:
Link to International Toll-Free Numbers
You may also report your concern by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at www.invesco.ethicspoint.com .
The Invesco Whistleblower Hotline is administered by an outside vendor and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information on the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline, please click here: Invesco Whistleblower Hotline .
Complaints relating to Accounting Matters will be reviewed pursuant to the Audit Committees policy and procedures and under its direction and oversight by such persons as the Audit Committee determines to be appropriate. All other matters will be reviewed under the direction and oversight of the appropriate departments within Invesco, usually also including Compliance. Prompt and appropriate corrective action will be taken when and as warranted in the judgment of the Audit Committee or other reviewing department.
Invesco will not permit retaliation, retribution, harassment, or intimidation of any employee who in good faith reports a possible violation. Along with the three reporting methods described above, this also includes, but is not limited to an employee who discloses information to a government or law enforcement agency, or any other national, state or provincial securities regulatory authority where the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation or possible violation of federal or state law or regulation.
However, employees who file reports or provide evidence which they know to be false or without a reasonable belief in the truth and accuracy of such information may be subject to disciplinary action, including termination of their employment.
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3. | Failure to Comply |
It is your responsibility at all times to comply with the law and behave in an ethical manner. Failure to obey laws and regulations violates this Code and may expose both you and the company to criminal or civil sanctions. Invesco will investigate reported violations of the Code and, if violations are found, may take disciplinary action, if appropriate, against the individuals involved up to and including termination. Invesco may also seek civil remedies from you and even refer criminal misconduct to law enforcement agencies, and may make reports, if appropriate, to regulatory authorities. Nothing in this Code restricts the company from taking any disciplinary action on any matters pertaining to the conduct of a Covered Person, whether or not expressly set forth in the Code.
4. | Annual Certification |
As Covered Persons, each of us is obligated to read and understand this Code of Conduct and our relevant business units policies and procedures. All Covered Persons are expected to abide by both the letter and spirit of the Code and will certify their adherence on an annual basis.
5. | Other Requirements |
This Code cannot anticipate every possible situation or cover every topic in detail. The company has established special policies to address specific subjects and will update this Code and those specific policies from time-to-time. Covered Persons are also expected to perform their work with honesty and integrity in any areas not specifically addressed by the Code. If you are unclear about a situation, please speak with your supervisor or an appropriate member of Compliance before taking action.
6. | Waivers of the Code |
In certain limited situations, Invesco may waive the application of a provision of the Code to employees or Executive Officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Executive Officers). For the purposes of the Code, the term waiver shall mean a material departure from a provision of the Code.
For all employees, including Executive Officers, any requests for waivers must be made to Compliance. For waiver requests not involving an Executive Officer, Compliance shall forward the request to the General Counsel of the business unit for consideration.
For waiver requests involving an Executive Officer, Compliance will forward the request to General Counsel to raise to the Invesco Board of Directors or a committee thereof for consideration. Only the Board of Directors or one of its committees may approve a waiver for an Executive Officer. Any such waiver granted to an Executive Officer shall be promptly disclosed to shareholders within four (4) business days as required by SEC rules and the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and other applicable laws.
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Criteria for a Waiver:
Any employee or Executive Officer requesting a waiver of the Code must demonstrate that such a waiver:
| is necessary to alleviate undue hardship or in view of unforeseen circumstances or is otherwise appropriate under all the relevant facts and circumstances; |
| will not be inconsistent with the purposes and objectives of the Code; |
| will not adversely affect the interests of clients of the company or the interests of the company; and |
| will not result in a transaction or conduct that would violate provisions of applicable laws or regulations. |
7. | Use and Disclosure |
This Code is intended solely for the internal use by the company and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of the company, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion. To the extent required by law, the company shall publicly ( e.g. , in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and/or on its website) disclose this Code of Conduct and its application to all of the companys Covered Persons.
8. | Amendments |
This Code may only be amended by Invescos Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof. To the extent required by law, amendments to the Code of Conduct shall be disclosed publicly. As set forth in the companys filings with the SEC, the company has elected to disclose certain amendments to the Code that affect, and any waivers of the Code granted to, Financial Officers on the companys Web site.
Revised: October 2016
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INVESCO EMEA (EX UK)
CODE OF ETHICS
October 2016
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CONTENTS
SECTION | PAGE | |||
1. Statement of Fiduciary Principles |
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2. Material non-public information and inside information |
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3. Personal Investing Activities, Pre-Clearance and Pre- Notification |
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4. Trade Restrictions on Personal Investing |
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5. Economic Opportunities, Confidentiality and Outside Directorships |
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6. Client Investments in Securities Owned by Invesco Employees |
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7. Certifications and Reporting |
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8. Miscellaneous |
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9. Specific Provisions for Employees of Invesco Real Estate and Employees associated with real estate transactions undertaken by Invesco. |
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APPENDICIES |
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A: Definitions |
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B: Types of Transactions in Invesco Shares: Pre-Clearance Guidance |
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C. Personal Account Dealing Guidance Overview |
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D. Pre-Clearance Form |
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This revised Code of Ethics Policy (the Code) applies to all Employees of all entities of Invesco EMEA (ex UK) (Invesco). It covers the following topics:
| Prohibitions related to material, non-public information and inside information; |
| Personal securities investing; and |
| Service as a director and other business opportunities. |
This Code also imposes on Employees certain restrictions and reporting obligations which are specified below. Adherence to this Code, both letter and spirit, is a fundamental and absolute condition of employment with Invesco.
The following Invesco Policies are referred to in this Code of Ethics and the latest version of each of these Policies can be found on the Compliance Europe Intranet Site (for EMEA (ex UK) regional policies) or the Legal, Compliance, Security and Internal Audit intranet site (global policies):
| Gifts, Benefits and Entertainment (Inducements) Policy; |
| Conflicts of Interest Policy; |
| Whistleblowing Policy; |
| Market Abuse Policy; |
| Fraud Policy; |
| Insider Trading Policy; and |
| Anti-Bribery Policy. |
It is appreciated that no Code of Ethics can address every circumstance that may give rise to a conflict, a potential conflict or an appearance of a conflict of interest. Every Employee should be alert to any actual, potential or appearance of a conflict of interest with Invescos clients and to conduct himself or herself with good judgment. Failure to exercise good judgment, as well as violations of this Code, may result in the imposition of sanctions on the Employee, including suspension or dismissal. All Covered Persons are required to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Covered Persons shall promptly report any violations of law or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to the Compliance Officer or his/her designee.
The requirements within this Code will apply in full to all permanent Invesco employees. In addition, there are individuals who, whilst not permanent Invesco Employees, have access to Invesco offices and/or systems and who could therefore potentially acquire certain material, non-public information or inside information. The applicability of this Code to those individuals is as follows:
Independent Non-Executive Directors: subject to pre-clearance (through the local Compliance Team) and certification requirements on the purchase and sale of IVZ shares, the purchase and sale of Invesco affiliated investments, and in respect of outside interests.
Temporary staff, contractors, consultants, facilities staff and security and maintenance staff who have access to Invesco systems, the Code applies in full.
Auditors, staff seconded from Legal or Accountancy Firms, Actuarial Function Holder : the Code will apply in full unless Invesco is satisfied that the individual is subject to an equivalent Code.
Cleaning Staff : Code requirements will not apply.
Where individuals do not have access to Star Compliance or do not accept the use of Star Compliance due to the transfer of personal data to the Compliance
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staff outside of the European Union, the distribution of the Code, the pre-clearance of transactions and other notifications will occur directly with the Compliance Department. Inquiries regarding these requirements should be directed to your local Compliance Officer.
1 | STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY PRINCIPLES |
1.1 | As a fiduciary, Invesco owes an undivided duty of loyalty to its clients. It is Invescos policy that all Employees conduct themselves so as to avoid not only actual conflicts of interest with Invesco clients, but also that they refrain from conduct which could give rise to the appearance of a conflict of interest that may compromise the trust our clients have placed in us. |
1.2 | The Code is designed to ensure, among other things, that the personal securities transactions of all Employees are conducted in accordance with the following general principles: |
1.2.1 | A duty at all times to place the interests of Invescos clients first and foremost; |
1.2.2 | The requirement that all personal securities transactions be conducted in a manner consistent with this Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual, potential or appearance of a conflict of interest or any abuse of an Employees position of trust and responsibility; and |
1.2.3 | The requirement that Employees should not take inappropriate advantage of their positions. |
1.3 | Invescos policy is to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest but, where they unavoidably occur, to record, manage, and disclose them to prevent abuse and protect our clients, Employees and other counterparties. |
1.4 | Invesco does not make political contributions with corporate funds. No Employees may, under any circumstances, use company funds to make political contributions, nor may you represent your personal political views as being those of the company. |
1.5 |
Invesco seeks to do business with clients and suppliers on a fair and equitable basis. Employees may not accept or provide gifts, entertainment or other non-monetary benefits of an unreasonable value which could create a conflict with the duty owed to clients. Any limits imposed by our business units policies, local laws, or regulations with respect to the acceptance or provision of gifts, entertainment and non-monetary benefits must be complied with. Invesco lays down written standards regarding the nature of gifts, benefits and entertainment, with strict monetary and frequency limitations. Only gifts, benefits and entertainment which comply with regulatory requirements and internal standards, are designed to enhance the quality of service to customers and do not create conflicts of interest, can be given or received. Subject to regulatory requirements and internal limits, the types of benefits which may be given or received by the Invesco Group include: gifts, hospitality and promotional competition prizes; joint marketing exercises; participation in seminars and conferences; provision of technical services and information technology; training; and travel and accommodation expenses. All gifts, benefits and entertainment provided or received by Invesco or its personnel must be recorded in |
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GBE declarations sent quarterly to Compliance. If there is any doubt about the permissibility of giving or receiving a gift, benefit or entertainment event, Employees should contact the Compliance Department for guidance before this is given or received. Further information can be found in the EMEA ex-UK Gifts, Benefits and Entertainment (Inducements) Policy. |
1.6 | Invesco does not tolerate bribery. Employees must not offer, give, request, or agree to accept or accept financial or non-financial advantages of any kind where the purpose is to influence a person to behave improperly in their decisions or actions or to reward them for having done so. Charitable donations must not be made as an inducement or reward for improper behaviour. Unofficial payments to speed up routine government or other processes must never be made, however small. These restrictions apply to Invesco staff and to anybody appointed to act on Invescos behalf and cover relationships with prospective or existing clients or business partners. Further information can be found in the Anti-Bribery Policy. |
1.7 | Legislation exists to protect Employees who blow the whistle about wrongdoing within the firm. This legislation encourages Employees to raise concerns internally in the first instance. Invesco Employees should feel able to raise any such concerns internally, confident that it will be dealt with properly and that all reasonable steps will be taken to prevent victimisation. If Employees wish to report concerns anonymously they can call the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline using the toll-free telephone numbers below which vary depending on your location: |
Austria: 0800-291870
Belgium: 0800-77004
Czech Republic: 800-142-550
France: 0800-902500
Germany: 0800-1016582
Ireland: 1800615403
Italy: 800-786907
Netherlands: 0800-0226174
Spain: 900-991498
Sweden: 020-79-8729
Switzerland: 0800-562907
Employees may also report their concerns by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at: www.invesco.ethicspoint.com . To ensure confidentiality, this telephone line and website is provided by an independent company and is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. All submissions to the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair, and discreet manner. Employees are encouraged to report questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues.
1.8 | It is Invesco policy, in the context of being an Asset Manager, to treat its customers fairly. |
1.9 |
No Employee should have ownership in or other interest in or employment by any outside concern which does business with Invesco Ltd. This does not apply to stock or other investments in a publicly held company, provided that the stock and other investments |
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do not, in the aggregate, exceed 5% of the outstanding ownership interests of such company. Invesco Ltd. may, following a review of the relevant facts, permit ownership interests which exceed these amounts if management or the Board of Directors, as appropriate, concludes that such ownership interests will not adversely affect Invescos business interests or the judgment of the affected staff.
1.10 | Employees are prohibited from using personal hedging strategies or remuneration or liability related contracts of insurance to undermine any risk alignment effects embedded in their remuneration arrangements. This includes, for instance, entering into an arrangement with a third party under which that third party will make payments directly, or indirectly, to the Employee that are linked to, or commensurate with, the amounts by which the Employees remuneration is subject to reductions arising from the implementation of EU Directives and associated legislation and regulation. |
2 | MATERIAL, NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION & INSIDE INFORMATION |
2.1 | Restriction on Trading or Recommending Trading Each Employee is reminded that it constitutes a violation of law and/or market abuse regulations for any person to trade in or recommend trading in the securities of a company while in possession of as appropriate inside information or material, non-public information concerning that company, or to disclose such information to any person not entitled to receive it if there is reason to believe that such information will be used in connection with a trade in the securities of that company. Violations of law and regulations may give rise to civil as well as criminal liability, including the imposition of monetary penalties or prison sentences upon the individuals involved. Tippees (i.e, persons who receive material, non-public information or inside information) also may be held liable if they trade or if they do not trade but pass along such information to others. |
2.2 | Material non-public information relates to US legislation and is relevant for US-traded companies and financial instruments. Inside information relates to European legislation and relevant for European traded companies and financial instruments. |
2.3 | What is material, non-public information? Material information is any information about a company which, if disclosed, is likely to affect the market price of the companys securities or to be considered important by an average investor in deciding whether to purchase or sell those securities. Examples of information which should be presumed to be material are matters such as dividend increases or decreases, earnings estimates by the company, changes in the companys previously released earnings estimates, significant new products or discoveries, major litigation by or against the company, liquidity or solvency problems, extraordinary management developments, significant merger or acquisition proposals, or similar major events which would be viewed as having materially altered the total mix of information available regarding the company or the market for any of its securities. |
2.4 |
Non-public information is information that has not yet been publicly disclosed. Information about a company is considered to be non-public information if it is received under circumstances which |
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indicate that it is not yet in general circulation and that such information may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to the company or its insiders, or that the recipient knows to have been furnished by someone in breach of a fiduciary obligation. Courts have held that fiduciary relationships exist between a company and another party in a broad variety of situations involving a relationship between a company and its lawyers, investment bankers, financial printers, Employees, technical advisors and others. This list is not exhaustive and the types of fiduciary relationships and the way in which they are formed are extensive.
