industry, or specific
holdings; adverse political, regulatory or economic developments in the United States or abroad; changes in investor psychology; heavy institutional selling; military confrontations, war,
terrorism and other armed conflicts, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics;
recessions; taxation and international tax treaties; currency, interest rate and
price fluctuations; and other conditions or events.
Derivatives Risk. A derivative is any financial instrument whose value is based on, and determined by, another security, index, rate or benchmark (i.e., stock options, futures, caps, floors, etc.). To the extent a derivative contract is used to hedge another position in the Portfolio, the Portfolio will be exposed to
the risks associated with hedging described below. To the extent an option, futures
contract, swap, or other derivative is used to enhance return, rather than as a
hedge, the Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of the contract. Unfavorable changes in the value of the underlying security, index, rate or benchmark may cause sudden losses.
Gains or losses from the Portfolio’s use of derivatives may be substantially
greater than the amount of the Portfolio’s investment. Certain derivatives
have the potential for undefined loss. Derivatives are also associated with various other risks, including market risk, leverage risk, hedging risk, counterparty risk, valuation risk,
regulatory risk, illiquidity risk and interest rate fluctuations risk. The primary risks associated with the Portfolio’s use of derivatives are market risk, counterparty risk and hedging
risk.
Affiliated Fund Rebalancing
Risk. The Portfolio may be an investment option for other mutual funds for which SunAmerica serves as investment adviser that are managed as “funds of funds.” From
time to time, the Portfolio may experience relatively large redemptions or
investments due to the rebalancing of a fund of funds. In the event of such
redemptions or investments, the Portfolio could be required to sell securities or to invest cash
at a time when it is not advantageous to do so.
The following bar chart illustrates the risks of investing in
the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from
calendar year to calendar year and the table compares the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the Russell 3000® Index (a broad-based securities market index) and the S&P MidCap 400® Index, which is relevant to the Portfolio because it has characteristics similar to the
Portfolio’s investment
strategies. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns
would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC assumed subadvisory duties of the Portfolio on April 30,
2025. Prior to April 30, 2025, SunAmerica managed the Portfolio.
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The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica.