Real Estate
Industry Risk. These risks include declines in the value of real estate, risks related to
general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition,
increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, fluctuations in rental income, changes in neighborhood values, the appeal
of properties to tenants and increases in interest rates. The Portfolio also
could be subject to the risks of direct ownership as a result of a default on a debt security it may own. If the Portfolio has rental income or income from the disposition of real property, the receipt of
such income may adversely affect its ability to retain its tax status as a regulated investment company. In addition, REITs are dependent upon management skill, may not be
diversified and are subject to project financing risks. REITs are also subject to
heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation and the
possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to maintain exemption from registration under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Sector or Industry Focus Risk. To the extent the Portfolio invests a significant portion of its assets in one or more sectors or industries at
a time, the Portfolio will face a greater risk of loss due to factors affecting sectors or industries than if the Portfolio always maintained wide diversity among the sectors and
industries in which it invests.
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, the subadviser’s assessment of securities held in the
Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising
market.
Affiliated Fund Rebalancing Risk. The Portfolio may be an investment option for other mutual funds for which SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC
(“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 Russell 2000® Growth Index, which is relevant to the Portfolio because it has characteristics similar to the
Portfolios 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.
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