war, terrorism, sanctions,
disease/virus, outbreaks and epidemics). Lack of relevant data and reliable public information
may also affect the value of these securities.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government and
generally have negligible credit risk. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. A downgrade of
the ratings of U.S. Government debt obligations, or concerns about the U.S. Government’s credit quality in general, could have a substantial negative effect on the U.S. and global
economies. In addition, although the U.S. Government has honored its credit
obligations, there remains a possibility that the U.S. could default on its
obligations. The consequences of such an unprecedented event are impossible to predict, but it is likely that a default by the U.S. would be highly disruptive to the U.S. and global securities
markets and could significantly impair the value of the Portfolio’s
investments.
Foreign Sovereign Debt Risk. Foreign sovereign debt securities are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay
interest or to repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political, social and economic
considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary
Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time
in which to pay or for further loans.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The characteristics of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities differ from traditional fixed
income securities. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to “prepayment
risk” and “extension risk.” Prepayment risk is the risk that,
when interest rates fall, certain types of obligations will be paid off by the
obligor more quickly than originally anticipated and the Portfolio may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields. Extension risk is the risk that, when interest rates
rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall. Small movements in interest rates (both
increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of
certain mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are also subject to credit risk.
Roll Transactions Risk. Roll transactions involve the sale of mortgage or other asset-backed securities with the commitment to purchase substantially
similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a
specified future date. Roll transactions involve certain risks, including the
following: if the broker-dealer to whom the Portfolio sells the security becomes insolvent, the Portfolio’s right to purchase or repurchase the security subject to the dollar roll may
be restricted and the instrument that the Portfolio is required to repurchase may
be worth less than an instrument that the Portfolio originally held. Successful
use of roll transactions will depend upon the adviser/subadviser’s ability to predict correctly interest rates and, in the case of mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage prepayments. For
these reasons, there is no assurance that dollar rolls can be successfully
employed.
Failure to Match Index Performance Risk. The ability of the Portfolio to match the performance of the Index may be affected by, among other things,
changes in securities markets, the manner in which performance of the Index is
calculated, changes in the composition of the Index, the amount and timing of
cash flows into and out of the Portfolio, commissions, portfolio expenses, and any
differences in the pricing of securities by the Portfolio and the Index. When the
Portfolio employs an “optimization” strategy, the Portfolio is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the Portfolio may perform
differently than the underlying index.
Index Risk. The passively-managed index portion of the Portfolio generally will not sell securities in its portfolio and 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, you may suffer losses that you would not experience with an actively-managed mutual
fund.
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.
Short-Term Investments Risk. Short-term investments include, but are not limited to, money market funds, certificates of deposit, savings association obligations,