2.5 | What is inside information? Inside information is information which: |
(a) | is of a precise nature; and |
(b) | is not generally available; and |
(c) | relates directly or indirectly to one or more issuers of the relevant securities or one or more of the relevant investments; and |
(d) | would, if generally available, be likely to have a significant effect on the price of the relevant securities or investments. |
Information is precise if it:
(a) | indicates circumstances which exist or may reasonably be expected to come into existence, or an event that has occurred or may reasonably be expected to occur, and |
(b) | is specific enough to enable a conclusion to be drawn as to the possible effect on the price of the relevant instrument or investment. |
Information would be likely to have a significant effect on price if and only if it is information of a kind which a reasonable investor would be likely to use as part of the basis of his investment decisions. In other words it has to be a piece of information which a reasonable investor would use when making a decision to buy or sell a financial instrument. It does not have to be the major reason for the decision just one of the reasons. Because the information contributes towards a buy or sell decision, and these decisions determine the price of an instrument, the information is viewed as being significant for setting the price of the instrument. The significant effect on price does not relate to the size of any price movement of the financial instrument due to the effect of the information.
2.6 | Information should not be considered to have been publicly disclosed until a reasonable time after it has been made public (for example, by a press release). Someone with access to inside information may not beat the market by trading simultaneously with, or immediately after, the official release of material information. |
2.7 | The responsibility of ensuring that the proposed transaction does not constitute insider dealing or a conflict with the interests of a client remains with the relevant Employee and obtaining pre-clearance to enter into a transaction under Section 3.3 below does not absolve that responsibility. |
2.8 | Invesco is in a unique position, being privy to market research and rumours and being privy also to information about its clients which may be public companies. Invesco Employees must be aware and vigilant to ensure that they cannot be accused of being a party of any insider dealing or market abuse situations. |
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2.9 | In particular, the following investment activities must not be entered into without carefully ensuring that there are no implications of insider trading: |
2.9.1 | Trading in shares for a client in any other client of Invesco which is a Company quoted on a recognised stock exchange. |
2.9.2 | Trading in shares for a client in a quoted company where Invesco: |
i) | obtains information in any official capacity which may be price sensitive and has not been made available to the general public. |
ii) | obtains any other information which can be substantiated in connection with a listed company or related derivatives or financial instruments which is also both price sensitive and has not been made available to the general public. |
2.9.3 | Manipulation of the market by entering into a transaction, placing an order or any other behavior which gives or is likely to give false or misleading signals as to the supply of, demand form or price of a financial instrument or secures or is likely to secure the price of one or several financial instruments. This also covers any attempt of market manipulation. |
2.9.4 | Release of information about a company that would have the effect of distorting the market in such a way to be considered market abuse. |
2.10 | Reporting Requirement. Whenever an Employee believes that he or she may have come into possession of material, non-public information or inside information about a public company, he or she personally must immediately notify the Compliance Department and should not discuss such information with anyone else including Invesco Employees and should not engage in transactions for himself, herself, or others including Invesco clients. |
2.11 | Upon receipt of such information, the Compliance Department will include the company name on the IVZ Restricted List in respect of which no transactions may be entered into. This list will be advised to the Equity dealing desk and no discussion will be entered into. |
2.12 | Confidentiality. No information regarding the affairs of any client of Invesco may be passed to anyone outside Invesco unless specifically requested by law, regulation or court order. In any event, the Compliance and Legal Departments must be consulted prior to furnishing such information. |
2.13 |
Employees should maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Company and their fellow Employees. Employees shall take all reasonable efforts to safeguard such confidential information that is in their possession against inadvertent disclosure and shall comply with any non-disclosure obligations imposed on Invesco in its agreements with third parties. While accessing and utilising internal applications and |
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systems, employees must access such information solely to the extent it is mandatory to perform their task and not to access any other data which is not necessary. External publication or distribution of internal company information, policies or procedures is prohibited except when disclosure is properly authorised by the functional owner of the information or legally mandated. Employees should make all reasonable efforts to safeguard such information that is in their possession against inadvertent disclosure and shall comply with any non-disclosure obligations imposed on Invesco in its agreements with third parties. |
2.14 | Sanctions. Any Employee, who knowingly trades or recommends trading while in possession of material, non-public information or inside information, may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and/or significant monetary penalties, as well as to immediate suspension and/or dismissal from Invesco. |
3 | PERSONAL INVESTING ACTIVITIES, PRE-CLEARANCE AND PRE-NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS |
3.1 | Transactions covered by this Code All transactions (other than transactions described in section 3.2) in investments made for Covered Accounts are subject to the pre-clearance procedures, trading restrictions, pre-notification and reporting requirements described below, unless otherwise indicated. For a list of the types of Employee and other accounts which are Covered Accounts, please see the definition in Appendix A. |
3.2 | Transactions in the following investments (Exempt Investments) are not subject to the trading restrictions or other requirements of this Code and do not need to be pre-notified, pre-cleared, or reported other than as described below: |
3.2.1 | Registered unaffiliated (e.g. Schroders) open-ended Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) including; open-ended mutual funds, open-ended investment companies/ICVCs/ SICAVs or unit trusts - but not Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) or closed-end funds, e.g. Investment Trusts; |
3.2.2 | Securities which are direct obligations of an OECD country (e.g. US Treasury Bonds); |
3.2.3 | In-specie transfers; and |
3.2.4 | Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and High Quality Short-Term Debt Instruments including repurchase agreements. |
Employees are required to provide statements for all Covered Accounts as described in Section 7.4. If an account has the ability to invest in Covered Securities, the account is considered a Covered Account and the full statement must be provided to Compliance including information regarding Exempt Investments.
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Transactions which require pre-notification and pre-clearance |
3.3 | Pre-Clearance |
3.3.1 | Transactions in a Covered Account which must be notified to the Compliance department for pre-clearance, regardless of whether the order is placed directly or through a broker/adviser, include the following (Covered Securities): |
| buys or sales of ordinary securities, equivalent securities, venture capital schemes such as Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), Investment Trusts and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), including any of these investments which are held within a product/wrapper; and |
| buys, sales, or switches in Invesco UK ICVCs, GPR/Cross Border Funds, Pension Funds or other affiliated schemes, including any of these investments which are held within an unaffiliated product/wrapper e.g. Invesco funds managed by an unaffiliated pension provider. |
All Employees must receive prior approval using the Star Compliance system or from the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team in order to engage in a personal securities transaction in a Covered Security.
Pre-clearance will not be given if the proposed personal securities transaction is in conflict with any of the rules outlined in this Policy, including the Blackout Rule.
3.3.2 | The Pre-clearance Process |
For those using STAR the pre-clearance process involves the following steps:
| The proposed trade must be entered into the Star Compliance system. |
| The Star Compliance system will confirm if there is any Client activity in the same or equivalent security currently on the trading desk and verify if there have been any transactions within the corresponding Blackout Rule period (refer to section 4.1.2). |
| The Star Compliance system will check to see if the security is on the restricted list (refer to section 4.1.1). |
| If any potential conflicts are identified by the Star Compliance system, the request will be reviewed by the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team. |
| An automated response will be received by the Employee for all pre-approval requests indicating whether the transaction has been approved or denied. |
For those without access to Star Compliance, please refer to the pre-clearance form at Appendix D.
3.3.3 | Executing Approved Transactions |
All authorised personal securities transactions must be executed on the same business day . If the trade is not executed within this time period, a new pre-clearance request must be submitted and approved if the Employee still intends to trade in that security.
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All approved trades that are not executed must be retracted in the Star Compliance system by the Employee.
No order for a securities transaction for which pre-clearance authorisation is sought may be placed prior to the receipt of authorisation of the transaction. Employees may be requested to reverse any trades processed without the required pre-approval. Any costs or losses associated with the reversal are the responsibility of the Employee. The Employee may also be asked to disgorge any profits from the trade.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only , except in the following situations:
| Approval is granted after the close of trading day. In this case, approval is valid through the next trading day. |
| Where an employee submits a request for a security that is trading on a market that is not open when the request is submitted and receives approval for the trade, the trade must be completed prior to closing of the market immediately following approval. |
3.3.4 | Copies of the relevant contract notes (or equivalent) must be sent to codeofethicsemeaexuk@invesco.com. This must be done in a timely manner. |
For those not accessing Star Compliance the details of where to provide contract notes is noted in the pre-clearance form.
3.4 | Transactions that do not need to be pre-cleared . The pre-clearance requirements (and the trading restrictions on personal investing described below) do not apply to the following transactions, unless otherwise indicated: |
3.4.1 | Discretionary Accounts. Transactions effected in any Covered Account over which the Employee has no direct or indirect influence or control (a Discretionary Account). An Employee shall be deemed to have no direct or indirect influence or control over an account only if all of the following conditions are met: |
i) | investment discretion for such account has been delegated in writing to an independent fiduciary and such investment discretion is not shared with the Employee; and |
ii) | the Employee certifies in writing that he or she has not and will not discuss any potential investment decisions with such independent fiduciary; and |
iii) | the advisor also certifies in writing that he or she will not discuss any potential investment decisions with the owner of the account or the Employee; and |
iv) | duplicate periodic statements are provided to the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team. |
v) | the Compliance Department has determined that the account satisfies the foregoing requirements. |
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3.4.2 | Governmental Issues. Investments in the debt obligations of state and municipal governments or agencies. |
3.4.3 | Non-Volitional Trades. Transactions which are non-volitional on the part of the Employee (such as the receipt of securities pursuant to a stock dividend or merger). |
3.4.4 | Automatic Transactions Purchases of the stock of a company pursuant to an automatic dividend reinvestment plan or an employee stock purchase plan sponsored by such company. |
3.4.5 | Rights Offerings Receipt or exercise of rights issued by a company on a pro rata basis to all holders of a class of security. Employees must, however, pre-clear transactions for the acquisition of such rights from a third party or the disposition of such rights. |
3.4.6 | Independent Non-Executive Directors Transactions Transactions in securities, except for Invesco Ltd. shares and/or Investment Trusts and other affiliated funds managed by Invesco, by Independent Non-Executive Directors. Transactions by Independent Non-Executive Directors will be pre-cleared outside of Star Compliance. |
3.4.7 | Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs ) Employees must seek pre-clearance for transactions in respect of ETFs unless otherwise indicated on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List. . ETFs are Covered Securities and are still subject to requirements and limits on personal investing as described in sections 4 and 7, irrespective of whether pre-clearance is required |
3.4.8 | Note that all of the transactions described in paragraphs 3.4.1. to 3.4.7, while not subject to pre-clearance, are nevertheless subject to all of the reporting requirements set forth below in paragraph 7.3. This must be done in a timely manner after the transaction. |
4 | TRADE RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL INVESTING |
4.1 | All transactions in Covered Accounts which are subject to the pre-clearance requirements specified in this Code are also subject to the following trading restrictions: |
4.1.1 | Restricted Lists Employees requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest. |
4.1.2 | Blackout Periods An employee may not buy or sell, or permit any Covered Account to buy or sell, a security or any instrument if there is conflicting activity in an Invesco Client account. |
Non-Investment Personnel.
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within two trading days before or after a Client trades in that security; and |
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| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
Investment Personnel .
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security; and |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security with the trading desk. |
De Minimis Exemptions. Compliance will apply the following de minimis exemptions in granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Persons proposed personal securities transaction:
o Equity de minimis exemptions .
If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the FTSE 100 Index, DAX Index, CAC 40 Index or any of the other main indices globally included on the De Minimis Indices List which can be accessed on the Invesco intranet using the following link:
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/De%20Minimis%20
Indices%20List.pdf .
If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided that there is no conflicting client activity in that security during the blackout period or on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day.
o Fixed income de minimis exemptions . If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she may execute up to EUR 70,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30-day period.
The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk on the security involved in the proposed personal securities transaction and will verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the blackout period is the last three trading days.
For Investments, Portfolio Administration and IT personnel, Compliance will also check the trading activity of affiliates with respect to which such personnel have access to transactional information to verify that there have been no Client transactions in the requested security during the blackout period. Compliance will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal securities transaction.
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Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business/trade day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day (see section 3.3.3). If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval.
4.1.3 | In the event there is a trade in a client account in the same security or instrument within a blackout period, the Employee may be required to close out the position and to disgorge any profit to a charitable organisation chosen by Invesco Compliance. |
4.1.4 | Invesco Ltd. Securities |
1. No Employee may effect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.
2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltd.s securities, on an exchange or any other organized market.
3. For all Covered Persons, all transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. Securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are subject to blackout periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.
4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section 7.3 of this Code.
Any Employee who becomes aware of material non-public information about Invesco is prohibited from trading in Invesco Securities. Full details of the Invesco stock transaction Pre-Clearance Guide and restrictions for all Employees of Invesco can be found in Appendix B.
4.1.5 | Invesco Investment Trusts Staff dealing in Invesco Investment Trusts will also be subject to closed periods as dictated by each of the Trusts. |
4.1.6 | Affiliated Funds such as the Cross Border Product Range, PowerShares ETFs, French domiciled UCITS and other affiliated schemes will be subject to the Short -Term Trading restrictions (60 day rule - see 4.1.7). Any preferential rate of sales charge allowed to staff will be withdrawn in circumstances where it is apparent that the Employee has traded on a short-term basis in those shares i.e. where previous transactions by that person have resulted in the short-term holding of those investments. Shares of affiliated schemes will not be accepted for redemption if the funds themselves are closed for redemption due to the effects of subsequent market or currency movements. |
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4.1.7 | Short-Term Trading Profits It is Invescos policy to restrict the ability of Employees to benefit from short-term trading in securities and instruments. Employees must disgorge profits made on the sale of any security or instrument held less than 60 days. This section (4.1.7) will not apply to Financial Spread Betting transactions which have been approved under the Exceptions section (4.1.15) of this Policy. |
4.1.8 | Initial Public Offerings No Employee may purchase or permit any Covered Account to purchase a security offered pursuant to an initial public offering, except in a Venture Capital Trust or Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), wherever such offering is made. However where the public offering is made by a Government of where the Employee is resident and different amounts of the offering are specified for different investor types e.g. private and institutional, the Compliance Officer may allow such purchases after consultation with the EMEA functional lead. |
4.1.9 | Privately-Issued Securities Employees may not purchase or permit a Covered Account to purchase or acquire any privately-issued securities, other than in exceptional cases specifically approved by the Compliance Officer after consultation with the EMEA functional lead (e.g. where such investment is part of a family-owned and operated business venture that would not be expected to involve an investment opportunity of interest to any Invesco client). |
4.1.10 | Employees, however, may invest in interests in private investment funds (i.e. hedge funds) that are established to invest predominantly in public securities and instruments, subject to the pre-clearance procedures, trading restrictions and reporting requirements contained in this Code. Employees may also invest in residential co-operatives and private recreational clubs (such as sports clubs, country clubs, luncheon clubs and the like) for their personal use; such investments are not subject to the pre-clearance procedures, trading restrictions and reporting requirements unless the Employees investing is part of a business conducted by the Employee. Such ownership should be reported to the Compliance Officer. |
4.1.11 | Short Sales An Employee may not sell short a security. |
4.1.12 | Financial Spread Betting Employees may not enter into Financial Spread betting arrangements unless they have applied in writing to do so under the Exceptions section of this Policy (4.1.15) and have received written confirmation that this is permitted. Exceptions will not be granted for Financial Spread Betting on single stocks but, depending on the circumstances, spread betting on Foreign Exchange Rates, Main Indices and Government Bonds may be allowed on an exceptions basis. |
4.1.13 | Futures Employees may not write, sell or buy exchange-traded futures, synthetic futures, swaps and similar non-exchange traded instruments. |
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4.1.14 | Investment Clubs Employee participation in an investment club with the purpose of pooling money and investing based on group investment decisions is prohibited. |
4.1.15 | Exceptions The EMEA functional lead, local Head of Office and the Director of Compliance EMEA (ex UK) (or their designees) may together, on a case by case basis, grant exceptions from these trading restrictions upon written request. Any exceptions granted will be reported to the local Board of Directors at least annually. |
5 | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, CONFIDENTIALITY AND OUTSIDE DIRECTORSHIPS |
5.1 | In order to reduce potential conflicts of interest arising from the participation of Employees on the boards of directors of public, private, non-profit and other enterprises, all Employees are subject to the following restrictions and guidelines: |
5.1.1 | An Employee may not serve as a director of a public company without the approval of the Compliance Officer after consultation with the EMEA functional lead and the Head of Office. |
5.1.2 | An Employee may serve on the board of directors or participate as an adviser or otherwise, or advisers of a private company only if: |
(i) | client assets have been invested in such company and having a seat on the board would be considered beneficial to our clients interest; and |
(ii) | service on such board has been approved in writing by the Compliance Officer after consultation with the EMEA functional lead and the Head of Office. The Employee must resign from such board of directors as soon as the company contemplates going public, except where the Compliance Officer (after consultation with the EMEA functional lead and the Head of Office) has determined that an Employee may remain on a board. In any event, an Employee shall not accept any compensation for serving as a director (or in a similar capacity) of such company; any compensation offered shall either be refused or, if unable to be refused, distributed pro rata to the relevant client accounts. |
5.1.3 | An Employee must receive prior written permission from the local Head of Office (after consultation with the Compliance Officer) or his designee before serving as a director, non-executive director, trustee or member of an advisory board of either: |
(i) | any non-profit or charitable institution; or |
(ii) | a private family-owned and operated business. |
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5.1.4 | An Employee may serve as an officer or director of a residential co-operative, but must receive prior written permission from the local Head of Office (after consultation with the Compliance Officer) before serving as a director if, in the course of such service, he or she gives advice with respect to the management of the co-operatives funds. |
5.1.5 | If an Employee serving on the board of directors or advisers of any entity comes into possession of material, non-public information through such service, he or she must immediately notify the Compliance Officer. |
5.1.6 | An Invesco Employee shall not take personal advantage of any economic opportunity properly belonging to an Invesco Client or to Invesco itself. Such opportunities could arise, for example, from confidential information belonging to a client or the offer of a directorship. Employees must not disclose information relating to a clients intentions, activities or portfolios except: |
i) | to fellow Employees, or other agents of the client, who need to know it to discharge their duties; or |
ii) | to the client itself. |
5.1.7 | Employees may not cause or attempt to cause any Client to purchase, sell or hold any Security in a manner calculated to create any personal benefit to the Employee or Invesco. |
5.1.8 | If an Employee or immediate family member stands to materially benefit from an investment decision for an Advisory Client that the Employee is recommending or participating in, the Employee must disclose that interest to persons with authority to make investment decisions and to the local Compliance Officer. Based on the information given, a decision will be made on whether or not to restrict the Employees participation in causing a client to purchase or sell a Security in which the Employee has an interest. |
5.1.9 | An Employee must disclose to those persons with authority to make investment decisions for a Client (or to the Compliance Officer if the Employee in question is a person with authority to make investment decisions for the Client), any Beneficial Interest that the Employee (or immediate family) has in that Security or an Equivalent Security, or in the issuer thereof, where the decision could create a material benefit to the Employee (or immediate family) or the appearance of impropriety. The person to whom the Employee reports the interest, in consultation with the Compliance Officer, must determine whether or not the Employee will be restricted in making investment decisions. |
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6 | CLIENT INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OWNED BY INVESCO EMPLOYEES |
6.1 | General Principles In addition to the specific prohibitions on certain personal securities transactions as set forth herein, and in-line with the requirements of the Fraud Policy, all Employees are prohibited from: |
6.1.1 | Employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any prospect or client; |
6.1.2 | Making any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state to a client or a prospective client, a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; |
6.1.3 | Engaging in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any prospect or client; |
6.1.4 | Engaging in any manipulative practice with respect to any prospect or client; |
6.1.5 | Revealing to any other person (except in the normal course of his or her duties on behalf of a client) any information regarding securities transactions by any client or by Invesco, or |
6.1.6 | Revealing to any other person (except in the normal course of his or her duties on behalf of a client) the consideration of any securities transactions by any client or by Invesco. |
7 | CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
7.1 | This Code forms part of an employees contract of employment and any breach may be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including summary dismissal. |
7.2 | In order to implement the general principles, restrictions and prohibitions contained in this Code, each Employee is required to provide the following certifications and reports described in sections 7.2 to 7.4 below.: |
7.2.1 On commencing employment at Invesco, each new employee shall receive a copy of the Code and will be expected to confirm that they understand and accept this Code within 10 days of commencing employment.
7.2.2 New employees are also required, within 10 days of commencing employment, to provide the following to the Compliance Department:
(i) | a list of all Covered Accounts (see Initial Holdings Report 7.3.1); and |
(ii) | details of any directorships (or similar positions) of for-profit, non-profit and other enterprises. |
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7.3 | Employees are required to sign-off and submit various reports in the Star Compliance system as detailed in sections 7.3.1 to 7.3.4 below. Employees that do not hold any Covered Securities or Covered Accounts are still required to sign-off on these reports. |
7.3.1 Initial Holdings Reports. Within 10 calendar days of becoming a Covered Person, each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by reporting the following information (the information must be current within 45 days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person):
| A list of all security holdings, including the name, number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the person has direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. A Covered Person is presumed to havea Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of their immediate family sharing the same household (e.g., a spouse or civil partner and children) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements. |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the person; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person |
7.3.2 Quarterly Transactions Reports. All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest:
| The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security; |
| The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.); |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| The date that the report is submitted to Compliance. |
All Covered Persons must submit a Quarterly Transaction Report regardless of whether they executed transactions during the quarter or not. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions that do not require pre-clearance such as transactions made through an Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan or Exempt Investments (refer to section 3.2).
Additionally, Covered Persons must report information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit
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of the Covered Person (including Covered Securities held in a retirement vehicle, including plans sponsored by Invesco or its affiliates).
The report shall include:
| The date the account was established; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and |
| The date that the report is submitted to Compliance. |
Compliance may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.
7.3.3 Annual Holdings Reports. All Covered Persons must report annually the following information, which must be current within 45 days of the date the report is submitted to Compliance:
| The security name and the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; |
| With respect to Discretionary Accounts, if any, certifications that such Employee does not discuss any investment decisions with the person making investment decisions; |
| With respect to any non-public security owned by such Employee, a statement indicating whether the issuer has changed its name or publicly issued securities during such calendar year; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
7.3.4 Certification of Compliance. All Covered Persons must certify annually that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. In addition, all Covered Persons must certify annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. If material changes are made to the Code during the year, these changes will also be reviewed and approved, where required, by the relevant board/management committee.
All Covered Persons must certify within 30 days of the effective date of the amended code that they have read and understand the Code and recognise that they are subject to the Code. On an annual basis, Employees are required to provide an updated list of the following to Compliance:
i) | directorships (or similar positions) of for-profit, non-profit and other enterprises; |
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ii) | potential conflicts of interest identified which have not yet been reported to the Compliance Department; and |
iii) | potential Fiduciary or Treating Customers Fairly issues identified which have not yet been reported to the Compliance Department/ escalated through appropriate reporting channels. |
7.4 | Confirmations and Statements. |
In respect of each covered personal securities transaction involving a Covered Security, Employees are encouraged to direct their brokers to deliver to the Invesco Compliance Department, duplicate trade confirmations and account statements for their Covered Accounts in a timely manner. If duplicate contract notes are not provided by the broker, the Employee must provide the statements directly to Compliance in a timely manner following a trade or receipt of a periodic statement. In addition, Employees must provide duplicate trade confirmations and account statements directly to the Compliance upon request.
Material breaches and concerns are reported to Invesco boards, and/or committees of same, as appropriate.
7.5 | Exempt Investments Confirmations, periodic statements, and periodic reports need not be provided with respect to Exempt Investments (see 3.2). If an account has the ability to hold both Covered Securities and Exempt Investments, the periodic statement will need to be provided and may include information regarding Exempt Investments. |
7.6 | Disclaimer of Beneficial Interest Any report required under this Code may contain a statement that such report is not to be construed as an admission by the person making the report that he or she has any direct and indirect beneficial interest of the security to which the report relates. |
7.7 | Annual Review The Compliance Officer will review the Code on an annual basis and as necessary, in light of legal and business developments and experience in implementing the Code, and will prepare a report, where required/appropriate, to the relevant board/management committee that: |
7.7.1 | summarizes existing procedures concerning personal investing and any changes in the procedures made during the past year, |
7.7.2 | identifies any violations requiring significant remedial action during the past year, and |
7.7.3 | identifies any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based on the experience under the Code, evolving industry practices, or developments in applicable laws or regulations |
8 | MISCELLANEOUS |
8.1 |
Interpretation The provisions of this Code will be interpreted by the Compliance Officer. Questions of interpretation should be directed in the first instance to the Compliance Officer or his/her |
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designee or, if necessary, with the Compliance Officer of another Invesco entity. The interpretation of the Compliance Officer is final.
8.2 | Sanctions Compliance will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial. |
Invesco may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the personal security transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.
Any violations of this Code and sanctions therefore will be reported to the local Board of Directors at least annually.
8.3 | Effective Date This revised Code shall become effective as of 1 October 2016. |
8.4 | IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team Contact Information You may direct any questions regarding this Code to the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team by email to codeofethicsEMEAexUK@invesco.com . If you are not utilising Star Compliance please refer your queries to local Compliance. |
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9 | SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF INVESCO REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATED WITH REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS UNDERTAKEN BY INVESCO : |
9.1 | The purpose of this section is to ensure all personal real estate transactions and financing of Employees are conducted |
| to place the interests of Invescos clients first, |
| to avoid any actual, potential or appearance of a conflict of interest, |
| to avoid any abuse of an Employees position of trust and responsibility and |
| to avoid the possibility that Employees would take inappropriate advantage of their positions. |
9.2 | The requirements in these sections are an addition to rather than a substitute of all other requirements made in the Code of Ethics. |
Restrictions
Any Employee who:
| knowingly invests in real estate or recommends investments in real estate while in possession of material, non-public information, |
| informs somebody (outside of Invesco or the client) about a real estate investment or about a client using information he has received through his employment with Invesco may be subject to civil and criminal penalties, as well as to immediate suspension and/or dismissal from Invesco. |
These restrictions also apply to investments undertaken by third parties on the Employees account or by the Employee for another person.
Definitions
Material information is any information about a real estate investment which, if disclosed, is likely to affect the market price of a real estate investment. Examples of information which should be presumed to be material are matters such as income from property, pollution of the premises, earnings estimates of a real estate project development plans or changes of such estimates, or forthcoming transformation of land into building land prior to public planning.
Non-public information is information that is not provided by publicly available sources. Information about a real estate investment is considered to be non-public if it is received under circumstances which indicate that such information may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to any party involved in the real estate project or its insiders, or that the recipient knows to have been furnished by someone in breach of a fiduciary duty. An example of non-public information related to real estate investments is the desire or need of a client to sell a real estate investment.
Inside information is information of precise nature, which has not been made public, relating, directly or indirectly to one or more issuers or to one or more instruments. The information is precise if it indicates circumstances which exist or may reasonably be expected to come into existence or an event that has occurred or may reasonably be expected to occur and is specific enough to enable a conclusion to be drawn as to the possible effect on the price of the relevant real estate investment.
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In the case of a protracted process that is intended to bring about, or that results in, particular circumstances or a particular event, those future circumstances or that future event, and also the intermediate steps of that process which are connected with bringing about or resulting in those future circumstances or that future event, may be deemed to be precise information
In particular, the following activities must not be entered into without carefully ensuring that there are no implications of insider trading and no appearance of a conflict of interest:
1. | Personally investing in real estate for a client when another client or a business partner of Invesco is involved in setting up and selling the investment. e.g. as an intermediary or a financier. |
2. | Entering into a private real estate transaction or financing when any cost or fees brought forth by it are other than at arms length. |
3. | Taking personal advantage of any economic opportunity properly belonging to an Invesco Client or to Invesco itself. |
4. | Investing in real estate for a client where Invesco has access to information which may be price sensitive. |
5. | Manipulation of the market by entering into a transaction, placing an order or any other behavior which gives or is likely to give false or misleading signals as to the supply of, demand form or price of a real estate investment or secures or is likely to secure the price of one or several real estate investments. This also covers any attempt of market manipulation. |
6. | Release of any information (except in the normal course of his or her duties as an Employee of Invesco) about a clients considerations of a real estate investment. |
7. | Personally engaging in real estate investments and thereby using information received through the employment with Invesco. |
Personal Investing Activities, Pre-Clearance and Pre-Notification
Prior to engaging in any private real estate transaction the Employee must fully disclose the transaction or financing to the local compliance officer along with details of any non-public information held by the Employee. Further detail may be requested by Compliance including an independent valuation or confirmation of purchase price.
