higher or lower, based on these
assumptions and the Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers
and/or Expense Reimbursements shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities
(or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual
portfolio operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the
Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 5% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio described in this Prospectus operates as a
“feeder fund” and attempts to achieve its investment goal by
investing all or substantially all of its assets in Class 1 shares of the American Funds Insurance Series® Global Growth Fund (the “Master Global Growth Fund”), a portfolio offered by American
Funds Insurance Series®, a registered open-end investment company. The Master Global Growth Fund invests primarily in
common stocks of companies around the world that the Master Global Growth
Fund’s investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. As a fund that seeks to invest globally, the Master Global Growth Fund will allocate its assets among securities of companies in
various countries, including the United States and countries with emerging
markets (but in no fewer than three countries). Under normal market conditions,
the Master Global Growth Fund will invest a percentage of its net assets outside the United States. That percentage will represent at least (a) 40% of the Master Global Growth
Fund’s net assets, unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the
Master Global Growth Fund’s investment adviser, in which case 30%, or (b)
the percentage of the MSCI All Country World Index represented by companies outside the United
States minus 5%, whichever is lower.
Capital Research,
the investment adviser of the Master Global Growth Fund, may consider environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors that, depending on the facts and circumstances, are
material to the value of an issuer or instrument. ESG factors may include, but are not limited to, environmental issues (e.g., water use, emission
levels, waste, environmental remediation), social issues (e.g., human capital, health and safety, changing customer behavior) or governance issues
(e.g., board composition, executive compensation, shareholder dilution).
Investment of the Portfolio’s assets in the Master Global Growth Fund is not a fundamental policy of the Portfolio and a shareholder vote is not
required for the Portfolio to withdraw its entire investment in the Master Global Growth
Fund.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
As with any mutual fund, there can be no assurance that the
Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The following is a summary of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests primarily (through its investment in the Master Global Growth Fund) in equity securities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in the Portfolio
may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. You should be aware that the
performance of various types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying
market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well in circumstances under which “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa. In addition,
individual stocks selected for the Master Global Growth Fund may underperform the market generally, relevant indices or other funds with comparable investment objectives or strategies.
Risks of Investing in Growth Stocks. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will affect the Master Global Growth Fund and the Portfolio.
Growth stocks can be volatile for several reasons. Since the issuers of growth
stocks usually reinvest a high portion of earnings in their own business, growth
stocks may lack the dividend yield associated with value stocks that can cushion total return in a bear market. Also, growth stocks normally carry a higher price/earnings ratio than many
other stocks. Consequently, if earnings expectations are not met, the market
price of growth stocks will often decline more than other stocks. However, the market frequently rewards growth stocks with price increases when expectations are met or exceeded.