companies. Securities of small-
and medium-sized companies are usually more volatile and entail greater risks than securities of
large companies.
Foreign Investment Risk.
The Portfolio’s investments in Underlying Portfolios that invest in the securities of
foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve
additional risk. Foreign countries in which an Underlying Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the
Underlying Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable
government actions, and political or financial instability and other conditions or
events (including, for example, military confrontations, war, terrorism,
sanctions, disease/virus, outbreaks and epidemics). Lack of relevant data and reliable public
information may also affect the value of these securities.
Foreign Currency Risk. The value of an Underlying Portfolio’s foreign investments may fluctuate due to changes in currency exchange rates. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to
the U.S. dollar generally can be expected to depress the value of an Underlying
Portfolio’s non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities.
Bonds Risk. The Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios that invest principally in bonds, which may cause the value of your investment in the
Portfolio to go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future defaults) by bond issuers. Fixed income securities may be subject to
volatility due to changes in interest rates.
Credit Risk. Credit risk applies to most fixed income securities, but is generally not a factor for obligations backed by the “full faith and
credit” of the U.S. Government. An Underlying Portfolio could lose money if
the issuer of a fixed income security is unable or perceived to be unable to pay
interest or to repay principal when it becomes due.
An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default
or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. Issuers with low
credit ratings typically issue junk bonds. In addition to the risk of default,
junk bonds may be more volatile, less liquid, more difficult to value and more susceptible to adverse economic conditions or investor perceptions than other bonds.
Interest Rate Risk. The Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios that invest substantially in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities may be subject to
volatility due to changes in interest rates. Duration is a measure of interest rate risk that indicates how price-sensitive a bond is to changes in
interest rates. Longer-term and lower coupon bonds tend to be more sensitive to
changes in interest rates. The Federal Reserve has recently begun to raise the
federal funds rate to address rising inflation. As interest rates rise from historically low levels, the Underlying Portfolios may face heightened interest rate risk. For example, a bond
with a duration of three years will decrease in value by approximately 3% if
interest rates increase by 1%. Any future changes in monetary policy made by
central banks and/or their governments are likely to affect the level of interest rates.
Management Risk. The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Portfolio’s
portfolio managers apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making
investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions or
individual securities selected by the portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
Issuer Risk. The value of a security may decline for a
number of reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance,
financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price or the market as a whole can decline for many reasons or be adversely
affected by a number of factors, including, without limitation: weakness in the
broad market, a particular 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. In addition, an Underlying Portfolio’s adviser’s or
subadviser’s assessment of companies held in the Underlying Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market.
Indexing Risk. The Underlying Portfolios in which the Portfolio invests are managed to track the performance of an index. An Underlying Portfolio will not sell securities in its portfolio or buy different
securities over the course of a year other than in conjunction with changes in its target index, even if there are adverse developments concerning a particular security, company or
industry. As a result, the Portfolio may suffer losses that might not be experienced with an
investment in an actively-managed mutual fund.
Fund-of-Funds Risk. The costs of investing in the Portfolio, as a fund-of-funds, may be higher than the costs