It will only be permitted if it is not contrary to the interests of Invesco or the clients of Invesco. In the event that such an engagement was entered into before the Employee has joined Invesco and it is a commercial investment (not inhabited by the Employee or family members), it must be disclosed upon employment.
Disclosure of the transaction is also required if the Employee acts as an authorised agent, if the transaction is undertaken by a third party for the account of the Employee or if a transaction one in which an Employee has indirect financial interest or indirect benefit, such as those in the name of the Employees spouse, civil partner, or child living in the same household.
Compliance will without delay inform the Employee about the decision. If the permission for a particular investment is given, a time limit of one year applies to the actual engagement in this specific investment.
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
1. | Advisory Client means any client (including both investment companies and managed accounts) for which Invesco serves as an investment adviser, renders investment advice, or makes investment decisions. |
2. | Beneficial Interest means the opportunity to share, directly or indirectly, in any profit or loss on a transaction in Securities, including but not limited to all joint accounts, partnerships and trusts. |
3. | A Covered Account is defined for purposes of this Policy as any account: |
| Where the Employee is the registered owner of the securities in the account, thereby having a direct financial interest or benefit from the account; or |
| In which an Employee has indirect financial interest or indirect benefit, such as accounts held in the name of the Employees spouse, civil partner, or child living in the same household. |
| In which an Employee has direct control, such as any account for which the Employee has a power of attorney or trading authorization, trust accounts on which the Employee is appointed a trustee, or corporate accounts for which the Employee is an authorised signing officer. |
The examples provided above are not all-inclusive. There may be other account types and registrations not listed above that are considered covered for the purposes of this Policy.
4. | Employee means a person who has a contract of employment with an Invesco Company within Europe (excluding UK); including consultants, contractors or temporary Employees. |
5. | Equivalent Security means any Security issued by the same entity as the issuer of a security, including options, rights, warrants, preferred stock, restricted stock, bonds and other obligations of that company. |
6. | Fund means an investment company for which Invesco serves as an adviser or subadviser. |
7. | High quality short-term debt instruments means any instrument having a maturity at issuance of less than 366 days and which is treated in one of the highest two rating categories by a Nationally Recognised Statistical Rating Organisation, or which is unrated but is of comparable quality. |
9. | Initial Public Offering means any security which is being offered for the first time on a Recognised Stock Exchange. |
10. | Open-Ended Collective Investment Scheme means any Open-ended Investment Company, US Mutual Fund, UK ICVC or Irish Unit Trust, Luxembourg SICAV, French SICAV or Bermuda Fund. |
11. | Securities Transaction means a purchase of or sale of Securities. |
12. | Security includes stock, notes, bonds, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness (including loan participations and assignments), limited partnership interests, investment contracts, and all derivative instruments, such as options and warrants. |
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13. | Affiliate schemes defined as all UK domiciled Invesco ICVCs, all Invesco Continental European domestic ranges and all Invesco Ireland and Luxembourg SICAVs and Unit Trusts. |
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APPENDIX B
Type of Transaction in IVZ |
Pre-
Clearance |
Basis for
Approval |
Quarterly
Reporting of Transactions |
Annual Report
of Holdings |
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- Open market purchases & sales |
Yes | Not permitted in | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
- Transactions in plan |
blackout periods. | |||||||||||||
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Compliance
Officer |
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Compliance Officer |
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Compliance
Officer |
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Exercise of Employee Stock Options when same day sale |
Yes |
Not permitted in
closed periods |
Yes | n/a | ||||||||||
Recd when merged w/ Invesco |
IVZ Company | for those in the | Compliance | |||||||||||
Options for Stock Grants |
Secretarial | Blackout Group. | Officer | |||||||||||
Options for Global Stock Plans |
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Options for Restricted StkAwards |
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Option holding | ||||||||||||||
period must be | ||||||||||||||
satisfied. | ||||||||||||||
Sale of Stocks Exercised and held until | Yes | Not permitted in | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
later date. Options Exercised will have | closed periods | |||||||||||||
been received as follows: | Compliance | for those in the | Compliance Officer | Compliance | ||||||||||
Recd when merged w/ Invesco |
Officer | Blackout Group. | Officer | |||||||||||
Options for Stock Grants |
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Options for Global Stock Plans Options for Restricted StkAwards |
Stock holding
period must be satisfied. |
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Sale of Stock Purchased through Sharesave or Invesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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Yes
Compliance
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Not permitted in
closed periods for those in the Blackout Group. |
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Yes
Compliance Officer |
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Yes
Compliance
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1) Open market purchases/sales - Pre-clearance to deal is required from Compliance, no dealing is permitted during close periods for those in the Blackout Group. Details of closed periods are posted to the intranet site by Company Secretarial.
2) Employee Stock Options (a) exercise/same day sale - authorisation of the Option is granted by Company Secretarial Department and signed by Trustees of the Scheme.
3) Employee Stock Options (b) exercise/take possession/subsequent day sale - same as above, except that individual would pay for the shares and pay tax. The stock would then be lodged in the Employee share service arrangement - then if subsequent disposal was sought the normal pre-clearance process would apply (pre-clearance from Compliance - no dealing during closed periods for Blackout Group members).
4) Stock Grants (Global Stock Plans) - Awards made yearly, stock would be purchased through Company Secretarial and held for three years. After three years elect to keep the shares or distribute - stock would be transferred to Employee share service arrangement with normal pre-clearance/closed period requirements.
5) Employees who receive IVZ stock when their company is purchased by IVZ - stock distribution as part of the transaction to buy the Company concerned. Stock would be issued to the individual concerned and, depending on the terms of the deal, may be required to be held for a period. Stock would be transferred into the Employee share service, and subject to terms of the Company deal would then follow normal pre-clearance/close period guidelines.
6) Restricted Stock Awards - similar to stock grants as above - except tax not paid initially - pre-clearance from Compliance and closed period restrictions apply.
7) Transactions in IVZ stock via a pension plan - Transaction no different to open market purchases - pre-clearance required, dealing in closed periods not allowed.
8) Sharesave - If Sharesave is exercised then stock would be placed into Employee share service arrangement. Then if individual sells they go through normal pre-clearance and closed period process. Special rules may be brought in at share save anniversary dates. These will be communicated as appropriate.
10) Invesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) - payroll deduction contributions or purchases into the ESPP do not require pre-clearance but all sale transactions do require pre-clearance. Employees who are not subject to a blackout period are allowed to sell the IVZ shares immediately they are available to sell. The 60 day holding period does not apply to such sales.
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APPENDIX C
Personal Account Dealing Guidance Overview
Investment / transaction type |
60 day holding period * |
Pre- Clearance |
Post- event Reporting |
Exempt |
Not Allowed |
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ANY deliberate transactions (buys or sells) in Covered Securities of any type including: Equities, Options, Fixed Income, Venture Capital Funds, IVZ shares**, ETFs etc. | x | x | ||||||||
IVZ funds/products including PowerShares ETFs | x | x | ||||||||
Privately issued investment securities/hedge funds | x | x | ||||||||
Independent Non-Executive Directors: Personal Investment Transactions in IVZ Ltd. shares & products. | x | x | ||||||||
Government and local authority debt (non-OECD country) | x | x | ||||||||
Independent Non-Executive Directors: Personal Investment Transactions in non- IVZ shares & funds | x | x | ||||||||
Undirected/Automatic transactions or movements | x | x | ||||||||
Non-IVZ Collective Investment Schemes (excluding ETFs) | x | |||||||||
OECD debt (e.g. US treasury bills) | x | |||||||||
Financial Spread betting *** | x | |||||||||
Initial Public Offerings*** | x | |||||||||
Futures/Short Sales | x |
Note: in all cases, unless exempt, contract notes confirming the trades must be provided to Compliance in a timely manner. Pre-trade approval is valid for that day only.
* | An exemption might be granted but if so, profits cannot be retained |
** | May be subject to a close period |
*** | Apply for an exemption within the pre-trade authorisation process |
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APPENDIX D
APPENDIX D INVESCO PRE-CLEARANCE OF PERSONAL TRADE AUTHORISATION FORM N.B. UK Employess with access to STAR must use STAR for preclearance. EMEA Ex UK Employees are encouraged to use STAR but can use this form if desired. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE OPENED THIS FORM WITH MACROS ENABLED Section A STEP 1 PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION : Permission is sought to: Type of Security: Please state the Name of Company / Fund Stock ID (ISIN etc: ) Please Date of Request: Name of Broker Office to-date Account Number Name of Beneficial Owner: Address of Beneficial Owner: Amount of transaction: Shares or currency: PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION FULLY BY PUTTING AN X IN ONLY ONE OF THE BOXES BELOW AND THEN PRESSING THE ENTER BUTTON ON YOUR KEYPAD. THE NOTE BELOW THE BOXES WILL THEN TELL YOU WHAT TO DO NEXT This is a transaction in a Venture Capital Trust (VCT) or an Invesco/Invesco affiliated fund or a transaction in Invesco shares This a transaction in a non-Invesco affiliated fund This is a transaction which is not listed in the above two options (e.g. Investment Trusts; Ordinary shares etc.. ) PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE FOR GUIDANCE I have read the Invesco Code of Ethics relevant to my region and believe to the best of my knowledge that the proposed trade (s) fully comply with the requirements of the Code. Name of Employee: Date: here to view the INVESCO UK and EMEA ex UK Code of Ethics (If you click link press the enter button on returning to form) STEP 2: COMPLETE EITHER SECTION B OR C BELOW AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE AND READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY Section BVenture Capital Trusts(VCTs); Affiliated funds (Complete this section if directed by Section A above. ) Step 3: Answer the questions below. If you are unable to change the answers to N please press the enter button and try again. If this does not work then you may not have enabled macros when opening the form and you should close the form and start again. 1 I certify that I do not possess material nonpublic information regarding this security and its issuer, nor am I aware of any recent trading Yes No activity in this security on behalf of clients. 2 Have you or any account covered by the pre-authorisation provisions of the Code purchased or sold these securities (or equivalent securities) in the prior 60 days? Yes No Step 4 E-mail to:*UK- Compliance Personal Share Dealing, Date: Time: Compliance Step 5: Compliance will review and revert by e-mail. You can now trade. The trade must be completed by the end of the business day from the date of this confirmation. For UK staff please ensure copy contract notes are forwarded to Kim McLaren. For EMEA ex UK contract notes should be provided to *EMEA (ex UK)Compliance PSD Manual Process. Section CEquity, Bonds, Warrants etc Step 3: Answer the questions below. If you are unable to change the answers to N please press the enter button and try again. If this does not work then you may not have enabled macros when opening the form and you should close the form and start again. 1 Do you, or to your knowledge does anyone at Invesco, possess material non-public information regarding the security or the issuer of Yes No the security? 2 To your knowledge are the securities (or equivalent securities) being considered, for purchase or sale by one or more accounts managed by Yes No Invesco? 3 Have you or any account covered by the pre-authorisation provisions of the Code purchased or sold these securities (or equivalent securities) Yes No in the prior 60 days? 4 Are the securities being acquired in an initial public offering? Yes No 5 Are the securities being acquired in a private placement? If so, please complete the Private Placement form which can be obtained from the Yes No Compliance Department. STEP 4: UK employees to e-mail to *UK- Compliance Personal Share Dealing, Compliance are signing off to confirm that the securities in question have not been traded in the last three days (unless the deal is <500 shares and a main index constituent) or up to (€70,000 of par value for Fixed income and a main index constituent) and there are no outstanding orders. STEP 5: Compliance will approve or reject items back to the applicant. Compliance Compliance sign off is given for securities deals based on a review of your responses in Section 3 indicating that there would be no breach of Invescos fiduciary duty by the trade being executed and evidencing compliance review of personal trading restrictions as outlined in the Code of Ethics. Step 6: Once authorisation has been received from Compliance you can place the trade by the end of business day without further approval. UK staff must provide a copy of the contract note to Kim McLaren, Compliance Department, Henley. EMEA ex UK staff must provide copy contract notes to *EMEA (ex UK)Compliance PSD Manual Process. AUTHORITY TO DEAL This is to confirm that authorisation has been given today to the above application to acquire/dispose of the above amount of shares/bonds/options etc. This consent shall remain valid until the end of the business day from the date of this authority letter and the transaction must be completed within this time period. As a condition of this consent the Company reserves the right to its withdrawal if circumstances arise, prior to your effecting this transaction, thatwould then make it inappropriate for you to enter into this transaction. You are required to ensure that a copy of the contract note evidencing the transaction is forwarded to the relevant Compliance department in a timely manner. This authorisation is given subject to the Invesco Code of Ethics relevant to your region. 29.09.2015 Invesco assures that the confidentiality standards and data protection requirements of the country of origin are maintained. It also assures that all information regarding employees requests for trading remains confidential and are handled by authorised personnel only.
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Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
Policies and Procedures
Code of Ethics Policy
Policy Owner: | Compliance, Management | |
Policy Approver: | Compliance | |
Version: | 1.15 | |
Last Review Date: | June 1, 2015 | |
Next Review Date: | June 1, 2016 | |
Review Frequency: | Annual and as needed | |
Applicable Authority: | Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 | |
Policy Cross References: |
Invesco Ltd. Code of Conduct, Invesco Insider Trading Policies; Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, Invesco Advisers, Inc. Political Contributions Policy; ISSM Advertising and Marketing Policy, Information Wall and Material Non-Public Information Policy, Political Contributions Policy, and Gifts and Entertainment Policy |
Overview
In our efforts to ensure that Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (ISSM) develops and maintains a reputation for integrity and high ethical standards, it is essential not only that ISSM and its employees comply with relevant federal and state securities laws, but also that we maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct. The ISSM Code of Ethics (the Code) is designed to help ensure that we conduct our business consistent with these high standards.
The policies and procedures set forth in the Code apply to all employees of the firm. Failure to comply with the Code may result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment.
ISSM holds to the following principles:
| We are fiduciaries. Our duty is at all times to place the interests of our Clients first. |
| All personal securities transactions will be conducted in such a manner as to be consistent with the Code and to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an employees position of trust and responsibility. |
| No employee should take inappropriate advantage of their position. |
| The fiduciary principle that information concerning the identity of security holdings and financial circumstances of any Client is confidential. |
This policy is the property of Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and may not be provided to any external party without express prior consent from Compliance or Legal. |
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Standards of Business Conduct
In adherence to Invescos Code of Conduct, all Invesco employees must comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Employees are not permitted, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, of a security held or to be acquired by a Client:
| To defraud such Client in any manner; |
| To engage in any act, practice or course of conduct which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon such a Client; |
| To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to such Client; or |
| To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to securities, including price manipulation. |
Conflicts of Interest
As a fiduciary, ISSM has an affirmative duty of care, loyalty, honesty, and good faith to act in the best interests of its Clients. Compliance with this duty can be achieved by avoiding conflicts of interest and by fully disclosing all material facts concerning any conflict that does arise with respect to any Client. Employees should try to avoid any situation that has even the appearance of conflict or impropriety.
Personal Securities Transactions
All access persons are required to comply with Invescos policies and procedures regarding personal securities transactions. Information concerning the identity of security holdings and all material nonpublic information related to the holdings of Clients is confidential. Employees are prohibited from disclosing to persons outside the firm any material nonpublic information about any Client, the investments made by the firm on behalf of Clients, and information regarding the firms trading strategies, except as required to effectuate securities transactions on behalf of a client or for other legitimate business purposes.
Refer to ISSMs Information Wall and Material Non-Public Information Policy and Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Code of Ethics for specific requirements.
Gifts and Entertainment
A conflict of interest occurs when the personal interests of employees interfere or could potentially interfere with their responsibilities to the firm and its clients. The overriding principle is that supervised persons should not accept inappropriate gifts, favors,
This policy is the property of Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and may not be provided to any external party without express prior consent from Compliance or Legal. |
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entertainment, special accommodations, or other things of material value that could influence their decision-making or make them feel beholden to a person or firm. Similarly, supervised persons should not offer gifts, favors, entertainment or other things of value that could be viewed as overly generous or aimed at influencing decision-making or making a client feel beholden to the firm or the supervised person.
Refer to the ISSM Gifts and Entertainment Policy for more detailed guidelines.
Political Contributions
ISSM recognizes that various laws and regulations impact the ability of ISSM and its employees to make political contributions in certain circumstances. ISSM seeks to comply with the prohibitions of Rule 206(4)-5 under the Advisers Act (the SEC Pay to Play Rule). ISSM also seeks to comply with all other laws that may restrict or prohibit ISSM or its employees from making certain political contributions.
Refer to the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Political Contributions Policy for more detailed guidelines.
Board of Directors
Because of the high potential for conflicts of interest and insider trading problems, investment personnel may not serve on the boards of directors of any public companies without previous approval from the IVZ Global Code of Ethics Team. If the outside business activity is approved, the employee must recuse himself or herself from making Client investment decisions concerning the particular company or issuer as appropriate, provided that this recusal requirement shall not apply with respect to certain employees that serve on corporate boards as a result of, or in connection with, Client investments made in those companies.
Marketing and Promotional Activities
All oral and written statements, including those made to clients, prospective clients, their representatives, or the media must be professional, accurate, balanced, and not misleading in any way. Any promotional materials must be pre-approved.
Refer to the ISSM Advertising and Marketing Policy for specific guidelines.
This policy is the property of Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and may not be provided to any external party without express prior consent from Compliance or Legal. |
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Other Outside Activities
Employees are prohibited from engaging in outside business or investment activities that may interfere with their duties with the firm. Outside business affiliations, including directorships of private companies, consulting engagements, or public/charitable positions must be approved in writing by the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO).
Fiduciary Appointments
Approval must be obtained from the CCO before accepting an executorships, trusteeship, or power of attorney, other than with respect to a family member. Fiduciary appointments on behalf of family members must be disclosed at the inception of the relationship.
Disclosure
Employees should disclose any personal interest that might present a conflict of interest or harm the reputation of the firm.
Reporting Violations
ISSM appointed Lisa L. Gray as its CCO. All references to the CCO in this policy or other ISSM policies refer to Lisa L. Gray. All employees are required to report any material violation of the firms Code promptly to the CCO.
Confidentiality
All reports of potential Code breaches will be treated confidentially to the extent permitted by law and investigated promptly and appropriately. Reports may not be submitted anonymously.
Sanctions
Any violations of this ISSM and the broader Invesco Code of Ethics will result in disciplinary action that a designated person deems appropriate, including but not limited to, a warning, fines, disgorgement, suspension, demotion, or termination of employment. In addition to sanctions, violations may result in referral to civil or criminal authorities where appropriate.
This policy is the property of Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and may not be provided to any external party without express prior consent from Compliance or Legal. |
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Definitions
Access Person - an access person is any one that may have access to client information.
Supervised Person - includes directors, officers, and partners of the firm, employees of the firm, and any other person who provides advice on behalf of the adviser and is subject to the advisers supervision and control.
Covered Securities - Any stock, bond, future, investment contract or any other instrument that is considered a security under the Investment Advisers Act. Covered securities do not include:
| Direct obligations of the US Government (e.g., treasury securities); |
| Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and high quality short-term debt obligations, including repurchase agreements; |
| Shares issued by money market funds; |
| Shares of open-end mutual funds that are not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Ltd. or any of its affiliates; |
| Shares issued by unit investment trusts. |
This policy is the property of Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and may not be provided to any external party without express prior consent from Compliance or Legal. |
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Invesco Advisers, Inc.
CODE OF ETHICS
January 1, 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section |
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I. | Introduction | 3 | ||||||||||||||
II. | Statement of Fiduciary Principles | 3 | ||||||||||||||
III. | Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations | 4 | ||||||||||||||
IV. | Limits on Personal Investing | 4 | ||||||||||||||
A. Personal Investing | 4 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Pre-clearance of Personal Securities Transactions | 4 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Blackout Period | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| De Minimis Exemptions | 6 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Initial Public Offerings | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Restricted List Securities | 8 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance | 8 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Covered Account Requirements | 8 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Private Securities Transactions | 8 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Limited Investment Opportunity | 9 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Excessive Short-Term Trading in Funds | 9 | ||||||||||||||
B. Invesco Ltd. Securities | 9 | |||||||||||||||
C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities | 10 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Outside Business Activities | 10 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Gifts and Entertainment | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Gifts | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Entertainment | 10 | ||||||||||||||
3 | U.S. Department of Labor Reporting | 11 | ||||||||||||||
D. Parallel Investing Permitted | 11 | |||||||||||||||
V. | Reporting Requirements | 11 | ||||||||||||||
a. | Initial Holdings Reports | 11 | ||||||||||||||
b. | Quarterly Transaction Reports | 12 | ||||||||||||||
c. | Annual Holdings Reports | 13 | ||||||||||||||
d. | Gifts and Entertainment Reporting | 13 | ||||||||||||||
e. | Certification of Compliance | 13 | ||||||||||||||
VI. | Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues | 13 | ||||||||||||||
VII. | Administration of the Code of Ethics | 14 | ||||||||||||||
VIII. | Sanctions | 14 | ||||||||||||||
IX. | Exceptions to the Code | 14 | ||||||||||||||
X. | Definitions | 14 | ||||||||||||||
XI. | Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures | 17 | ||||||||||||||
XII. | Code of Ethics Contacts | 17 |
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Invesco Advisers, Inc.
CODE OF ETHICS
(Originally adopted February 29, 2008; Amended effective January 1, 2017)
I. Introduction
Invesco Advisers, Inc. has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each portfolio under management. The interests of Clients and of the shareholders of investment company Clients take precedence over the personal interests of Covered Persons (defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are defined at the end of this document.
This Code of Ethics (the Code) applies to Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Advisers, Incs. affiliated Broker-dealers (Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Capital Markets, Inc.), all Invesco Affiliated Mutual Funds, and all of their Covered Persons. Covered Persons include:
| any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties: makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommendations, or obtains information concerning investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities; or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations, or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.; |
| all Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd.; and |
| any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act) or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be deemed to be Covered Persons by Compliance. |
Invesco Funds have created a separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual Funds. Independent Trustees are not Covered Persons under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics. Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and are not Employees of Invesco are also not Covered Persons under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, but must report his or her securities holdings, transactions, and accounts as required in the separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual funds.
II. Statement of Fiduciary Principles
The following fiduciary principles govern Covered Persons:
| the interests of Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients must be placed first at all times and Covered Persons must not take inappropriate advantage of his or her positions; and |
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| all personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in a manner to avoid any abuse of an individuals position of trust and responsibility; and |
| this Code is our effort to address conflicts of interest that may arise in the ordinary course of our business and does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest. This Code does not necessarily shield Covered Persons from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients. |
III. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations
All Covered Persons are required to comply with applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Covered Persons shall promptly report any violations of laws or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee. Additional methods of reporting potential violations or compliance issues are described in Section VI. of this Code under Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues.
IV. Limits on Personal Investing
A. Personal Investing
1. Pre-clearance of Personal Security Transactions . All Covered Persons must pre-clear with Compliance, using the automated review system, all personal security transactions involving Covered Securities in which they have a Beneficial Interest unless otherwise indicated below. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval. Good-until-cancelled orders (GTCs) are not allowed.
Additionally, all Covered Persons must pre-clear personal securities transactions involving Covered Securities over which they have discretion. For example, if a Covered Person is directing the transactions for a friend or family member (regardless of whether they share the same household) all transactions in Covered Securities must be pre-cleared.
Covered Securities include, but are not limited to, all investments that can be traded by an Invesco Advisers, Inc. entity for its Clients, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, municipal bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end mutual funds, and any of their derivatives such as options and futures. All Invesco Affiliated Mutual Funds (including both open-end and closed-end funds) and Invesco PowerShares ETFs are considered Covered Securities.
All transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities must be pre-cleared. Please refer to section IV.B for additional guidelines on Invesco Ltd. securities. Any transaction in a previous employers company stock that is
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obtained through an employee benefit plan or company stock fund held in an external retirement plan requires pre-clearance.
The Following Pre-clearance Exemptions Apply :
Invesco Affiliated OpenEnd Mutual Funds : All Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds must be held with an Approved Broker, at the Affiliated Mutual Funds transfer agent, in the CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan, or in the Invesco 401(k). Pre-clearance is not required for transactions in Affiliated Funds as long as the shares are held in compliance with this requirement.
CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan : All transactions in the CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan are exempt from pre-clearance.
Exchange Traded Products : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing broad-based Exchange Traded Products such as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) as described on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List , and any derivatives of these securities such as options. All Invesco PowerShares ETFs and ETFs not listed on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List must be pre-cleared .
Currencies, commodities : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in currencies and commodities.
Options, futures and all other derivatives based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in derivatives of an index of securities, currencies and commodities.
All Covered Securities are still subject to requirements and limits on personal investing as described in Section IV. and V. of the Code, irrespective of whether pre-clearance is required.
Exempted Securities:
Covered Securities do not include shares of money market funds, U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit or shares of open-end mutual funds not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. Unit investment trusts, including those advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc., are not Covered Securities. However, this definition shall not apply to any series of the PowerShares QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Index Fund Trust. (Please refer to the Definitions section of this Code for more information on the term, Covered Security.)
If you are unclear about whether a proposed transaction involves a Covered Security, contact Compliance via email at codeofethicsnorthamerica@invesco.com or by phone at 1-877-331-CODE [1-877-331-2633] prior to executing the transaction.
Compliance will consider the following factors, among others, in determining whether or not pre-clearance approval will be provided. Please note that you must obtain pre-clearance even if you believe your transactions request satisfies the criteria below. The automated review system will review personal trade requests from Covered Persons based on the following considerations:
2. Blackout Period . Invesco Advisers, Inc. does not permit Covered Persons to trade in a Covered Security if there is conflicting activity in an Invesco Client account.
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| Non-Investment Personnel. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within two trading days after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
| Investment Personnel. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
For practical purposes, an Employee without knowledge of investment activity of a Client account would not know of such activity in advance of a Client trade. Therefore, for those Employees, trading with pre-clearance approval granted prior to a Client transaction will not be considered a violation of this Code of Ethics. Compliance will review personal securities transactions to identify potential conflicts in which there is an appearance that such an Employee could have traded while he or she was aware of upcoming Client transactions. If a potential conflict exists, this would be considered a violation of the blackout period required by this Code of Ethics.
De Minimis Exemptions . Compliance will apply the following de minimis exemptions in granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Persons proposed personal securities transaction:
| Equity de minimis exemptions . |
| If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the Russell 1000 Index or any of the main indices globally included on the De Minimis Indices List which can be accessed on the Invesco intranet using the following link: |
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/De%20Minimis%20Indices%20List.pdf
| If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30 day period provided that there is no conflicting Client activity in that security during the blackout period or on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day. |
| Fixed income de minimis exemption . If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she |
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may execute up to $100,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30-day period. |
The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk on the security involved in the proposed personal securities transaction and will verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the blackout period is the last three trading days. For Investments, Portfolio Administration and IT personnel, Compliance will also check the trading activity of affiliates with respect to which such personnel have potential access to transactional information to verify that there have been no Client transactions in the requested security during the blackout period. Compliance will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal securities transaction. Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval.
Any failure to pre-clear transactions is a violation of the Code and will be subject to the following potential sanctions:
| A Letter of Education will be provided to any Covered Person whose failure to pre-clear is considered immaterial or inadvertent. |
| Deliberate failures to pre-clear transactions, as well as repeat and/or material violations, may result in in-person training, probation, withdrawal of personal trading privileges or employment termination, depending on the nature and severity of the violations. |
3. Prohibition of Short-Term Trading Profits . Covered Persons are prohibited from engaging in the purchase and sale, or short sale and cover of the same Covered Security within 60 days at a profit. If a Covered Person trades a Covered Security within the 60 day time frame, any profit from the trade will be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s choice and a letter of education may be issued to the Covered Person. Transactions in currencies, commodities and derivatives (such as options and futures) based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities are exempt from the 60 day holding period. This exemption does not apply to derivatives of individual securities. Disgorgement amounts must represent the full amount of the profits received and are not adjusted to account for taxes or related fees.
4. Initial Public Offerings . Covered Persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly acquiring Beneficial Interest of any security in an equity Initial Public Offering. Exceptions will only be granted in unusual circumstances and must be recommended by Compliance and approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or General Counsel (or designee) and the Chief Investment Officer (or designee) of the Covered Persons business unit.
5. Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel . Investment Personnel are prohibited from effecting short sales of Covered Securities in his or her personal accounts if a Client of Invesco Advisers, Inc. for whose account they have investment management responsibility has a long position in those Covered Securities.
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6. Prohibition on Investment Clubs . Participation in a club with the purpose of pooling money and investing based on group investment decisions is prohibited.
7. Restricted List Securities. Employees requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest.
8. Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance. In spite of adhering to the requirements specified throughout this section, Compliance, in keeping with the general principles and objectives of the Code, may refuse to grant pre-clearance of a Personal Securities Transaction in its sole discretion without being required to specify any reason for the refusal.
9. Covered Account Requirements.
a. US Approved Brokers:
The following link, posted on the Invesco intranet site, includes a list of US Approved Brokers. These brokers provide electronic transaction and statement feeds to Invesco Advisers, Inc.:
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/Approved%20Discount%20Broker%20List.pdf
b. US Brokerage Account may only be held with::
| US Approved Brokers; |
| Full service broker-dealers, that are not a US Approved Broker, with which a Covered Person has engaged an investment advisor; or in limited circumstances, |
| Qualified retirement plans (such as external 401(k)s, 403(b)s, etc.) or other similar accounts that Covered Persons are not legally able to transfer. |
Note: Accounts in which all trading is completed online and without a financial advisor, called a discount brokerage account, must be held with an Approved Broker.
Covered Persons located outside of the US are not subject to US Approved Broker requirements.
c. US Open End Affiliated Mutual Funds may only be held through:
| US Approved Brokers; |
| The Invesco CollegeBound 529 Plan; or |
| Invescos transfer agency, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. |
d. Discretionary Managed Accounts. In order to establish a discretionary managed account, a Covered Person must grant the manager complete investment discretion over a
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Covered Persons account. Pre-clearance is not required for trades in this account; however, a Covered Person may not participate, directly or indirectly, in individual investment decisions or be aware of such decisions before transactions are executed. This restriction does not preclude a Covered Person from establishing investment guidelines for the manager, such as indicating industries in which a Covered Person desires to invest, the types of securities a Covered Person wants to purchase or a Covered Persons overall investment objectives. However, those guidelines may not be changed so frequently as to give the appearance that a Covered Person is actually directing account investments. Covered Persons must receive approval from Compliance to establish and maintain such an account and must provide written evidence that complete investment discretion over the account has been turned over to a professional money manager or other third party. Covered Persons are not required to pre-clear or list transactions for such managed accounts in the automated review system; however, Covered Persons with these types of accounts must provide an annual certification that they do not exercise direct or indirect control over the managed accounts.
10. Private Securities Transactions . Covered Persons may not engage in a Private Securities Transaction without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and indicating whether or not they will receive compensation and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Investment Personnel who have been approved to acquire securities of an issuer in a Private Securities Transaction must disclose that investment to Compliance and the Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Personnels business unit when they are involved in a Clients subsequent consideration of an investment in the same issuer. The business units decision to purchase such securities on behalf of Client account must be independently reviewed by Investment Personnel with no personal interest in that issuer.
11. Limited Investment Opportunity (e.g. private placements, hedge funds, etc.) . Covered Persons may not engage in a limited investment opportunity without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Limited investment opportunities offered directly from Invesco to employees are not subject to pre-clearance requirements, including but not limited to, the Invesco Real Estate ESCs and WLR funds. All Limited investment opportunities are subject to the reporting requirements outlined in section V below.
12. Excessive Short Term Trading in Funds . Employees are prohibited from excessive short term trading of any mutual fund advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. and are subject to various limitations outlined in the respective prospectus and other fund disclosure documents.
B. Invesco Ltd. Securities
1. No Employee may effect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.
2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltds securities, on an exchange or any other organized market.
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3. For all Covered Persons, transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are subject to black-out periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.
4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section IV.A.8 of this Code.
C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities
1. Outside Business Activities . Employees may not engage in any outside business activity, regardless of whether or not he or she receives compensation, without prior approval from Compliance. Absent prior written approval of Compliance, Employees may not serve as directors, officers, or employees of unaffiliated public or private companies, whether for profit or non-profit. If the outside business activity is approved, the Employee must recuse himself or herself from making Client investment decisions concerning the particular company or issuer as appropriate, provided that this recusal requirement shall not apply with respect to certain Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Employees, who may serve on corporate boards as a result of, or in connection with, Client investments made in those companies. Employees must always comply with all applicable Invesco Ltd. policies and procedures, including those prohibiting the use of material non-public information in Client or employee personal securities transactions.
2. Gift and Entertainment . The Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy includes specific conditions under which Employees may accept or give Gifts or Entertainment. Where there are conflicts between a minimal standard established by a policy of Invesco Ltd. and the standards established by a policy of Invesco Advisers, Inc., including this Code, the latter shall control.
To avoid the appearance of any potential conflict of interest, under no circumstances may an Employee:
| Give or accept Gifts or Entertainment that may be considered excessive either in dollar value or frequency; |
| Give or accept cash or any possible cash equivalent from a broker or vendor; |
| Reimburse Business Partners for the cost of tickets that would be considered excessive or for travel related expenses without approval of Compliance; or |
| Provide or receive any Gift or Entertainment that is conditioned upon Invesco Advisers, Inc., its parents or affiliates doing business with the other entity or person involved. |
| Gifts . Employees are prohibited from accepting or giving the following: a Gift valued in excess of annual FINRA limits; or Gifts from one person or firm valued in excess of annual FINRA limits in the aggregate during a calendar year period. |
| Entertainment . Examples of Entertainment that may be considered excessive in value include Super Bowls, the Masters, Wimbledon, Kentucky Derby, hunting trips, ski trips, etc. An occasional sporting event, golf outing or concert when accompanied by the Business Partner may not be excessive. |
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Employees who are unsure if an event would be permissible should contact compliance prior to attending to confirm if the event would be considered excessive.
3. U.S. Department of Labor Reporting: Under current U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations, Invesco Advisers, Inc. is required to disclose to the DOL certain specified financial dealings with a union or officer, agent, shop steward, employee, or other representative of a union (collectively referred to as union officials). Under the Regulations, practically any gift or entertainment furnished by Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Employees to a union or union official is considered a payment reportable to the DOL.
Although the Regulations provide for a de minimis exemption from the reporting requirements for payments made to a union or union official that do not exceed $250 a year, that threshold applies to all of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Employees in the aggregate with respect to each union or union official. Therefore, it is Invesco Advisers, Inc.s policy to require that ALL Gifts or Entertainment furnished by an Employee, regardless of whether the gift is given to a union or union official, be reported to Invesco Advisers, Inc. using the Invesco Advisers, Inc., Finance Departments expense tracking application, Oracle E-Business Suite or any other application deployed for that purpose which has the capability to capture all the required details of the payment. In addition to reporting the Gift or Entertainment in the expense tracking system, Covered Persons must also follow department guidelines for reporting requirements in other systems. Each item reported must include the name of the recipient, union affiliation, address, amount of payment, date of payment, purpose and circumstance of payment, including the terms of any oral agreement or understanding pursuant to which the payment was made.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is obligated to report on an annual basis all payments, subject to the de minimis exemption, to the DOL on Form LM-10 Employer Report.
Covered Persons should contact Compliance if clarification is required regarding reporting requirements for payments to a union or union official. A failure to report a payment required to be disclosed will be considered a material violation of this Code. The DOL also requires all unions and union officials to report payments they receive from entities such as Invesco Advisers, Inc. and their Employees.
D. Parallel Investing Permitted
Subject to the provisions of this Code, Employees may invest in or own the same securities as those acquired or sold by Invesco Advisers, Inc. for its Clients.
V. Reporting Requirements
a. Initial Holdings Reports . Within 10 calendar days of becoming a Covered Person, each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by inputting into the automated pre-clearance system, Star Compliance, the following information (the information must be current within 45 days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person):
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A list of all security holdings, including the security name, the number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the Covered Person has direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family |
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sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements;
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the Covered Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
b. Quarterly Transaction Reports . All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions during the quarter in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest:
| The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security; |
| The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.); |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
All Covered Persons must submit a Quarterly Transaction Report regardless of whether they executed transactions during the quarter or not. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions made through an limited investment opportunity, Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan or similar plans and transactions in Covered Securities held in the Invesco 401(k) or accounts held directly with Invesco in the Quarterly Transaction Report.
Additionally, Covered Persons must report information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person (including Covered Securities held in a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, including plans sponsored by Invesco Advisers, Inc. or its affiliates). The report shall include:
| The date the account was established; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
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Compliance may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.
c. Annual Holdings Reports . All Covered Persons must report annually the following information, which must be current within 45 days of the date the report is submitted to Compliance:
| A list of all security holdings, including the security name, the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
d. Gifts and Entertainment Reporting.
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given to an Invesco Employee by a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment received by an Employee must be reported through the automated pre-clearance system within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the Gift or the attendance of the Entertainment event. The requirement to report Entertainment includes dinners or any other event with a business partner of Invesco Advisers, Inc. in attendance. |
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given by an Invesco Employee to a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment given by an Employee must be reported through the reporting requirements of the Employees business unit. All Employees should contact his or her manager or Compliance if they are not sure how to report gifts they intend to give or have given to a Client or Business Partner. |
e. Certification of Compliance. All Covered Persons must certify annually in writing that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. In addition, all Covered Persons must certify in writing annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. If material changes are made to the Code during the year, these changes will also be reviewed and approved by Invesco Advisers, Inc. and the relevant funds boards. All Covered Persons must certify in writing within 30 days of the effective date of the amended code that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code.
VI. Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues
Invesco Advisers, Inc. has created several channels for Employees to raise compliance issues and concerns on a confidential basis. An Employee should first discuss a compliance issue with his or her
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supervisor, department head or with Invesco Advisers, Inc.s General Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer. Human Resources matters should be directed to the Human Resources Department, an additional anonymous vehicle for reporting such concerns.
In the event that an Employee does not feel comfortable discussing compliance issues through normal channels, the Employee may anonymously report suspected violations of law or Invesco policy, including this Code, by calling the toll-free Invesco Whistleblower Hotline at 1-855-234-9780. This hotline is available to employees of multiple operating units of Invesco Ltd. Employees may also report his or her concerns by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at: www.invesco.ethicspoint.com . To ensure your confidentiality, the phone line and website are provided by an independent company and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All submissions to the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair and discreet manner. Employees are encouraged to report these questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these issues before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues.
VII. Administration of the Code of Ethics
Invesco Advisers, Inc. has used reasonable diligence to institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of this Code.
No less frequently than annually, Invesco Advisers, Inc. will furnish to the Affiliated Mutual Funds Boards of Trustees a written report that:
| describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the funds board, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and |
| certifies that Invesco Advisers, Inc. has adopted procedures reasonably designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code. |
VIII. Sanctions
Compliance will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the personal security transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.
IX. Exceptions to the Code
Invesco Advisers, Inc.s Chief Compliance Officer (or designee) may grant an exception to any provision in this Code.
X. Definitions
| Affiliated Mutual Funds generally includes all open-end or closed-end mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
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| Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan means a program in which regular purchases or sales are made automatically in or from investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including dividend reinvestment plans. |
| Beneficial Interest has the same meaning as the ownership interest of a beneficial owner pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 34 Act). To have a Beneficial Interest, Covered Persons must have directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, have or share a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, which is the opportunity to profit directly or indirectly from a transaction in securities. Thus a Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e. a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements. |
| Client means any account for which Invesco Advisers, Inc. is either the adviser or sub-adviser including Affiliated Mutual Funds. |
| Control has the same meaning as under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act. |
| Covered Person means and includes: |
| any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any of Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties: makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommendations, or obtains information concerning investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities; or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
| all Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd. |
| any other persons falling within the definition of Access Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended (the Investment Company Act) or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be so deemed to be Covered Persons by Compliance. |
Invesco Funds have created a separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual Funds. Independent Trustees are not Covered Persons under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics. Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and are not Employees of Invesco are also not Covered Person under the Invesco Advisers, Inc. Code of Ethics, but must report his or her securities holdings, transactions, and accounts as required in the separate Code of Ethics for Trustees of the Affiliated Mutual Funds.
| Covered Security means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act except that it does not include the following: |
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| Direct obligations of the Government of the United States or its agencies; |
| Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; |
| Any open-end mutual fund not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. All Affiliated Mutual Funds shall be considered Covered Securities regardless of whether they are advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.; |
| Any unit investment trust, including unit investment trusts advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. However, this definition shall not apply to any series of the PowerShares QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Index Fund Trust; |
| Invesco Ltd. stock because it is subject to the provisions of Invesco Ltd.s Code of Conduct. Notwithstanding this exception, transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to all the pre-clearance and reporting requirements outlined in other provisions of this Code and any other corporate guidelines issued by Invesco Ltd. |
| Employee means and includes: |
| Any full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making or obtains information concerning investment recommendations with respect to such purchase or sales of Covered Securities; or who has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
| All Employees of Invesco Ltd. located in the United States who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of a registered investment advisory affiliate of Invesco Ltd. |
| Any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act or Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and such other persons that may be deemed to be an Employee by Compliance. |
| Gifts, Entertainment and Business Partner have the same meaning as provided in the Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. |
| Independent Trustee means a Trustee who is not an interested person within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act. |
| Initial Public Offering means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the 34 Act. |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.s -affiliated Broker-dealer means Invesco Distributors, Inc. or Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. or their successors. |
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| Investment Personnel means any full or part time Employee of Invesco Advisers, Inc. or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliates who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by Clients or any natural person who Controls a Client or an investment adviser and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Client regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Client as defined in Rule 17j-1. |
| Non-Investment Personnel means any Employee that does not meet the definition of Investment Personnel as listed above. |
| Private Securities Transaction means any securities transaction relating to new offerings of securities which are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided however that transactions subject to the notification requirements of Rule 3050 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authoritys (FINRA) Conduct Rules, transactions among immediate family members (as defined in the interpretation of the FINRA Board of Governors on free-riding and withholding) for which no associated person receives any selling compensation, and personal securities transactions in investment company and variable annuity securities shall be excluded. |
| Restricted List Securities means the list of securities that are provided to the Compliance Department by Invesco Ltd. or investment departments, which include those securities that are restricted from purchase or sale by Client or Employee accounts for various reasons (e.g., large concentrated ownership positions that may trigger reporting or other securities regulatory issues, or possession of material, non-public information, or existence of corporate transaction in the issuer involving an Invesco Ltd. unit). |
| Trustee means any member of the Board of Trustees for an open-end or closed-end mutual fund advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
XI. Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures
All Employees are subject to the policies and procedures established by Invesco Ltd., including the Code of Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, Political Contributions Policy and Gift and Entertainment Policy and must abide by all their requirements, provided that where there is a conflict between a minimal standard established by an Invesco Ltd. policy and the standards established by an Invesco Advisers, Inc. policy, including this Code, the latter shall control.
XII. IVZ Global Code of Ethics Contacts
| Telephone Hotline: 1-877-331-CODE [2633] |
| E-Mail: codeofethicsnorthamerica@invesco.com |
Last Revised: January 1, 2017
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INVESCO POWERSHARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
CODE OF ETHICS
(Amended effective January 1, 2017)
I. Introduction.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC (Invesco PowerShares), (and any wholly owned or indirect subsidiaries) has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each portfolio under management. The interests of Clients and of the shareholders of the trusts managed by Invesco PowerShares (the PowerShares Trusts, and each series therof, a Fund and collectively the PowerShares ETFs) take precedence over the personal interests of Covered Persons (defined below). Capitalized terms used herein are defined at the end of this document.
This Code of Ethics (the Code) applies to all Covered Persons. Covered Persons include:
| Any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco PowerShares (except those deemed exempt by the Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares) or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco PowerShares affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties makes, participates in or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who is involved in making investment recommendations or obtains information covering investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco PowerShares; |
| Trustees of the PowerShares Trusts (excluding Independent Trustees of the PowerShares Trusts); and |
| any other persons falling within the definitions of Access Person or Advisory Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act), or Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), and such other persons that may deemed to be a Covered Person by Compliance. |
PowerShares Trusts have adopted a separate Code of Ethics for Independent Trustees of the PowerShares Trusts, who are not Covered Persons under this Code.
II. Statement of Fiduciary Principles
The following fiduciary principles govern Covered Persons:
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| the interests of Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients must be placed first at all times and Covered Persons must not take inappropriate advantage of his or her positions; and |
| all personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in a manner to avoid any abuse of an individuals position of trust and responsibility: and |
| this Code is our effort to address conflicts of interest that may arise in the ordinary course of our business and does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest. This Code does not necessarily shield Covered Persons from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Clients and shareholders of investment company Clients. |
Section VII of this Code generally addresses sanctions for violations of this Code; certain sections of this Code specifically address sanctions that apply to violations of those sections.
III. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations; Reporting of Violations
All Covered Persons are required to comply with applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and this Code. Covered Persons shall promptly report any violations of laws or regulations or any provision of this Code of which they become aware to Invesco PowerShares Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee. Additional methods of reporting potential violations or compliance issues are described in Section VI of this Code. Additionally, persons covered by this Code shall not, in connection with the direct or indirect purchase or sale of a Covered Security: (i) employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud a Fund; (ii) make any untrue statement of a material fact to a Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to a Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading: (iii) engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on a Fund; or (iv) engage in any manipulative practice with respect to a Fund.
IV. Limits on Personal Investing
A. Personal Investing
1. Pre-clearance of Personal Security Transactions . All Covered Persons must pre-clear with Compliance, using the automated review system, all personal security transactions in which they have Beneficial Interest unless otherwise indicated below. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements.
Any approval granted to a Covered Person to execute a personal security transaction is valid for that business day only, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading
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day. If a Covered Person does not execute the proposed securities transaction prior to closing of the market immediately following the approval, the Covered Person must resubmit the request on another day for approval. Good-until-cancelled orders (GTCs) are not allowed.
Additionally, all Covered Persons must pre-clear personal securities transactions involving Covered Securities over which they have discretion. For example, if a Covered Person is directing the transactions for a friend or family member (regardless of whether they share the same household) all transactions in Covered Securities must be pre-cleared.
Covered Securities include, but are not limited to, all investments that can be traded by an Invesco PowerShares entity for its Clients, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, municipal bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end mutual funds, and any of their derivatives such as options and futures. All Invesco Affiliated Mutual Funds (including both open-end and closed-end funds) and Invesco PowerShares ETFs are considered Covered Securities.
All transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities must be pre-cleared. Please refer to section IV.B for additional guidelines on Invesco Ltd. securities. Any transaction in a previous employers company stock that is obtained through an employee benefit plan or company stock fund held in an external retirement plan requires pre-clearance.
The Following Pre-clearance Exemptions Apply:
Invesco Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds: All Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds must be held with an Approved Broker, at the Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds transfer agent, in the CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan, or in the Invesco 401(k). Pre-clearance is not required for transactions in Affiliated Open-End Funds as long as the shares are held in compliance with this requirement.
CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan : All transactions in the CollegeBound 529 Savings Plan are exempt from pre-clearance.
Exchange Traded Products: Employees are exempt from pre-clearing broad-based Exchange Traded Products such as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) as described on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List , and any derivatives of these securities such as options. All Invesco PowerShares ETFs and ETFs not listed on the Pre-clearance Exempt ETF List must be pre-cleared.
Currencies, commodities : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in currencies and commodities.
Options, futures and all other derivatives based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities : Employees are exempt from pre-clearing transactions in derivatives of an index of securities, currencies and commodities.
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All Covered Securities are still subject to requirements and limits on personal investing as described in Section IV. and V. of the Code, irrespective of whether pre-clearance is required.
Exempted Securities
Covered Securities do not include shares of money market funds, U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit or shares of open-end mutual funds not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. Unit investment trusts including those advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc., are not Covered Securities. However, this definition shall not apply to any series of the PowerShares QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Fund Trust. (Please refer to the Definitions section of this Code for more information on the term, Covered Security.)
If you are unclear about whether a proposed transaction involves a Covered Security, contact Compliance via email at codeofethicsnorthamerica@invesco.com or by phone at 1-877-331-CODE [1-877-331-2633] prior to executing the transaction.
Compliance will consider the following factors, among others, in determining whether or not pre-clearance approval will be provided. Please note that you must obtain pre-clearance even if you believe your transactions request satisfies the criteria below. The automated review system will review personal trade requests from Covered Persons based on the following considerations:
2 . Blackout Period. Invesco PowerShares does not permit Covered Persons to trade in a Covered Security if there is conflicting activity in an Invesco PowerShares Client account.
| Non-Investment Personnel. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within two trading days after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
| Investment Personnel . |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security within three trading days before or after a Client trades in that security. |
| may not buy or sell a Covered Security if there is a Client order on that security currently with the trading desk. |
For practical purposes, an Employee without knowledge of investment activity of a Client Account would not know of such activity in advance of a Client trade. Therefore, for those Employees, trading with pre-clearance approval granted prior to a Client transaction will not
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be considered a violation of the Code of Ethics. Compliance will review personal securities transactions to identify potential conflicts in which there is an appearance that such an Employee could have traded while he or she was aware of upcoming Client transactions. If a potential conflict exists, this would be considered a violation of the blackout period required by this Code of Ethics.
De minimis exemptions . Compliance will apply the following de minimis exemptions in granting pre-clearance when a Client has recently traded or is trading in a security involved in a Covered Persons proposed personal securities transaction:
o | Equity de minimis exemption . |
o | If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30-day period provided the issuer of such security is included in the Russell 1000 Index or any of the main indices globally included on the De Minimis Indices List which can be accessed on the Invesco intranet using the following link: |
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/De%
20Minimis%20Indices%20List.pdf
o | If a Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular equity security, he or she may execute up to 500 shares of such security in a rolling 30 day period provided that there is no conflicting Client activity in that security during the blackout period or on the trading desk that exceeds 500 shares per trading day. |
o | Fixed income de minimis exemption . If the Covered Person does not have knowledge of Client trading activity in a particular fixed income security he or she may execute up to $100,000 of par value of such security in a rolling 30 day period. |
The automated review system will confirm that there is no activity currently on the trading desk for the security involved in the proposed personal securities transaction and will verify that there have been no transactions for the requested security within the last two trading days for all Covered Persons except Investment Personnel for whom the black-out period is the last three trading days. For Investment, IT and Portfolio Administration personnel, Compliance will also check the trading activity of affiliates for which such personnel have potential access to information to verify that there have been no Client transactions for the requested security during the blackout period. Compliance will notify the Covered Person of the approval or denial of the proposed personal securities transaction. The approval granted to a Covered Person to execute personal securities transaction is only valid for that business day, except that if approval is granted after the close of the trading day such approval is good through the next trading day. If a Covered Person does not execute the
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proposed securities transaction on the business day the approval is granted the Covered Person must resubmit the request again the next day for approval.
Any failure to pre-clear transactions is a violation of the Code and will be subject to the following potential sanctions:
| A Letter of Education will be provided to any Covered Person whose failure to pre-clear is considered immaterial or inadvertent. |
| Deliberate failures to pre-clear transactions, as well as repeat and/or material violations, may result in in-person training, probation, withdrawal of personal trading privileges or employment termination, depending on the nature and severity of the violations. |
3. Prohibition on Short-Term Trading Profits . Covered Persons are prohibited from engaging directly or indirectly in the purchase and sale, or short sale and cover, of the same Covered Security within 60 days at a profit. If a Covered Person trades a Covered Security within the 60 day time frame, any profit from the trade will be disgorged to a charity of Invesco PowerSharess choice and a letter of education may be issued to the Covered Person. Transactions in currencies, commodities and derivatives (such as options and futures) based on an index of securities, currencies, and commodities are exempt from the 60 day holding period. This exemption does not apply to derivatives of individual securities. Disgorgement amounts must represent the full amount of the profits received and are not adjusted to account for taxes or related fees.
4. Initial Public Offerings . Covered Persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly acquiring Beneficial Interest of any security in an equity Initial Public Offering. Exceptions will only be granted in unusual circumstances and must be recommended by Compliance and approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or Head of Legal (or designee) and the Director of Portfolio Management (or designee) of the Covered Persons business unit.
5. Prohibition of Short Sales by Investment Personnel. Investment Personnel are prohibited from effecting short sales of Covered Securities in his or her personal accounts if a Client of Invesco PowerShares for whose account they have investment management responsibility has a long position in those Covered Securities.
6. Prohibition on Investment Clubs. Participation in a club with the purpose of pooling money and investing based on group investment decisions is prohibited.
7. Restricted List Securities. Covered Persons requesting pre-clearance to buy or sell a security on the Restricted List may be restricted from executing the trade because of potential conflicts of interest.
8. Other Criteria Considered in Pre-clearance . In spite of adhering to the requirements specified throughout this section, Compliance, in keeping with the general principles and objectives of the Code, may refuse to grant pre-clearance of a Personal Securities
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Transaction in its sole discretion without being required to specify any reason for the refusal.
9. Covered Account Requirements .
a. US Approved Brokers:
The following link, posted on the Invesco intranet site, includes a list of US Approved Brokers. These brokers provide electronic transaction and statement feeds to Invesco PowerShares:
http://sharepoint/sites/Compliance-COE-NA/Training/Documents/Approved%20Discount%20Broker%20List.pdf
b. US Brokerage Account may only be held with:
| US Approved Brokers; |
| Full service broker-dealers, that are not a US Approved Broker, with which a Covered Person has engaged an investment advisor; or in limited circumstances, |
| Qualified retirement plans (such as external 401(k)s, 403(b)s, etc.) or other similar accounts that Covered Persons are not legally able to transfer. |
Note: Accounts in which all trading is completed online and without a financial advisor, called a discount brokerage account, must be held with an Approved Broker.
Covered Persons located outside of the US are not subject to US Approved Broker requirements.
c. US Open End Affiliated Mutual Funds may only be held with:
| US Approved Brokers; |
| The Invesco CollegeBound 529 Plan; or |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliated broker dealers (Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Capital Markets, Inc.) through Invescos transfer agency, Invesco Investments. |
d. Discretionary Managed Accounts. In order to establish a discretionary managed account, a Covered Person must grant the manager complete investment discretion over a Covered Persons account. Pre-clearance is not required for trades in this account; however, a Covered Person may not participate, directly or indirectly, in individual investment decisions or be aware of such decisions before transactions are executed. This restriction does not preclude a Covered Person from establishing investment guidelines for the manager, such as indicating industries in which a
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Covered Person desires to invest, the types of securities a Covered Person wants to purchase or overall investment objectives. However, those guidelines may not be changed so frequently as to give the appearance that a Covered Person is actually directing account investments. Covered Persons must receive approval from Compliance to establish and maintain such an account and must provide written evidence that complete investment discretion over the account has been turned over to a professional money manager or other third party. Covered Persons are not required to pre-clear or list transactions for such managed accounts in the automated review system; however, Covered Persons with these types of accounts must provide an annual certification that they do not exercise direct or indirect control over the managed accounts.
10. Private Securities Transactions . Covered Persons may not engage in a Private Securities Transaction without first giving Compliance (a) a detailed written notification describing the transaction and (b) indicating whether or not they will receive compensation and obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Investment Personnel who have been authorized to acquire securities of an issuer in a Private Securities Transaction must disclose that investment to Compliance and the Managing Director (Research and Trading) of Invesco PowerShares when they are involved in a Clients subsequent consideration of an investment in the same issuer. The Clients decision to purchase such securities must be independently reviewed by Investment Personnel with no personal interest in that issuer.
11. Limited Investment Opportunities (e.g. private placements, hedge funds, etc.) . Covered Persons may not engage in a limited investment opportunity without first (a) giving Compliance a detailed written notification describing the transaction and (b) obtaining prior written permission from Compliance. Limited investment opportunities offered directly from Invesco to employees are not subject to pre-clearance requirements, including but not limited to the Invesco Real Estate ESCs and WLR funds. All limited investment opportunities are subject to the reporting requirements outlined in section V below.
12. Excessive Short Term Trading in Funds . Employees are prohibited from excessive short term trading of any mutual fund advised or sub-advised by Invesco PowerShares or Invesco Advisers, Inc., and are subject to various limitations outlined in the respective prospectus and other fund disclosure documents.
B. Invesco Ltd. Securities
1. No Employee may affect short sales of Invesco Ltd. securities.
2. No Employee may engage in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts calls and other derivative securities relating to the Invesco Ltd.s securities, on an exchange or any other organized market.
3. For all Covered Persons, transactions, including transfers by gift, in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to pre-clearance regardless of the size of the transaction, and are
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subject to black-out periods established by Invesco Ltd. and holding periods prescribed under the terms of the agreement or program under which the securities were received.
4. Holdings of Invesco Ltd. securities in Covered Persons accounts are subject to the reporting requirements specified in Section IV.A.8 of this Code.
C. Limitations on Other Personal Activities
1. Outside Business Activities . Employees may not engage in any outside business activity, regardless of whether or not he or she receives compensation, without prior approval from Compliance. Absent prior written approval of Compliance, Employees may not serve as directors, officers or employees of unaffiliated public or private companies, whether for profit or non-profit. If the outside business activity is approved, the Employee must recluse himself or herself from making Client investment decisions concerning the particular company or issuer as appropriate, provided that this refusal requirement shall not apply with respect to certain Invesco Advisers, Inc.s or Invesco PowerShares Employees, who may serve on corporate boards as a result of, or in connection with, Client investments made in those companies. Employees must always comply with all applicable Invesco Ltd. policies and procedures, including those prohibiting the use of material non-public information in Client or employee personal securities transaction.
2. Gift and Entertainment. The Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy includes specific conditions under which Employees may accept or give Gifts or Entertainment. Where there are conflicts between a minimal standard established by a policy of Invesco Ltd., and the standards established by a policy of Invesco PowerShares, including this Code, the latter shall control.
To avoid the appearance of any potential conflict of interest, under no circumstances may an Employee:
| Give or accept Gifts or Entertainment that may be considered excessive either in dollar value or frequency; |
| Give or accept cash or any possible cash equivalent from a broker or vendor; |
| Reimburse Business Partners for the cost of tickets that would be considered excessive or for travel related expenses without approval of Compliance; or |
| Provide or receive any Gift or Entertainment that is conditioned upon Invesco PowerShares, its parents or affiliates doing business with the other entity or person involved. |
o | Gifts . Employees are prohibited from accepting or giving the following: a Gift valued in excess of annual FINRA limits; or Gifts from one person or firm valued in excess of annual FINRA limits during a calendar year period . |
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Entertainment . Examples of Entertainment that may be considered excessive in value include Super Bowls, the Masters. Wimbledon, Kentucky Derby, hunting |
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trips, ski trips, etc. An occasional sporting event, golf outing or concert when accompanied by the Business Partner may not be excessive. |
Employees who are unsure if an event would be permissible should contact Compliance prior to attending to confirm if the event would be considered excessive.
3. U.S. Department of Labor Reporting: Under current U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations, Invesco PowerShares is required to disclose to the DOL certain specified financial dealings with a union or officer, agent, shop steward, employee, or other representative of a union (collectively referred to as union officials). Under the Regulations, practically any gift or entertainment furnished by Invesco Advisers, Inc., or Invesco PowerShares, Inc.s Employees to a union or union official is considered a payment reportable to the DOL.
Although the Regulations provide for a de minimis exemption from the reporting requirements for payments made to a union or union official that do not exceed $250 a year, that threshold applies to all of Invesco PowerShares employees in the aggregate with respect to each union or union official. Therefore, it is Invesco PowerShares policy to require that ALL Gifts or Entertainment furnished by an Employee, regardless of whether the gift is given to a union or union official, be reported to Invesco PowerShares using the Invesco Finance Departments expense tracking application, Oracle E-Business Suite or any other application deployed for that purpose which has the capability to capture all the required details of the payment. In addition to reporting the Gift or Entertainment in the expense tracking system, Covered Persons must also follow department guidelines for reporting requirements in other systems such as Viaduct and/or SalesForce. Each item reported must include the name of the recipient, union affiliation, address, amount of payment, date of payment, purpose and circumstance of payment, including the terms of any oral agreement or understanding pursuant to which the payment was made.
Invesco PowerShares is obligated to report on an annual basis all payments, subject to the de minimis exemption, to the DOL on Form LM-10 Employer Report.
Covered Persons should contact Compliance if clarification is required regarding requirements for payments to a union or union official. A failure to report a payment required to be disclosed will be considered a material violation of this Code. The DOL also requires all unions and union officials to report payments they receive from entities such as Invesco PowerShares and their Employees.
D. Parallel Investing Permitted
Subject to the provisions of this Code, Employees may invest in or own the same securities as those acquired or sold by Invesco PowerShares for its Clients.
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V. Reporting Requirements.
a. Initial Holdings Report. Within 10 calendar days of becoming a Covered Person each Covered Person must complete an Initial Holdings Report by inputting into the automated pre-clearance system the following information (the information must be current within 45 days of the date the person becomes a Covered Person).
| A list of all security holdings, including the security name, the number of shares (for equities) and the principal amount (for debt securities) in which the Covered Person has direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. A Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e., a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements; |
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The name of any broker-dealer or bank with which the Covered Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance |
b. Quarterly Transaction Reports. All Covered Persons must report, no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the following information for all transactions in a Covered Security in which a Covered Person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest.
| The date of all transactions in that quarter, the security name, the number of shares (for equity securities); or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security; |
| The nature of the transaction (buy, sell, etc.); |
| The security identifier (CUSIP, symbol, etc.); |
| The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was executed; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
All Covered Persons must submit a Quarterly Transaction Report regardless of whether they have executed transactions during the quarter or not. If a Covered Person did not execute transactions subject to reporting requirements during a quarter, the report must include a representation to that effect. Covered Persons need not include transactions made through an limited investment opportunity, Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan or similar plans and transactions in Covered Securities
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held in the Invesco 401(k) or accounts held directly with Invesco in the Quarterly Transaction Report.
Additionally, Covered Persons must report the information on any new brokerage account established by the Covered Person during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Covered Person (including Covered Securities held in a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle), including plans sponsored by Invesco PowerShares or its affiliates. The report shall include:
| The date the account was established; |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
Compliance may identify transactions by Covered Persons that technically comply with the Code for review based on any pattern of activity that has an appearance of a conflict of interest.
c. Annual Holdings Reports. All Covered Persons must report annually the following information, which must be current within 45 days of the date the report is submitted to Compliance:
| A list of all security holdings, including the security. the number of shares (for equities) or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and principal amount (for debt securities) for each Covered Security in which the Covered Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
| The security identifier for each Covered Security (CUSIP, symbol, etc,); |
| The name of the broker-dealer or bank with or through which the security is held; and |
| The date that the report is submitted by the Covered Person to Compliance. |
d. Gifts and Entertainment Reporting.
| Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given to an Invesco PowerShares Employee by a Client or Business Partner . All Gifts and Entertainment received by an Employee must be reported through the automated pre-clearance system within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the Gift or the attendance of the Entertainment event. The requirement to report Entertainment includes dinners or any other event with a Business Partner of Invesco PowerShares in attendance. |
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Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment given by an Invesco Employee to a Client or Business Partner. All Gifts and Entertainment given by an Employee must be reported through the reporting requirements for the Employees business unit. All Employees should contact his or her manager or Compliance if they are |
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not sure how to report gifts they intend to give or have given to a Client or Business Partner. |
e. Certification of Compliance. All Covered Persons must certify annually that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code. In addition, all Covered Persons must certify annually that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and that they have disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported under the Code. If material changes are made during the year, these changes will also be reviewed and approved by the PowerShares Trusts Trustees. All Covered Persons must certify within 30 days of the effective date of the amended Code that they have read and understand the Code and recognize that they are subject to the Code.
VI. Reporting of Potential Compliance Issues
Invesco has created several channels for Employees to raise compliance issues and concerns on a confidential basis. An Employee should first discuss a compliance issue with his or her supervisor, department head or with Invesco PowerShares Chief Compliance Officer or Head of Legal. Human Resources matters should be directed to the Human Resources Department, an additional anonymous vehicle for reporting such concerns.
In the event that an Employee does not feel comfortable discussing compliance issues through normal channels, the Employee may anonymously report suspected violations of law or Invesco policy, including this Code, by calling the toll-free Invesco Whistleblower Hotline 1-855-234-9780. This hotline is available to employees of multiple operating units of Invesco Ltd. Employees may also report his or her concerns by visiting the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline website at: www.invesco.ethicspoint.com . To ensure your confidentiality, this phone line is provided by an independent company and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All submissions to the Invesco Whistleblower Hotline will be reviewed and handled in a prompt, fair and discreet manner. Employees are encouraged to report these questionable practices so that Invesco has an opportunity to address and resolve these issues before they become more significant regulatory or legal issues.
VII. Administration of the Code of Ethics
Invesco PowerShares has used reasonable due diligence to institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of this Code.
No less frequently than annually, Invesco PowerShares will furnish to the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Trusts, or such committee as it may designate, a written report that:
| describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the Boards of Trustees, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and |
| certifies that the Invesco PowerShares has adopted procedures reasonably designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code. |
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VIII. Sanctions
Upon discovering a material violation of the Code, Compliance will notify Invesco PowerSharess Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The CCO will notify the Management of Invesco PowerShares of any material violations at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Compliance will issue a letter of education to the Covered Persons involved in violations of the Code that are determined to be inadvertent or immaterial.
Invesco PowerShares may impose additional sanctions in the event of repeated violations or violations that are determined to be material or not inadvertent, including disgorgement of profits (or the differential between the purchase or sale price of the personal security transaction and the subsequent purchase or sale price by a relevant Client during the enumerated period), a letter of censure or suspension, or termination of employment.
IX. Exceptions to the Code
Invesco PowerShares Chief Compliance Officer (or designee), together with either one of Invesco PowerShares Managing Directors or its Head of Legal, may grant an exception to any provision in this Code and will report all such exceptions at the next Invesco PowerShares Managers meeting.
X. Definitions
| Affiliated Mutual Funds g enerally includes all open-end or closed-end funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
| Automatic Investment Plan/Dividend Reinvestment Plan means a program in which regular purchases or sales are made automatically in or from investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including dividend reinvestment plans. |
| Beneficial Interest has the same meaning as the ownership interest of a beneficial owner pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a) (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 34 Act). To have a Beneficial Interest, Covered Persons must have directly or indirectly, through contract, arrangement understanding, relationship or otherwise, have or share a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, which is the opportunity to profit directly or indirectly from a transaction in securities. Thus a Covered Person is presumed to have a Beneficial Interest in securities held by members of his or her immediate family sharing the same household (i.e. a spouse or equivalent domestic partner and children, etc.) or by certain partnerships, trusts, corporations, or other arrangements; |
| Client means any account for which Invesco PowerShares is either the adviser or sub-adviser; including Affiliated Mutual Funds. |
| Control has the same meaning as under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act, as amended (the Investment Company Act); |
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| Covered Person means and includes |
o | any director, officer, full or part time Employee of Invesco PowerShares; or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco PowerShares affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties makes, participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities or who in involved in making investment recommendations or obtains information concerning investment recommendations, with respect to such purchase or sale of Covered Securities or has access to non-public information concerning any Clients purchase or sale of Covered Securities, access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco PowerShares. any interested trustee or director of the PowerShares Trusts; any other persons falling within the definition of Access Person under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act) or Rule 204A-1under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as amended (the Advisers Act) and such other persons that may be so deemed to be a Covered Person by Compliance. |
| Covered Security means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act except that it does not include the following: |
o | Direct obligations of the Government of the United States or its agencies; |
o | Bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; |
o | Any open-end mutual fund not advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.; All Affiliated Mutual Funds shall be considered Covered Securities regardless of whether they are advised or sub-advised by Invesco PowerShares or Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
o | Any unit investment trust, including unit investment trusts advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.; However, this definition shall not apply to any series of the PowerShares QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Index Fund Trust. |
o | Invesco Ltd.s stock because it is subject to the provisions of Invesco Ltd.s Code of Conduct. Notwithstanding this exception, transactions in Invesco Ltd. securities are subject to all the pre-clearance and reporting requirements outlined in other provisions of this Code and any other corporate guidelines issued by Invesco Ltd. |
| Employee means and includes |
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Any full or part time Employee of Invesco PowerShares (except those deemed exempt by the CCO of Invesco PowerShares), any full or part time Employee of any Invesco PowerShares affiliates that, in connection with his or her regular duties, makes or participates in, or obtains any information concerning any Clients |
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purchase or sale in Covered Securities or who is involved in making or obtains information concerning investment recommendations with respect to such purchase or sales of Covered Securities or who has access to non-public securities recommendations or access to non-public information concerning portfolio holdings of any portfolio advised or sub-advised by Invesco PowerShares; |
| Gifts, Entertainment and Business Partner have the same meaning as provided in the Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. |
| Independent Trustee means a trustee of a fund who is not an interested person of the fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act; |
| Initial Public Offering means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934; |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.s affiliated Broker-dealer means Invesco Distributors, Inc. or Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. or their successors. |
| Investment Personnel means any full or part time Employee of Invesco PowerShares. Or any full or part time Employee of any Invesco PowerShares affiliates who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by Clients or any natural person who Controls a Client or an investment adviser and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Client regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Client as defined in Rule 17j-1. |
| Non-Investment Personnel means any Employee that does not meet the definition of Investment Personnel as listed above. |
| Private Securities Transaction means any securities transaction relating to new offerings of securities which are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided however that transactions subject to the notification requirements of Rule 3050 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authoritys (FINRA) Conduct Rules, transactions among immediate family members (as defined in the interpretation of the Board of Governors on free-riding and withholding) for which no associated person receives any selling compensation, and personal transactions in investment company and variable annuity securities shall be excluded. |
| Restricted List Securities means the list of securities that are provided to the Compliance Department by Invesco Ltd. Or investment departments, which include those securities that are restricted from purchase or sale by Client or Employee accounts for various reasons (e.g., large concentrated ownership positions that may trigger reporting or other securities regulatory issues, or possession of material, non-public information, or existence of corporate transaction in the issuer involving an Invesco Ltd. Unit). |
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XI. Invesco Ltd. Policies and Procedures
All Employees are subject to the policies and procedures established by Invesco Ltd., including the Code of Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, Political Contributions Policy and Gift and Entertainment Policy and must abide by all their requirements, provided that where there is a conflict between a minimal standard established by an Invesco Ltd. Policy and the standards established by an Invesco PowerShares policy, including this Code, the latter shall control.
XII. IVZ GLOBAL CODE OF ETHICS CONTACTS
| Telephone Hotline: 1-877-331-CODE [2633 ] |
| E-Mail: codeofethicsnorthamerica@invesco.com |
Last Revised January 1, 2016
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